I have grown by leaf only now 1 1/2 to two years. I have done it everyway you could imagine almost. Even in a large zip lock bag a leaf placed on a damp paper towel gave me a nice healthy baby I was so proud of.
But always the fastest, safest, fool proof way for me has been 3 to 5 oz. solo cup, light soil-less mix with half perilite. hold in cup fill with soil, always use clean healthy age leaf, cut stem short one inch or less,( if you are not expericend please cut your leaves straight across you will have less rot and more chance for a baby ) stick into the middle of cup/soil down until leaf touch soil. Water threw real good, let drain put them in clear plastic boxes to avoid spilling. Place in window, under light. Keep evenly moist never let them dry out and don't keep to wet. Keep warm, air circulation and humdity helps .I feed mine is soil mix does not have food.
Hubby does the same thing for me last several boxes of leaves that came I could not do. He likes to wick them. All his leaves grew babies or are doing well. All the five Storytella babies I am growing for April miniatures Hubby set down this way !
Who ever is able waters them.
Just this year I have grown a good thousand babies ! Not bragging but it's easy ! Keep it simple ! I have taught many people to do this nurses and others who say they never could before that have now grown dozens of babies !
A good healthy leaf with good growing culture will bloom young ! Ask Rob from violet Barn :))
Just keep it simply, or if you have a method that works for you use it and have fun.
African violets are so easy to progate is one of the reasons they are the number one house plant to grow and share in the World !
