EasyBloom Update

Check out a somewhat random picture from Papa’s sun room.  I took the picture in early Febuary 09 to show the snow we started to get one morning.  By the end of the day well over a foot piled up- quite a bit for this below-the-Mason-Dixson state of Maryland.  Look at those African Violets…

As I posted earlier I’ve been really pleased with my violets growth and vigor but my EasyBloom is suggesting I stick with plants that require much less light than violets.  A bit over a week ago I received a message from one of the self-proclaimed “nerds” behind the EasyBloom.  He let me know that based on my information they revisited the information used for African Violets, looked at my data from the sunroom and revised their database.

The reference they had been using for the data is an industry standard.  He explained and I can’t agree more- he realizes the wants of commercial growers and home gardeners are different.  They used my information along with the reference to update the database to show African Violets under lower light levels than previously listed.

Its rainy and cool outside today so I’ll be working (and playing) inside.  I’ll try to remember to snap a picture of those same African Violets today.  You’ll be impressed with the growth in just under 2 months.