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African violet staying soaked

10 years ago

Hi there! I am new to African violets and have been doing lots of reading which seems contradictory in places about how to take care of them. I had my violet in a small plastic pot (definitely not oversized) with good drainage and a mixture of 40% perlite, 60% regular soil. Most of the 'regular' soil was the original soil it came in. When I repotted it, its root ball was soaking wet and I couldn't easily shake off the existing soil.


It hasn't grown any flowers for the past month and a half since I got it. It is about two or three feet from a west facing window so I would have thought it was getting enough light. I recently repotted it yet again to try a ceramic instead of plastic pot, and doing so I noticed its root ball was still soaked. I don't know why, as I only water once a week.

Could this be what is preventing flower growth? Should I just not water it for like two weeks or something like that? Should I take it out of the pot again and let it sit out, drying....? Any ideas?


Thanks so much for any advice.

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