Were these bugs able to fly? Were they triangle shaped? Were they for the most part on the under leaf of the plant?(White fly) If you put a pencil lead near them would they jump up? (spring tail) Nancy

I know the type of pot you're referring too, and while they're often very beautiful, they keep the potting mix too damp if you keep the external bowl full. Most people only water thier violets once the dirt is almost completely dry. My mother used these pots for years, and the plants really only started to thrive after the outside bowl got cracked and she started watering normally. Also, how long have you had the plants? You probably need to repot them. Follow the directions from Rachel's Reflections, and let us know how things turn out. It seems that most people repot every six months. *Disclaimer* This is mostly a distillation of all the advice I've recieved, as I've only started growing AV's in the past few months. Rachel's Reflections has been a great help, though. www.rachelsreflections.com Here is a link that might be useful: Repotting instructions

Hi Spiderplant, I agree with m3, teenybopper looks just fine. It probably should be in a smaller pot. I would recommend something about half the diameter. Those pots are kind of hard to find. They're called thumb pots. Although a nice size container for a plant of this size is one of those containers that have half and half are in at a restaurant. Maybe it's time to go out for a cup of coffee? lol In my case it's always time to go up for a cup of coffee. lol Teenybopper grows pretty slow so it will be a while before it is large enough to be planted in a dixie cup or comparable size container. I hope this helps, Larry

It has been about a month... did you take any before and after pictures to see any differences? It's hard to see changes when something is growing fairly slowly and there are lots of leaves to notice. Here is my AV (i took a lot of leaf cuttings from it, so it's regrowing). The first pic was the day I put it under lights, and the second pic is 16 days later... yes, there has been a color change, I guess from the different kind of light. It used to be in a south-west facing window. I use the Schultz AV food you describe everytime I water. I think it ends up being about 3-4 drops in a standard size water bottle. I mix it up and have that bottle on hand anytime I need to water.