Viewing post #728157 by drdawg

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Those are basically all tropical plants and if I were growing them I would definitely keep the temperature at or above 50 F. I never had any luck with African violets (but haven't even tried to grow them for 30 years! ). Do not, I repeat, do not allow any of your plants' leaves to touch the window panes. The panes will be the same temperature as the outside temperature is. I cannot tell you how many orchids (basically dead) have been brought to me that were growing on a window seal or close to a window and the leaves touched the window. Those orchids froze! Unless you have south-facing windows (best for fall/winter growing) and lots of indirect light comes through the windows, you need to consider supplemental lighting. Also, reduce your watering frequency by half (on average). There is no need to fertilize from October through February. In my opinion there will not be enough light/warmth for those plants to utilize fertilizer.