I have two roughly 6 ft. by 4 ft. metal stands that I keep my African Violets,
Streps, & Epsicias on. I also have a bakers rack that I have in front of a
southwestern facing window and I have African Violets on it as well. I use 2 bulb
4 ft. fluorescent shop lights. I have a plant grow bulb in one side and a regular
cool white in the other side. I grow my standards 10 inches from the lights and
my mini/semimini 8 inches away from the lights.
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I use a mixture of commercially available African Violet soil & Perlite. I am
experimenting with different soil types so I will post the results when I am
finished. I pot my violets in plastic african violet pots. I do not use the self
watering violets pots, they didn't work for me. I top water all my violets. I water
with warm tap water. I rotate watering my violets with Miracle Grow African
Violet Plant Food 7-7-7 & Fish Emulsion (which is awesome!!) probably once a
month.
