If you invoice is not showing the correct shipping cost, please
wait and I will send you a corrected invoice. You should normally receive
the corrected invoice in 24-48 hours, this time frame may vary depending on the
amount of work I have going on. Be patient I will correct the invoice as
soon as possible.
If you are purchasing multiple auctions (leaves, plugs, chimeras, plants, ect.), PLEASE wait until you are ALL done before sending the payment, or wait for the total invoice that I will send you, otherwise, you will end up paying a lot of shipping for nothing.
USA SHIPPING
I will combine leaf and plant orders.
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African violet leaves
1 - 30 leaves = $8.00
31 - 60 leaves = $10.00
61 - 100 leaves = $12.00 |
African violet Plugs
$8.00 For up to 6 (plugs) starter plants
$10.00 for 7 up to 13 (plugs) starter plants
$12.00 for 14 - 25 (plugs) starter plants |
CANADIAN SHIPPING
The prices quoted below are for up to 30 leaves or 9 plugs. If more are required, the cost will be adjusted accordingly.
BC V1M, V1P, V1S, V1V-V1Z, V2B-V2E, V2H, V2K-V2N, V2S-V4T $20.00,
V4W-V7Y, V8M-V9E, V9R-V9V, V9X $20.00
All others $25.00
AB T1A-T1C / T1H-T1K, T1X-T4B, T4N-T4R, T5A-T6X, T8A, T8N $20.00
All others $25.00
SK $25.00
MB $13.00
ON All K’s $11.00, L-M & N’s $12.00, All P’s $13.00
QC City of Montreal $10.00 All others $11.00
NB E1A-E1J, E2E-E2S, E3A-E3E $13.00,
E1N-E1V, E2A, E2V, E3L-E3V $23.00,
E1W-E1X, E3Y-E9H $25.00
NL A0A-A0N, A0P, A1K-A1M, A1S-A2N, A5A-A8A $27.00
A0R & A2V $15.00,
A1A-A1H & AIN $21.00
B0C-B0W / B1B-B1G $24.00
NS $24.00
PEI C0A-C0B $24.00, All others $13.00
YT $25.00
NT $25.00
International shipping
ALL PLUGS OR PLANTS SHIPPED INTERNATIONALY WILL BE SHIPPED WITHOUT SOIL.
Episcias will automatically be shipped as non rooted cuttings (no soil).
The minimum shipping cost for international orders is $37.00 plus $15.00 for the phytosanitary Certificate.
In that box I can fit approximately 30 leaves or 15 plugs, if more are required, the shipping will be adjusted accordingly.
IIf you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Tina xox
LEAVES : If you are purchasing leaves, the auctions are for one leaf each. When the leaves are tiny, I could send two or maybe even three in some cases for the very small varieties. 2 leaves WILL NOT automatically be sent for all miniature varieties just because they are miniatures. Some minis grow close to and sometimes larger than semiminature sizes thus the leaves are large and in that case 1 leaf will be sent. The decision to cut one or two is made while I actually cut the leaves.
Thank you for looking at my auctions.
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PROPAGATION
Propagating african
violets is very simple and lots of fun. They propagate quickly
and don't need much to do it. One leaf can give you from one to
many babies that will become beautiful plants. Its also a great
school project for children.
There are many many ways
to propagate. Below I have explained my way to do it. This way
works fine for me, I am sure you will find the best way for you.
If something works for you, please don't change your method, we
don't like to fix things that are not broken.
First you need to cut a
leaf from a plant, the leaves from the 3rd row are the best ones
for the job. You count the rows of leaves starting from the
center. One row should have 3 leaves therefore the 7th, 8th and
9th leaf from the center should be good candidates for the job.
Plant the leaf in a light
mixture. You don't want to damage the angle cut of the stem by
forcing it into the soil because this is where the plantlets
will grow so I like to use a pencil to press a hole into the
soil and then put the stem in the hole. Lightly press the soil
around the stem to hold it in position and don't forget to mark
the leaf so you will remember the name.
You can either place one
leaf per container or many leaves together. The choice is yours.
Do not fertilize the leaves in the first weeks. The leaves do
not have roots to receive the fertilizer. I usually give them a
very light fertilizer after 3-4 weeks, by this time, some roots
will have grown for sure.
IT IS CRUTIAL THAT THE
SOIL DOES NOT DRY OUT AT THIS STAGE, the leaf doesn't have
stored energy to live on without water. The soil MUST be kept
DAMP but NOT WET, if it is too wet, the stems might rot.
You can bag the pots if
you like but if you do, you will have to gradually open the bags
to let the plant get use to its new and dryer environement.
Bagging a plant helps it keep a higher humidity.
 
In this photo, you can see the
babies popping up beside the stem. You will be the judge to
decide when it is the time to seperate the babies from the
mother. You do this when you feel comfortable working with the
size of the plantlets. The time it takes for leaves to make
babies varies from one leaf to another. Normally after or 4
months, sometimes sooner, you will see some little leaves
piercing the soil.
When you are ready
to seperate the babies, delicately take the leaf and babies out
of the pot. I like to use an exacto knife to cut off the babies.
Try to cut so to leave some roots on the babies. Then delicately
plant into a nice light mixture and don't forget to nametag the
plant. You can replant the leaf, it could produce new babies
So you see, there isn't much
to it. I have tried to explain as clearly as possible the how to
do this but if you should have other questions, please feel free
to contact me, it will be my pleasure to help you. |
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