by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 13, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
Bottom watering plants. What is that? Why would you water plants from the bottom? There are a couple of reasons people choose to water that way. Let’s talk about bottom watering plants and the benefit there may be. What is bottom watering? Let’s first... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 6, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, gesneriads, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
I was recently given a beautiful white flowering African violet. I love it! As you can see, it is planted in a clay pot. Let’s discuss clay pots, soluble salts, and what they can do to your plants, especially African violets. Clay pots-are they always the best... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | May 5, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, gesneriads, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
Suckers? What do African violets have to do with suckers? Suckers are small plantlets that arise from the main plant, giving the plant multiple crowns. These little plants are identical to their parent. On March 11, we had our last African violet society meeting... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 21, 2020 | African violets, BLOG, Bromeliads, Foliage Houseplants, gesneriads, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Memories
During this pandemic, I have been doing some cleaning. Who am I kidding? I’m not cleaning. I was looking for fabric to make masks for my family and friends. While digging through a huge Rubbermaid container of fabric, I found a notebook at the bottom of the tub.... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 15, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
This week, I did a You Tube video about how to propagate sansevierias (dracaenas). One thing I touched on was the fact that if you have a snake plant that is variegated, such as the S. trifasciata ‘Laurentii’, it will not have the yellow edges if you... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 25, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, gesneriads, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I was at the Hardy Plant Society (I love outdoor plants, too.) meeting in early February, and was approached and asked to identify a houseplant, or actually a couple of small leaves growing from a knobby looking thing. I drew a blank, but it finally came to me. (This... 
