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I got the opportunity to chat with Pat Hancock last night on the internet. I found out how she started and got some great tips from her. For those who get the AVM, next month will have an article in it where she helped do an experiment with the Cincinnati Violet Club. It was about how to grow bigger A.V.s and they would bring in their project every two months and remove leaves or repot. She said when growing large standards, less is better and you have to remove leaves. You should begin with 3 to 6 leaves that form a perfect triangle in a 2 1/2 pot. Every 6 to 8 weeks you should remove 3 leaves that are the smallest. Don't let any bloom stems even start to come up after you have proven the bloom color to be true. At about 3 months, you should move to a 3 1/2 inch pot and use the mold pot method so as not to disturb the roots. In 4 months into a 4 inch pot and in another 4 months into a 5 or 6 inch pot. She said the bigger the leaves, the bigger the plant will be. This might be another good project for us to do. I am not a member so can someone please scan the article and post it? Anyway, I have more tips if anyone is interested but I did want to share this with you.
Connie
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