Starting African Violets

I recently received some African Violet leaf cuttings which I rooted in water. The old standby method of putting tinfoil over a small jar, making a small hole for the leaf stem and letting them sit in the water until they have a good root system going. I have never tried starting them in soil. And the water works for me.

Among those received was a variegated leaf AV. I have never had a variegated leaf before so I will be watching that one closely. I have set them in a pan with stones on the bottom and will water them that way. When I first placed them in the container I let the pots sit on the bottom and soak up some water. Then I moved them up onto the stones so they will not stay too wet.

I have been getting some tomatoes from my little patch, way too many cukes and a few squash.

Here is the last picking and there are more maters ripening on the vine. Squash not doing well and the Cherokee Purple tomato wants to split and begin to rot before I can get them off the vine, then they don't last long in the house. Mighty tasty though.

It was fun to be outside under my little sheds lean-to potting up my AV's. The morning was nice and a breeze was blowing. I could hear the bees humming and birds a chirping - all was right with the world.