When and how to repot an African violet plant

[@bethreaves403]

About 3 years ago I had some very sad looking old violets I’d had for years that I was terrified to try to repot and restore. I found your KZbin channel and followed all your advice! I have since grown about 2 hundred violets from the original mother plants, and have gifted dozens! I am always in the process of producing new baby plants. Your instructions are the easiest to follow of everyone’s instructions I’ve watched, and with the best results! You’re awesome!

[@carmenreyes7154]

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[@adriannepatriciapower3271]

Could spend hours listening to you ! so much useful info, thank you

[@aida087]

Came back to your video because I'm getting ready to pot 20 African Violets and pot up 6 propagated leaf babies and I wanted to do it right!!❤️🥰🙏🏼

[@ednaerie1237]

You have taught me so much, I didn't know much about African Violets when I started just new I wanted to grow them. You have answered any questions I've had thank you.

[@jennis40]

You are a wonderful teacher, I am learning so much from you! Thank you!

[@BloomloversAfricanViolets]

So glad the information is coming thru, I am really trying to make everything user friendly and trying to explain the "why" we should do this and that because when we understand the "why" it helps to do the right thing... glad to help. Tina xx

[@sharonholmes4444]

@@BloomloversAfricanViolets maybe you could make more videos 🤔 I learn so much from you and love your calming voice. I mix my own soil with Coco coir and Perlite about 70-30 Coco coir/Perlite. Am I doing right for these beauties?

[@aida087]

Thank you so much for this video! I have two African violets that I purchased in November and I haven't dared repot them because I've lost one or two from trying. But you've given such clear instructions that you've given me the confidence to do it!💖😁

[@gjonesrdh]

Wow thank you such a great tutorial. Love the calming sound of your voice too 😀

[@nellierader3092]

Very informative. I'm new at this! Thanks for your expert and detailed advice!

[@pattyperry5472]

Thank you. I really enjoyed listening to you and learning how to do this.

[@MegaMindyLou]

There’s always a big sigh of relief when I’ve trimmed and repotted one of my violets. Before I knew better, I started some chimera leaves for a friend, thinking I’d get more. I didn’t, but those babies were really pretty too. Love your videos. ❤️ I have a small video of my chimera and her suckers. I’ve since cut her and the babies all apart thanks to your videos. They are all doing pretty good.

[@BloomloversAfricanViolets]

Glad you are having fun with you plants and glad the videos are helping... xx

[@MegaMindyLou]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHmkiatvqZyEntk Mine are just plain purple and white. ❤️

[@katelorenc6755]

Thankyou TIna for posting this and all the other super informative videos. You are a wonderful teacher and give me confidence in keeping my growing Aftican Violet collection alive and in the best of health . Much appreciated !! - from Kate in Cairns, Australia.

[@ikyn9753]

For the longest time I've purchased African Violets, with no luck to keep them alive. Watching your videos/instructions, I know what to do now. Thank you sooooooooo much. I do will like to know the temperature, light exposure and watering time. THANK YOU KEEP SHARING

[@alexmacalister2157]

Fucking killer

[@kathleenbell8486]

I don't know how you can do all that work! I'm amazed!

[@BloomloversAfricanViolets]

the trick is to not look at the whole thing at once, that becomes too overwhelming and I would have panic attacks (lol). I only look at little sections at a time, I break down all the work into little pieces and do that little piece, then another little piece and it all gets done. It's all a mind thing.

[@daleandrews3552]

Great video! I'm new to African violets and didn't know to scrape the trunk to stimulate root growth. Good point. I noticed you didn't use root toner. Isn't that beneficial?

[@aida087]

Good morning and just found your channel!! I just purchased two African violets last week and my second time around trying to learn to care for them!! Your video is very informative and your voice is very soothing... new subscriber and looking forward to your other videos!!💖😁

[@gaylemae]

The flowers can be dried or used to dye a cotton material. If you place them on the fabric then cover with foil and gently pound with a hammer & place a heavy book or rock on top, the colors will be released. I let them sit for a couple days, then remove foil/rock and let them dry completely. Then I brush off the debris and steam iron the beautiful pattern

[@sonyaganus4336]

That was painful to watch 😂😂😂but very helpful. Such a pretty color flower too.

[@BloomloversAfricanViolets]

sorry Sonya, I know this is hard to watch for some people but know that it will help the plant and it is now happy. lol Tina xx

[@wandabeaver6909]

🌺So much to learn! You’ve helped tremendously! Thank you!🌺

[@BloomloversAfricanViolets]

Glad you enjoyed Wanda. xx

[@temperhollow7716]

This was so helpful. Thank you!

[@lexicollier5877]

I love your videos!! Thanks for sharing!

[@soonzach4017]

You are a wonderful teacher thank you.

[@lorihock7444]

Thank you for this! I love African Violets and have always killed them when I tried to repot them in the past. I repotted mine about three weeks ago. It is growing beautiful new leaves from the center of he plant - how long before I should start to see new flowers?

[@carolchurns5707]

Thank you for this video. I have such a problem repotting getting the new soil around the plant - it tends to get all over the leaves. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[@gaylemae]

Use a piece of cardboard to slide under leaves and gently lift them to use a spoon to add soil cleanly

[@lucythecat529]

Another great video, very helpful!

