Shame on me, I am lax on regular fertilizing. When I do, I use a 1/4 tsp. to a gallon (rough measurement, nothing exact with me) and I stick to one with a higher middle number.

I don't let the water set overnight,,,I usually just draw the tepid water from the tap and fill the containers. (I wick water). I have never used Epson Salts or Hydrogen Peroxide or anything other than a drop of dish soap added to my water to facilitate breaking any soil tension.

I never could see the need to have several different fertilizers at on time on a rotating basis. Is there something I don't understand about that? Not saying it is wrong,,,,I just never figured out the necessity of doing it. Rosie

Changing fertilizers each week or so helps to make sure the plants will get all the micronutrients they need. Different fertilizers have different levels of these. The chlorine in tap water isn't beneficial for the plants, but won't kill them. Sometimes I will skip a feeding if I am in a hurry. Too much use of a high phosphorus fertilizer (middle number) can make variegated violets grow too white (or pink) depending on the variety. I have some 12-36-14 Peter's AV special in the garage I use from time to time.

I have just started adding a little Super Thrive to the fertilizer jug and will see how that works out. Anyone here have thoughts or experience with that?

I used super thrive in the past when watering. However, I used mine too slowly and the formula corroded the metal lid and I had to toss it. Or perhaps it fell over, then corroded the lid, and leaked onto the shelf. It seemed to help. Don't make the same mistake as I did. Buy what you expect to use in a reasonable amount of time. Since the solution appears to be acidic, keep the bottle inside a secondary container to reduce spillage.

It seems to coagulate in my fertilizer jug with bits of it floating around. The first time I saw it like that I didn't know what it was and poured it down the drain. :-(

A new bottle is already clumpy around the rim and cap.