DIY African Violet Soil Making A Good African Violet Growing Medium

Simple African Violet Potting Mix Recipes

1. Two cups Peat Moss +one cup Vermiculite + one cup Perlite (50:25:25 ratio)
2. One cup Peat moss + one cup Vermiculite or Perlite (50: 50 ratio)
3. One cup AV potting mix + one cup peat moss + one cup vermiculite /perlite.

1. What kind of soil is best for African violets?
2. What's the best fertilizer for African violets?
3. Can I use succulent soil for African violets?
4. Is coffee grounds good for African violets?
5. Do African violets like to be crowded?
6. Do African violets like to be root bound?
7. How do you force an African violet to bloom?
8. When should I repot my African violet?
9. How often should African violets be watered?
10. Do you deadhead African violets?
11. What is the difference between African violet potting soil and regular potting soil?
12. Can I pour coffee on my plants?
13. Why does my African violet has limp leaves?
14. Do African violets go dormant?
15. How do you revive old African violets?
16. Can African violets go outside?
17. What do you do with overgrown African violets?
18. How long do African violets live?
19. Will African violets root in water?

What kind of soil is best for African violets?

African violets grow best in well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Miracle-Gro® Indoor Potting Mix is specially formulated to provide indoor plants like African violets with just the right growing environment.

What's the best fertilizer for African violets?

African violets need a certain percentage of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium plus trace minerals. The recommended ratio for African violets is 14-12-14. There are commercial formulas available specifically for fertilizing African violets, but many of these use urea as the nitrogen source.

Can I use succulent soil for African violets?

For the best potting soil for succulents, start with a basic cactus and succulent soil mix, or even an African violet mix, available at most garden centers. ... The other main ingredient is an inorganic substance that allows water to soak into and then drain out of soil quickly, keeping the mix crumbly and airy.

Is coffee grounds good for African violets?

Is Coffee Grounds Good for African Violets? Yes, coffee grounds are a great homemade fertilizer for African Violets. Make a mixture of dried coffee grounds and dried egg shells, then work the coffee ground mixture into the top of the soil. Replenish every couple of months.

Do African violets like to be crowded?

Violets need to feel crowded to bloom, but when a plant gets too big for its pot, divide the plant's separate-looking leaf heads. ... Place in potting soil after the roots and leaves become well formed.

Do African violets like to be root bound?

Contrary to what you might have heard, African violets do not like to be root bound. They do, however, like to grow in the right shape and size pot. ... If you plant your violet in a pot that is as deep as it is wide, the roots will fill the diameter but will not get down to the lower part of the potting soil.

How do you force an African violet to bloom?

Humid conditions encourage an African violet to bloom. African violets grow and flower best in high humidity. Place a shallow tray of gravel, small pebbles, perlite or sand under the plant's container and fill the tray with water. The humidity in the air around the plant increases as the water evaporates.

When should I repot my African violet?

Many successful growers of African Violets recommend repotting with fresh potting soil, twice a year or more. At the very least, an African Violet should be repotted whenever the plant becomes rootbound, i.e., the Violet has outgrown its current pot to the extent that its roots are growing out and around the rootball.

How often should African violets be watered?

“How often to water African violets?” is perhaps the most pondered African violet dilemma. The best guide is to feel the top of the soil: if it is dry to the touch, then it is time to water. African violets should be allowed to dry out between each watering for best results. Overwatering can kill a plant.

Do you deadhead African violets?

Deadhead African violets to encourage more blooms. African violets make useful flowering houseplants since they can bloom for up to nine months per year. They do need the other three months off as a rest period.

What is the difference between African violet potting soil and regular potting soil?

Commercial African violet mixes are generally more porous and have better drainage than house-plant potting mixes. African violet mixes also are slightly more acid than regular house-plant potting soil. Many growers use soilless mixes. They do not contain natural soil from outdoors.

Can I pour coffee on my plants?

To use coffee as a plant fertilizer, you'll need to dilute it. ... You can use coffee fertilizer on your potted plants, houseplants, or in your vegetable garden. Coffee and coffee grounds can be acidic, but since we're diluting it so much, that's not really a problem unless you're watering the same plant with it every day.

Why does my African violet has limp leaves?

If your African Violet plant has been over-watered, the soil will retain too much water. This retention of water will cause the leaves and /or leaf stems to turn soft, limp or mushy. ... The roots absorb so much water, that they can no longer hold onto so much water and eventually rot.

Do African violets go dormant?

African violets do not have a natural dormancy period, and given sufficient warmth and light, will continue to grow and bloom throughout the year.

How do you revive old African violets?

If a majority of the roots are still white or light-colored, prune off the rotted roots, and re-pot the plant in soil for African violets in a container with several drainage holes. You can water from top or bottom with water at room temperature or slightly warmer. Make sure the plant to drain well.

Can African violets go outside?

African violets are tropical plants from East Africa. That's why they make good indoor plants. They would never survive outdoors in most U.S. climates as a normal violet would. You can buy these plants almost anywhere, including grocery stores and garden centers.

What do you do with overgrown African violets?

If the African violet stem is bare and leggy more than an inch, the best method of saving it is cutting the plant off at the soil level and re-rooting it. Fill a pot with a well-draining soil mix, and cut the African violet stems at the soil level. Remove any dead or sickly foliage.

How long do African violets live?

African violets can live a long time, as long as 50 years! To get them there, you need to provide good care which includes repotting African violets. The trick is knowing when to repot an African violet and what soil and container size to use.

Will African violets root in water?

African violets (Saintpaulia spp.), prized for their attractive flowers and multiple forms, can grow and bloom under bright artificial or indirect light -- traits that make them ideal houseplants. ... African violet leaf cuttings can successfully produce roots in water or soil.