Read about Texas Style in the book "Growing To Show, How To Grow Prize - Winning African Violets" by Pauline Bartholomew
2 ½ inch pot - ½ inch perlite
4 inch pot - 1 inch perlite
Watering Methods
Visual: ¼ inch water is added to the saucer and more is added when it is gone.
Schedule: Water is added on a scheduled day then dumped off the next
day.
2 ½ inch pot add ¼ inch water every 3 to 4 days
4 inch pot add ¼ to ½ inch water every 4 to 5 days
Soil should be wet to barely moist between waterings, do not allow the
top of the soil to dry out completely.
Holes are placed around the pot at the perlite layer. The holes are not
needed but will help you out when it comes time to water. The water should
not go above the perlite layer. The holes also come in handy come repotting
time. Slip a tool in the hole and lift up to remove your violet from its
pot. Saucers should be 2 inches larger than your pot, small pots can go
in a community tray.
