Wow, you certainly have patience aegis! You are somebody I would normally ask if I was having that problem! You will eventually figure out the combination to that pesky lock, of that I am sure!

I recently won a similar war w a couple of non-blooming stinkers that I had. I took mine as a personal challenge and they were either going to bloom or die!

I put my two stinker plants (Fantasy Gold and a noid I lovingly refer to as my cabbage plant) and put them under my brightest lights and increased the timer to 14 hours of light from the 12 they had been getting. I then changed from my normal Optimara fert and went back to my old fish emulsion fert (Espoma that I can get from Home Depot) which is a little higher in nitrogen. Also, since it is organic I felt comfortable increasing the mix ratio/potency of the fish fert within my wicking reservoirs.

All of my plants are on damp river rocks but I made sure that these two plants stayed plenty humid. (After all, I was not about to let two little plants kick my butt.)

After 4 weeks of this special regimen, both of these plants gave in! My Fantasy Gold is finally blooming and so is my cabbage plant! I have since placed both of these plants back into regular rotation with regular food and they seem to be doing fine.

(In a few days, I will have a few more open blooms on the cabbage plant. Once I do, I will post a pic here.) Maybe somebody will know what it is. I got it as a rescue plant more than a year ago. First I had to save it, then get it to flower.

Aegis,

For the 5 plants I received, unfortunately, Loretta was one of the two plants didn't make it. Otherwise, I would let you know how it does.

I never thought of this before. I just took it as part & parcel of rooting leaves and growing violets.

I know I have had some leaves root so quickly it shocked me! Then there are others,,,, well lets just say, I am still waiting on them to do something! Same with "grown" plants and blooms! I guess it just goes to show they are all different somehow. Each must have its own time clock!

I know some people grow under lights and some rely on windows and that certainly can skew results. Window light really changes how things grow. I don't know why things aren't more consistent,,,it is frustrating. Rosie

" I don't know why things aren't more consistent,,,it is frustrating. ---Rosie"

Simple answer: Because they are living things. ;-D

Consider the scenario of serving a holiday dinner to a group of people. Some folks will honestly rave about how delicious everything you prepared was. Others will enjoy this dish or that dish but not all. Still others will not care for most of or, perhaps, any of the dishes you served finding them too sweet, too salty, not salty enough, too spicy, too bland, etc. In addition, some individuals may have food allergies -- major or minor -- of which you were unaware. For that matter, some people may have issues with where they were seated at the table finding their particular spot too drafty, or a bit chillier/warmer than they would like while most everyone else was perfectly comfortable. Some of this can be chalked up to what your guests are used to. However, much of it can be heavily influenced by their particular genetics.

ugh. Er, I don't know about your analogy Paul, lol...

but some of my plants make me think of dinner when i see them. There're all plated up and ready to serve.

Hahahahaha funny dviolet!!!!!

lol Don't know what's in the water today. I'm in a crazy punchy mood right now.