I find my huge northern facing windows suitable during the summer months, but during winter they grow slowly and hardly produce flowers, any ideas on light? artifical light is a great idea but I dont have any lights.I'd like a great care plan for my Violets to get them growing well from fellow saintpaulia fans with great knowledge.

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The amount of light exposure is usually the first reason the African Violets stop flowering. The tempture of the area may also be a factor in the slow growth. African Violets do not like cold drafts and if the leaves are curling under that may be a sign that it is to cold during the winter exposure.If you can not increase the light to the area try moving the plants to a brighter area for a day or two. Another thing to consider is your schedule for fertilizer and also the Violets should be repotted around twice a year with fresh soil and back into the pot the same size pot after it's been clean. Be sure to remove any faded leaves on the lower circle of leaves. I hope this help as the flowers are just beautiful.

I have a huge south facing Box framed window that my African violets sit in. Because there are no window coverings all the plants in that window get full winter sun for most of the day, mind you I am in Central Ontario and actually sun time is a lot less right now. But I find if I add a water soluble fertilizer for African violets to the water every other week, I continue to get blooms and healthy foliage.

I usually make it a habit to re-pot (take plants out and rub as much of the old soil but not all, and add fresh soil each summer to their pots).

They seem to really eat up the good stuff in the soil over the winter.

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fitmom68

A small seedling mat (heated) and some supplemental light with longer hours. The plant sees "winter" when the hours of light decrease.
Longer light will tell your violet its spring again.
:)