How to care for violets: the basic rules for caring for Saintpaulias at home.

Violets are loved for their beautiful blooms. Flowers can be admired for a long time, they delight the views of women, add color to the interior.

The tips of the flowers may have a wave-like structure, the flowers may be very small. They are often used for window dressing, they are given instead of cut flowers for special occasions.
A rare color is white, mostly often in the flower shop you can see saintpaulias with lilac flowers.
There are ordinary varieties of violets, and there are varietal ones, they are more demanding in care.

Basic rules of care.

Let us consider in more detail the basic rules for caring for violets. Where is it better to put them, how to water them, what kind of lighting, air humidity suits them, is it worth feeding them?

Lighting.

They do not like direct sunlight, but need bright light.
On window sills, violets should be darkened with curtains or sunscreen. In the cold season, it is better to put flowers under the lamp.

Location.

- window sill on the balcony;
- window sill in the kitchen;

It is not worth placing plants in the room, because there will be a lack of light, therefore, it will not bloom either.

Watering.

Water should settle, and only then should watering be carried out.
Rainwater, well water or melted snow will do. All flowers love warm water.

Different options for watering violets.

Top watering.
Water is poured into a pharmacy pear or a watering can with a thin spout and gently poured over the outlet.

Watering in the pallet.
This method is suitable for a pot that has holes and is placed in a pot or tray. Water is poured into the tray.

Wick watering.
The plant is planted in a pot with holes. A piece of cotton fabric or a rope is placed on the bottom, earth is poured on top. The pot is inserted into a jar or container of water. Water enters the flower through the wick.

Air humidity.

Violets love humidity. To do this, you can take a container of water and put it next to the violets, you can also put a decorative fountain.

Do not spray the plant with a spray bottle. More precisely, it is possible, but only leaves, but it is very difficult to do this. Therefore, it is better to use the methods that were described above.

Top dressing.

The variety will grow better, gain foliage and flowers will appear faster if you feed the flowers with mineral fertilizers.

You can’t fertilize violets with eggshells, banana peels, tea or coffee residues - this all leads to the fact that small midges form in the house, which will be difficult to remove.

On sale there are mineral fertilizers in the form of sticks, powder or liquid fertilizers. They are not very expensive, diluted in water.

The stick is advised to be buried in the ground, but it is best to dissolve it in water too.For example, powder feed costs from 6 rubles per bag, which can be divided into several uses.

Transfer.

Violet can grow in one pot for a long time. There are varieties that grow foliage and rush upwards, in which case it is worth changing the pot when the violet does not look aesthetically pleasing, there are too many leaves and flowers, and the pot is small.

Land.

Any land is suitable for violets, but land from your own garden plot is best. It is best to make the earth airy. To do this, cut the usual foam into pieces and mix with the ground.

On the pages of many magazines, you can see that sand can be added to the soil for flowers - this is not suitable for violets. Sand retains moisture, and in violets, excess moisture leads to the death of the plant.
Periodically it is worth loosening the soil. For this, a barbecue stick is suitable.
After a while, the earth in the pot becomes a little smaller and it is worth adding new earth on top.

Pot.

The flower pot for violets should be small, because saintpaulia blooms only in a cramped pot. It can be without holes, but then you do not need to water and flood the plant a lot.
If the plant needs to be transplanted, but there is no pot at home, then an ordinary plastic cup, a container for yogurt or dessert will do.

For a young plant, a pot up to 6 cm in diameter is suitable.

Old dried flowers and leaves must be removed from the plant. Cut them with scissors, secateurs or just tear them off. The lower edge of the leaves should be removed, then the flowering of the plant will be faster.
If you have varietal violets or in order not to forget the color of the future violet, insert an ice cream stick, a spatula and write the variety with a marker. Or glue a piece of paper with the name to the cup.

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Reproduction.

Violets can be propagated in many ways. Consider all options.

Option 1.

We break off or carefully cut off a violet leaf and insert it into a glass of water. After a while, roots can be seen at the tip of the leaf. Can be transplanted into the ground.

Option 2.

A broken leaf can be planted immediately in the ground. After a while, many small leaves appear in place next to the leaf. When they grow a little, a large leaf can be cut off so that it does not absorb most of the water and the water spreads over other sheets. This leaf can be planted in the ground again and wait for rooting.

Option 3.

Violet leaf can be planted in a peat tablet. And this method gives 100% rooting of the sheet, because the sheet receives all the necessary elements.

Option 4.

Leaf fragments. The sheet is cut into segments and inserted into an earthen clod. After a while, the fragments have new leaves.

This method does not always give results, because often the sheet simply dries up.

Leaves can be planted in a florarium. Florarium is a glass container for creating a composition.

Some types of violets, when transplanted, form a root system slowly and are difficult to plant in the ground. When watering, such a violet, as it were, escapes from the pot, rises above the ground. To prevent this from happening, you can take the wire, wrap it with tape, satin ribbon, make an arc and press the sheets of violets in some places to the ground.

After planting the leaf in the ground, you need to make a mini greenhouse, because the violet is a heat-loving plant. Put the container in a regular transparent bag and tie it up, put it in a large plastic container or cover it with a transparent lid on top, for example, you can use a lid from a regular cake.
In warm conditions, the leaf will develop a root system in a short period of time, and the finished leaf with the root will form new leaflets faster.

