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African Violets

beheading vs burying necks

10 years ago

Hi everyone -

I have tried both burying an AV's neck and beheading. I never seem to have good results when I bury a neck. It could be a lack of practice, but it seems I end up with a plant that is buried too deep or too shallow, or it just plain never does well afterward. Whereas, when I chop off the long neck along with all the roots, then carefully replant about 1 inch of neck in new potting soil in a new pot, then spray (instead of wick) the newly beheaded's soil until I see new growth, the plant always ends up looking brand new!

How do all of you handle a "necky" AV? Maybe I'm doing the burying part wrong?

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irina_co
10 years ago
DJ - I am here with you. When you reroot the crown you rejuvenate the plant. When you bury a really long neck...it just sits there.
DJ Curtiss thanked irina_co
Rosie1949
10 years ago
Well, I have done both. I try not to let the necks get too tall so I usually cut off the bottom the amount I have to bury on the top. Then I repot and fill in the top. Oh and I also gently scrape the neck also.

I don't know,,,in my way of thinking I would rather have some roots left to feed the re-rooting plant with.

Now, I have been given plants with about 4-6 inches of neck! Imagine that! In that case, I cut off everything and just gently re-root the gently scraped bare neck. Again,,,,same rules apply. Keep the soil light and barely damp. Works pretty well for me. Rosie
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irina_co
10 years ago
If you have a half inch of a neck - it is easy... when you have 4-6 inches - it is not a neck but a disaser - off with it...
Rosie1949
10 years ago
Agreed. I just leave enough to anchor it. Rosie

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