3 Main reasons why Violet does not bloom

I myself am pretty neutral about violets, but my mother really likes them. At the same time, she is absolutely sure that in addition to periodic watering (so as not to dry out), the plants do not need anything.

As a result, out of pity for the poor flowers, I took most of the care of them on myself and over a fairly long time identified three main reasons why violets refuse to bloom.

Incorrect fit

Even if a violet is planted in a suitable soil for it, and drainage is poured down its pot, over time, any soil begins to compress, compact and lose its nutritional properties. And in such conditions, violets become very difficult to start flowering.

Therefore, the soil must be regularly loosened, if necessary, add it, and also periodically replant the plants.

Moreover, if a violet is planted in a pot that is too voluminous, then all its strength will be spent not on flowering, but on the growth of roots and an increase in the density of the green mass. I, following the recommendations of experienced people, try to keep the top diameter of the pot only one third of the diameter of the rosette of an adult flower.

Lack of lighting

Violets do not like direct sunlight, but they will not bloom in low light either. Lack of light affects the leaves of plants as follows:

They start to stretch

• the petiole becomes long, and the leaf blade becomes small;

• the saturation of their color is lost;

· Lower leaves die off faster.

My mother has violets on a southeast-facing window closed by loose blinds. In principle, the plants feel good, but in winter and autumn some of them still lack light. After all, other southern varieties need to provide 12-hour daylight hours.

Errors when applying top dressing

Of course, in order for the violet to bloom profusely, it must be fed once a week during active growth and the appearance of buds, and at least once a month in autumn and winter. However, you need to be careful with fertilizers containing nitrogenous compounds, which contribute to the excessive development of the leaves of the plant, which prevents the beginning of flowering.

Also, with the intensive growth of the violet, a large number of stepsons may appear, which should be removed in time. Otherwise, the parent bush will spend most of the nutrients on their development, and not on flowering.

And I also realized that if you do not have the opportunity (or desire) to spend a huge amount of time and effort to care for whimsical and delicate varietal violets, then it is better to refuse to buy them.

No matter how beautiful they may seem, with the slightest violation of the conditions of their maintenance, such violets, if they do not die, then they certainly will not bloom.