[@pilarrosas9776]

Muy hermosa gracias🇲🇽🇲🇽🖒👌👌👏👏

[@fantastica1652]

Thank you for this video, I currently have 2 in bloom however both are shaking because their neck is long. Can I do the same procedure as you did even in the winter? Thank you.

[@BloomloversAfricanViolets]

Hello Fantastica, you can indeed repot a plant at anytime, just make sure that if it is winter and you grow near the windows that the cold doesn't get to the freshly repotted plants as they will be a little more fragile right after repotting until they get resettled into the new soil.

[@fantastica1652]

@@BloomloversAfricanViolets Thank you for your reply.

[@brittneybourne5923]

I"m new to AVs and I have a question! Sucker leaves grow from below and non-sucker/new healthy growth, grows from the top/center- correct? So pull sucker leaves?

[@Gladys7477]

Good morning, Tina. In some videos, I've seen where they chop off all the roots and then plant. Is this just taxing the plant more? Or encouraging them to make the new roots faster? I think I'd feel safer following your method. Newbie here, LOL

[@BloomloversAfricanViolets]

Hello Gladys, in some cases we have to chop off a portion of the roots to make the rootball smaller so it will fit in the new pot and that is ok to do. This was not the case for this one as the rootball was already very small and could fit in the new pot. I couldn't find a plant that was overgrown to show this but when I find one that needs repotting, I will do another video and will show how to chop off a portion of the rootbal. This technique you are referring to is sometimes necessary and does not harm the plant. Hope this helps. Tina xx

[@venicechambers7272]

Hi very interested video, i have one of those but after tow blooms in the first year it re-bloom all purple. What do you think is the cause of that?

[@BloomloversAfricanViolets]

Hello Venice, this happens sometimes, it is called sporting. Full grown plants don't have the tendancy to do this but occasionally they do, there is nothing you can do about it. The plant could revert back to the striped blooms or not, it is a sort of mutation (the trait of the stripe was not locked in correctly in the dna of the plant) I have had some chimeras go completely solid, then back to chimera, sometimes half chimera, and half solid blooms, sometimes they never come back, it is all in mother nature's hands, nothing we can do about it. What you could do is force it to make new babies (please see the video on how to multiply chimeras kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXPHiZ95ncSkb9k ) If there are any chimera reproduction cells left on the plant, you may get some chimeral babies out of it. This will be a long process as you will have to wait for the babies to grow and then pot them up to get them into bloom and only then you will see if any have the chimera stripe. You have to see it as a long term science project ... Hope this helps. xx

[@kyrad6543]

Question: After repotting, what is the suggestion for watering? Do you wait a few days to water? Thanks!

[@BloomloversAfricanViolets]

Hello Kyra, the soil has to be damp to start with for sure otherwise, they will dry up. In all cases, putting down leaves, planting new babies, repotting and general growing, they should all be watered and left to dry up (not completely but just barely moist) before rewatering. Hope this helps. Tina xx

[@kyrad6543]

@@BloomloversAfricanViolets Thank you so much! I am planning to repot a few of mine this weekend. Some have the long-neck issue and I think their roots are no longer feeding the plant because I am seeing a lot of sad, wilty leaves. I always get super-nervous repotting because I hate to lose one!

[@BloomloversAfricanViolets]

Hi @@kyrad6543, before repotting make sure they are watered up and not all limpy which will help and after repotting, just keep the soil "moist" and not wet. This is where people lose them, they repot the plants and then really wet the soil, the too wet soil promotes rot... Just moist or damp, not wet. Hope all goes well. Tina xx

[@sabrinaharris6538]

I have what might be a silly question, can you grow baby plants from suckered leafs?

[@OnigiriNeko3261]

Since the roots grow closest to where the leaves are, could you have also cut off the old stem and leave only an inch to allow for new growth?

[@joeyraul2340]

No because then it needs more moisture or tu be placed in a bag .so keeping the roots as she did is the best option

[@kathymacomber5115]

Excellent

[@MsArtaUSA]

Do you sell this flowers? Please and thank you

[@yanetvalladares1364]

😮😮wow👍🏼

[@mariafolch8067]

Where is Part 5 of the chimera series?

[@nicolaread5918]

Monochrome means one colour. This is not monochrome. Chimera means from two animals/species, so that’s why it’s striped.

[@perlatakehana2556]

Just asking, are you shipping to USA NOW?

[@susancook847]

Painful to watch you pull those beautiful blooms off. Can you put them in water for awhile to continue enjoying them?

[@SuperWoodyboy]

mono-chrom-matic

[@pilarrosas9776]

😣😣😣😣

[@alexmacalister2157]

Надо было полностью переукоренять 👎

[@margaretbrinckman7254]

Audio in very difficult to understand.

[@suecolvin626]

I could see your hand, but not the plant as you were working with it..I think it would be a good, if I could see the plant as you were working with it.

[@BloomloversAfricanViolets]

thank you for the comment. this is a novice error... as I make more videos, I will become better at it so hang in there, better videos will be created.