Hi everyone, I bought a few violets, changed the soil, and placed them under 15 W (cool and warm lights) for at least 12 hours per day. The plants are very close to the fluorescent lights, approximately 15 cm. I keep the soil moisturized, but not wet. The flowers became less saturated and lighter in color. Please, let me know if I'm doing something wrong. Thanks
Lara, Here's a thread on a different forum (GardenWeb) that discusses AV color changes. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/afrviolet/msg112047059951.html?7 It's an interesting discussion. I personally have not experienced color changes with my AV's (at least not yet). Hopefully this link helps!
Hi Mosscampion, thanks, there is a very interesting discussion going on on that site. I'm experimenting with my violets: adjusting the lights for less hours of fluorescent lights and increasing natural lighting. Will see what will happen with the color. I also changed the feeding schedule. I will post the results later.
