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Re: more on African violets

> Hi! As long as we're on an African violet thread, I have a question. Can
> they be fed by foliar feeding? I'm asking because two of mine have yellow
> edges on the leaves, which I assume is from some kind of deficiency.
These
> two are in self-watering pots (an inner pot with the plant, an outer one
> with water) that are part-filled with a low-nitrogen fertilizer (3-12-6).
> For some reason I'm reluctant to up the dosage and am instead toying with
> the idea of just spraying the leaves with a higher nitrogen fertilizer.
> Would that work? The plants in question were near death about three
months
> ago, probably from an accumulation of fertilizer salts. I repotted them
in a
> soilless mix when they were down to about two good leaves each, and
they've
> completely grown back, although they haven't bloomed again. Thanks, Nancy
> Stedman

No, you don't ever want to wet your african violet leaves.  I have mine in
terracotta pots and I water them by filling the trays with a
water/fertilizer mix.

-Rick
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