| > | | | | growing your plants. When you add water to the |
| | | | reservoir and reinsert the unglazed pot, it displaces the |
| Violets and African violets grow in just about any type | | | | water, makes it ride up the sides and provides even |
| of flowerpot they’re put in, but usually when | | | | moisture for your potting mix. You simply refill the |
| someone talks about violet pots, they’re talking | | | | reservoir every week to ten days. |
| about the two part ceramic pots, especially made for | | | | Although filling the reservoir can be tricky at first, some |
| the African violet. | | | | pots have a fill-line to help you keep from over-filling. In |
| Although violet pots are a bit more expensive than | | | | addition, African violet pots come in all sizes, from |
| standard flowerpots, they are well worth the added | | | | 3-inch wide pots for young plants to 12-inch wide pots |
| few cents. The main reason for failure in growing | | | | for the old-timers. You’ll find them in a wide |
| African violets is over-watering. When you use African | | | | range of both color and style at most nurseries and |
| violet pots for your plants, they have a steady supply | | | | garden centers that stock African violets and other |
| of moisture without becoming saturated. Also referred | | | | African violet supplies. Gift boutiques and antique shops |
| to as self-watering pots, violet pots are | | | | are also good places to look for violet pots. Often they |
| two-piece sets consisting of a reservoir, typically made | | | | are hand-made and nearly as pretty as the flowers |
| of glazed ceramic and an unglazed ceramic pot for | | | | your plant in them! |