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How to transport a violet in the cold season?

Violets can be bought not only in the warm season, but also in bad weather. If a violet is bought in a store, then it will definitely be packed in a newspaper or a bag. Violets love warmth and dislike cold air. It is inconvenient to transport flowers in a regular bag or package, and there is a chance of breaking them.

If you buy a violet in the winter season or when the weather is bad, it is better to take with you an ordinary box of household appliances or a small bucket. We wrap the violet in a newspaper, a bag and insert it into the container that you took.

Many people move from city to city, in this case, large boxes are a great option. We cut holes on the side so that it is convenient to take it by hand. Carefully insert the flowers into the box, fix it with adhesive tape.

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How to get rid of flower midges?

With improper care, namely, when the flowers are poured and fertilized incorrectly, you can see small midges that first crawl on the ground in a flower pot, and then fly.
It is very difficult to deal with such midges and folk remedies do not help here.

What to do in such cases? We take a pot with a flower and take out a violet with a small spatula. Pour all the earth into a bag and throw it away. We wash the roots of the plant under water. Pour new earth into a new pot and insert a violet.

Also, a plant needs a change of pot and earth if the violet is heavily flooded with water.

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How to decorate a violet?

If you want to give a violet as a gift, you have a business and you sell flowers, then it is better to decorate the violet beautifully, because women pay attention to everything beautiful, to bright packaging.
Cut off 2 types of wrapping paper. For example, purple felt is perfect for purple violet. And transparent packaging with white patterns.

We put the pot on purple felt. Tie around with a thread or fix with tape. Next, put on a transparent with a beautiful pattern. Fix with tape. Tie around with a satin ribbon and make a bow. The edges of the paper can be trimmed with a wave, zig-zag scissors, or left as is.
If there were rectangular segments, then the edges will be an angle.

Another option for decorating violets is decor. On sale there are flower sticks with decor, such as a butterfly, a heart, a figure of a person, an animal. You can also make them yourself at home. A plastic bottle is suitable for the base. We draw a sketch with a marker, then paint with acrylic paints. We are waiting for the product to dry. The borders can be circled with a marker, additionally glued with rhinestones and covered with glitter varnish on top. Cut out and glued to a barbecue skewer.

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How to make money on violets?

To make money on violets, you first need to read the care information, and then buy.
Consider the cost of violets and where can you buy them?

Price.

The price for 1 small bush of flowering violets is about 300 rubles. Price for Moscow and Moscow region.
On specialized forums, free ad sites, you can find leaflets or leaves with roots, as well as children cheaper.

Where to buy violets?

– a flower salon or flower tents;
- flower shows;

Flower exhibitions are held periodically in all cities. Entrance to them is paid, but you can see the whole variety of flowers and even buy yourself or as a gift.
There are pavilions where flowers are always sold.

If you are going to such an exhibition, then take a folded box or a small bucket with you in advance to arrange violets there and bring them home.
– sites of free ads;
– specialized forums and groups in social networks;
- in the market, at the subway crossings, at bus stops, you can see grandmothers selling homemade flowers.
- is free.There are special sites where people give away things for free, including flowers. You can ask to give violets for your birthday, and then you will not spend part of the family budget.

Is it possible to make money on violets? Let's try!

We buy in the store several colors with different shades of colors. At home, we propagate flowers by any option convenient for you described above. We sit in jars, put in a sunny place or under a lamp.

People who breed professionally have special racks and long lamps to make violets bloom.

After a while there are blooming violets, what to do next?

We take a camera and take pictures. For beauty, we decorate the violet with beautiful packaging, put a butterfly on a stick, or use a different decor. We decorate, set in a beautiful interior and shoot in good lighting.

No need to add various filters to the photo. The buyer wants to see exactly the violet that he saw in the photo. Filters can change colors.

Transfer photos from camera to computer. We are looking for special forums, groups, we look at what price such violets sell and post photos. There are special applications for mobile phones. We make a competent description under the photo: price, color, variety (if the violet is varietal), meeting options.

If you set the price a little lower than others, then the chance that your violet will be noticed and bought will increase significantly.

Another option is looking for a shop, a tent, a market that will take flowers for sale. We negotiate prices in advance, keep records in a special notebook. After the sale, the seller calls and says that you can come and make a profit for the flower.

Such a system of cooperation is beneficial for many florists, because they do not invest in the purchase of flowers.

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Signs associated with violets.

It is believed that violets improve health, because their appearance is admired, which means that this is an excellent color treatment.

There is also a belief that violets strengthen the material condition of a person and his health.
White violet is advised to have in the house for unmarried women and a couple who cannot have children. Having bought this plant, you need to take care of them and after a while an unmarried lady will meet her soul mate, and a couple who did not have children will acquire them in the near future.

Red gives confidence, encourages action - this is the color of love, passion.

Purple suits creative people. The muse will definitely visit and inspire new ideas.

Blue is the color of peace and tranquility. For harmonious relationships in the family.

Violets look beautiful in the office, apartment, country house, shop window. This is a universal flower that any woman will be delighted with.

For a garden plot, you can buy gloxinia, which are very similar to violets.

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