Can Anyone Grow Gloxinias?
During the past 10 years, the African violet has been the only house plant to gain more popularity than gloxinia. A recent popularity poll made it the number two house
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What’s In Your Home Greenhouse?
Here is August, with sizzling sunshine and buzzing cicadas. While some greenhouse fans are fumigating and painting to make ready for the next season, some maintain a jungle atmosphere all
How To Keep Calla Lilies In Pots
Are you an incurable window shopper like me? Some windows I manage to walk by – slowly, I admit, but flower shop windows stop me! Because I live in a
Grow Your Own Dollars With Greenhouse Gardening
I had to have a greenhouse. I had wanted one ever since as a little fellow. It smelled good, and it felt good to be in a greenhouse. Ah, many
A Look Ahead Into Tomorrow – Plants And Artificial Light
Research work and experimentation are developing a rapidly increasing amount of new knowledge and methods that may revolutionize the art of growing plants. There has been considerable publicity regarding liquid
Caring For Your Saintpaulias: A Must-Know Tip
“How can I make my African violet bloom? It has beautiful foliage but no flowers.” One answer to this prevalent plea is to grow the saintpaulia in a plastic globe
How To Grow And Care For Garden Lilies In Your Greenhouse
It is now a well-established fact that cool storage of Easter lily bulbs before planting greatly reduces the time required to bring them into bloom. Here at the Plant Industry
African Violets: A Summer Retreat In Your Home
Saintpaulia, or African violet, is one of our widely grown house plants. Its popularity is based upon the beauty and wide variation of both flowers and foliage. The great adaptability
Add Color To Your Windows with African Violets
Our artificial sun rose about four years ago soon after my wife came home with a rather tired little African violet with one blossom and three buds. It was labeled
African Violets: Bloom With Ease Following These Steps
It is easy to understand why the African violet enjoys the reputation as the most popular house plant in the country. The answer is obvious—it simply possesses so many desirable