African Violet Nursery Up-date

The three that I started last September and then moved to dirt in April are all doing wonderfully well.  Each root base of leaves is sprouting multiple clusters.  I'm very pleased with their progress.

At the same time, I also re-potted the progenitor violet which had grown so long on it's stem that it snapped off!  I placed the large stem base in water and to me delight it also re-rooted and is once again growing and blooming.  When I re-potted "mama," I trimmed back a few leaves and started four of them in water.  It was April.  I placed them in a window with southern exposure and then pretty much forgot about them.  A strategy that has always worked in the past.  

Unfortunately, I failed to realize just how much the rebirth of the trumpeter-vine on the outside of the house with all of its leaves and tendrils had cut off the sun.  When I looked in on them about a month ago, I was saddened to see that the lack of light and caused some portion of three of the starter leaves to die; however, all of them had sprouted roots.

I moved them to the little sun room and hoped they would make it.  They are continuing to develop.  More slowly I afraid as a consequence of the lack of energy production from the wounded leaves.  The one was not affected by the dwindling light seemed in good enough shape that I transplanted it to dirt.  Once the others have leaf clusters that are more substantial, I think they will also make a successful if more challenging move to dirt before Labor Day.

The one that was developed enough to be transplanted.  I am honestly concerned for the others.  I don't think the parent leaves are going to survive to help fuel their early growth in the dirt environment.  Guess I'll see.