African Violet Fertilizer

Every 2 weeks during spring and summer, and every 4 weeks in fall and winter. Diluting into your regular watering (1 tsp per quart) keeps feeding light and steady — African violets bloom best on consistent gentle feeding and are easily harmed by heavy doses.

At 1 tsp per quart, the 8 oz bottle makes about 48 watering cans of feed. For a typical shelf of 10–15 plants fed every 1–2 weeks in season, that's several months of feeding — and the 32 oz bottle four times that.

Steady feeding plus the right light is the key. This formula's balanced ratio supports continuous flowering, but violets also need bright indirect light — too little light is the most common reason they stop blooming. Feed regularly, give them a bright spot out of direct sun, and remove spent blooms to encourage more.

Bottom-water or wick when you can. African violets dislike water sitting on their leaves, which causes spotting, and their crowns rot easily from overhead watering. Set the pot in the diluted solution and let it wick up from below, or water carefully at the soil line without splashing the leaves.

No — at the directed dilution, the gentle 2-2-3 formula is designed for these sensitive plants. Nitrate-based nitrogen and low salt concentration make burn very unlikely, but African violet roots are delicate, so don't exceed the label rate. For recently repotted plants, start at half strength for the first two feedings.

Healthier leaf color often shows within a couple of weeks of regular feeding, and steady feeding through the growing season supports near-continuous bloom. Plants that had stopped flowering usually return to bloom once both feeding and light are dialed in.