Aside from 2 small buds that "blasted" (and that does happen) it looks good to me! Rosie

Blasted buds...do you mean the brown bud at about 2:00?

Yes, that is what I learned to call them back in the 60's. Buds form, but turn brown and never open. Not only on a violet, but we used the term for any plant bud this happened to. Rosie

Hi, there is a blob on the top leaf on the right hand side. Is it just the lighting or some light that the camera caught, or is it something you are worried about?

Yolanda

I think you might have a little powdery mildew. It looks like there is some browning around some of the leaf edges, and this is typical of powdery mildew. Powdery mildew can also cause the plant to slow or stop growing and blooming. It is, however, extremely common. I use a concentrated liquid called Physan 20 diluted with water, misted evenly all over the whole plant, including fronts and backs of leaves.

If you can't find Physan 20 (you'd probably have to order it online), I've also had success mixing 1 part bleach with 9 parts water, and either misting or dipping the plants in it. You can even paint it on with a paint brush to avoid spotting the blooms when the plant is in bloom but needs treatment. This kind of treatment would need to be repeated on a regular basis, maybe once every 2 weeks.

It's also very helpful to provide extra air movement around your violets. You can run a fan in the general direction of the plants and this can help with prevention and control. It's also important to isolate affected plants so they don't pass it to healthy plants, as it is extremely contagious. Once you've got it, powdery mildew is extremely difficult to get rid of completely, but at the same time it needn't be a death sentence.

I have had awful problems with powdery mildew for the past couple of years until just recently, when I threw out a bunch of diseased violets. I made a solemn vow never to purchase another violet from my local greenhouse/nursery because the violets were so badly diseased. My remaining violets have just started to recover to the point that they don't need to be treated quite as much.

I guess this is a pretty wordy answer to your question. But one of my worst pet peeves in this world....powdery mildew! Good luck! :)

That could also be fertilizer burn, I burned a plant to death once using a fertilizer stick, I had lesions like that. From the internet:

One final consideration in regard to fertilizers is the issue of over-fertilizing. While African violets need a
certain amount of essential elements to grow and reproduce, too much can be harmful. Among other
problems, over-fertilizing can cause leaves to become cracked or brittle. It may also produce lesions
on the leaves and stems. In addition, an overload of certain elements will actually stifle an African violet’s
ability to absorb certain other elements. Such imbalances in the elements that are absorbed by African
violets can cause a number of additional problems, such as droopy leaves, leaf tip burn and diminished
flowering.