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Do people stop, stare and take photos of your garden??

I once found a young man sleeping near my garden. And I thought the storks just brought *babies*!!!...

I have an african violet plant inside, is several years old. It has never produced any flowers.?

They like to be pot bound but they also have to be fed. There are a number of African violet foods on the market. They like indirect, but fairly bright light. A north window is perfect. Water them under the pot, and leave them to soak for about half an hour. They will draw the water up and get wat they need without wetting the leaves which makes them rot. Avoid getting the leaves wet if you can. Once or twice per month, feed them with the African violet food through the watering system. Let them...

What is aerator?

Never heard of an aerator either. The Gascolator was poorly designed strainer/seperator that isn't low enough in the fuel system to help with much. I think this was only on the 170-182s but I could be wrong about that. Especially on tail-draggers this little device would suddenly break-loose deprise and water droplets when you lifted the tail up to take off (talk about bad timing!)...

what is the best way to care for an adenium?

Adeniums or desert rose are enduring, succulent ornamental plants. They are popular for potted plants. They can survive for 2 months or more without being watered because of drought tolerant characteristics There are several species of Adenium: Adenium swazicum, Adenium somalense, Adenium arabicum, Adenium boehmianum, Adenium multiflorum, Adenium crispum, Adenium obesum. Adeniums have many spectacular hybrids. The basic culture is very similar to orchids. A small pot with excellent drainage is a...

Re-potted African Violet Question?

try giving it a soak of 10-52-10 or 10-60-10 fertilizer from the bottom. let sit for 30 minutes, then drain completely. allow to dry completely before soaking again. this shoud get your african violet out of the shock of being repotted. continuing this drying out & soaking with this fertilizer should cause continuing bloom...

What should I do if my African Violet is too big?

show off.... generally a plant will only grow as large as the pot will allow... leaning over, to me, indicates that it is growing too fast. lighten up on the fertilizer and it might slow down growing and settle down into itself....