African Violets and Gesneriads: LET'S TALK DIRT ! - Discuss and share your recipes for soil, 1 by av_ocd_girl

av_ocd_girl wrote:
Now as for my strep wicking mix.........you all are gonna think I'm totally out there.


1 part African Violet Wicking Mix
1 part lava rock broken into small 1/4 - 1/2 inch chunks - Just regular mulching type lava rock....boiled to sterilize it then smashed with a hammer.


I know it sounds crazy. This mix has very little peat in it. To get it to wick I have to use a very long wick and actually wind it through and around the root ball. The potting mix will stay wet, but there's so much air in the mix the roots grow huge. It works for North Carolina high humidity.