Everything you need to repot

Repotting African Violets is essential to achieve vigorous growth of your plants. For the casual grower it is recommended that you replant your violets every 6 months or twice a year. For those of us that grow for show it is more frequent. If growing for show, Pauline Bartholomew recommends "...to repot about every 2 months: 2 months in a 2.5" pot, 2 months in a 4" pot, and 2 months in a 5" pot..." Whether or not your grow casually or for show there a certain things you need in order to repot your african violets. I always gather everything I need before repotting because it makes the process much faster. You'll need newspaper (lay it down on your potting table and after each plant is repotted you can pick up the piece with all the old soil, etc and throw it away leaving you with a clean piece underneath. You will also need wicking material, pots, soil, perlite (if you put it in the bottom half inch of your pot), some sort of marker and label for the date and name of the plant on its pot, reservoir for the water, sucker plucker, knife for scraping the neck, and finally plain water with 10 drops of superthrive per gallon. It is not recommended to fertilize immediately after repotting because the roots are sensitive and you do not want to burn the roots or crown by fertilizing immediately. Regular fertilizing can resume 2 weeks after repotting. Enjoy the photo I have taken of "Everything you need to repot."