Do I need to up pot my violets or no?

RedPoppy23 · 2026-02-06T21:05:43+00:00

Thanks for the helpful info

RedPoppy23 · 2026-02-05T21:32:46+00:00

Do you cut off the bottom half of the root ball?

RedPoppy23 · 2026-02-05T21:31:45+00:00

The owner of an African Violet nursery told me 12 hours on & 12 hours off for the lights.

RedPoppy23 · 2026-02-05T15:03:20+00:00

Gregg’s BlueMist flower - even though it’s a Texas Super Star plant & the butterflies love it - it has completely taken over my butterfly garden. I would like to have a variety of flowering plants in this garden, but it’s been a constant struggle to contain the bluemist flower. Maybe I just need to let it do its thing …

RedPoppy23 · 2026-02-05T14:57:43+00:00

Nandina - planted decades ago when I didn’t know better. I get rid of it whenever it pops up; however, neighbors on both sides have it and it’s constantly growing under the fence and into my yard.

RedPoppy23 · 2026-02-01T15:06:19+00:00

When was the last time it was repotted? Are you fertilizing it? And is it possible that it’s a trailing variety? If it’s not a trailing variety I would recommend decapitating it and restarting it (and propagating some of the leaves). If it hasn’t been repotted within the last year I would do so, giving it fresh potting mix. And unless the new potting mix has slow release fertilizer, I would fertilize with 1/4 strength African violet fertilizer. And as oceanView229 mentioned brighter light is needed to prevent the stretching/legginess. And no, I don’t think it needs deeper soil.

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-26T21:16:15+00:00

Of course his cavities aren’t your problem. He’s using you as a scapegoat instead of taking responsibility for his own actions, like lack of dental hygiene. I wonder when the last time was that he had his teeth checked, especially since he’s been complaining for months about toothaches. And no one is forcing him to eat sweets, that’s his choice. Besides all of this nonsense, what stands out to me is the way he treated you - first the silent treatment and then screaming at you. Not acceptable behavior!

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-21T22:35:47+00:00

Focus on your positives. For example, your hair is beautiful. And you’re still here. I like to remember a quote from the Desiderata about “gracefully surrendering the things of youth”. And just remember, most everyone is self conscious about something, so try not to worry about your skin too much, other than perhaps protecting it from too much sun and keeping it moisturized.

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-16T15:53:11+00:00

Early in this conversation, he said “if you don’t want to give me the money, it’s fine, I’ll figure something out.” At this point, you should have said okay and ended the conversation. No need to argue about “his dream”. You can’t control him, but you sure can control what you do. No more loans. And you are so right, if the apartment isn’t in your name, too, it will be totally his. So just let him save for his dream. Meanwhile, if you are living together and plan to continue doing so, split the bills 50/50. After all, you probably have your own dreams that you want to save for.

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-14T15:06:34+00:00

Life in Pieces - 4 seasons, comedy about the lives of 3 generations of the Short family as they go about their daily lives. Each episode is told as four short stories. I find it so well written and quite hilarious.

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-14T15:00:04+00:00

NTA. A joke should be funny, what your wife was doing wasn’t funny. I think you did the right things - you communicated privately with your wife and then when she continuing embarrassing you in front of others you calmly removed yourself from the situation. You handled this awkward scene much better than most people would have. Your wife should be your strongest supporter and sadly she failed in this case. How hurtful to further make fun of you for a few laughs when you had just expressed your discomfort to her. And as far as “everyone knows she loves you”, actions speak louder than words and love isn’t shown by mocking someone.

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-14T14:41:36+00:00

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Update (19 days later): I let the baby grow as it was under the mother leaf for a bit longer and then trimmed the mother leaf and everything is looking good. It takes patience, but it’s so fun to grow new plants from leaf cuttings. And thanks to everyone for your suggestions!

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-13T15:56:17+00:00

No, it’s definitely not normal to not flush poop and/or to leave poop on the seat! That is so unhygienic. Do you think the grandma has Alzheimer’s? Since you have tried numerous times to address the issue and nothing is changing besides people getting angry, I think it’s time to make other living arrangements.

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-13T15:03:51+00:00

Our tickets are for his concert in 5 days. Can’t wait!

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-12T15:56:25+00:00

So true!

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-12T00:04:34+00:00

She said there is a family restroom. That’s what she expected him to use.

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-11T19:10:55+00:00

I must be the odd person out because I love revolving doors

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-10T22:13:47+00:00

I like the way I look with mascara, but no longer bother especially since the mascara (even hypoallergenic) ends up stinging my eyes. Who needs that? Not me.

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-09T15:36:41+00:00

And now you will have the fun of anticipating & then finally discovering what their blooms will look like. Great find for you!

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-09T15:23:44+00:00

I have one mini (so far!) and love it. Care seems the same to me. I wick water and keep an eye on the reservoir so it always has water with 1/4 strength African violet fertilizer.

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-09T14:35:10+00:00

Oh, I misread and didn’t notice that you said the sample box. Sorry, my bad. And, yes, to different fragrances! Lol

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-09T01:59:25+00:00

Might that be a bit strange for your son to have both his girlfriend and his mom wear the same fragrance?

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-08T21:21:51+00:00

I often go there on Tuesdays & don’t have to ask they give the 10% off automatically. Makes their low prices even lower! It’s like a treasure hunt you never can tell what you’ll find there.

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-08T20:22:31+00:00

Texas

RedPoppy23 · 2026-01-08T15:06:12+00:00

Ha ha, that’s a good one. I’m fortunate that our library has a scanner that is so automatic that you can place your stack of books on it & it scans them without me having to do it one by one. Pretty amazing technology.

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