Sun Gro Horticulture Black Gold African Violet Mix

My violets love this stuff. They're always flowering. I repot them annually. I have also rooted Streptocarpella cuttings in it with great success!

My African violtes love this stuff. I used this when repotting and they are thriving. Easy to work with,and it has a good moisture level.

Very good soil. My african violet a have started blooming again.

I had bought a bag Espoma African violet mix before this, and I hated it! It was weirdly hydrophobic, so wetting it was difficult, and even with plenty of perlite, it felt heavy when it finally did get wet. I had some in self-wicking pots, and when I repotted them recently, the bottom half was a sodden mess, and the top half was bone-dry. I was so glad to be done with that bag! Decided to give this brand a try, and so far, I’m really pleased with it! It’s a fairly large bag, too. It has a very black color, and it seems to have a decent amount of perlite in it, although I always add more. It wets easily, and doesn’t feel heavy when it’s moist. It has earthworm castings, and while I like those for nutrition, they tend to be marble-sized clumps, so I have to break them up, but it doesn’t always break up the greatest. Almost need to run it thru a sifter, but it hasn’t caused me any issues, and my African violets so far look good in them. I think I will add an extra handful of activated charcoal to it next time I pot some up, because I had a violet in a container I didn’t realize had no drainage, so it was over-wet for several days, and it smelled really bad, really fast. I haven’t had it long enough to judge it completely, but you can see the new batch of violets I got about a week ago. Most of the plantlets were unrooted, and they rooted into this without even wilting, and I only had one leaf decompose in my unrooted leaf plantings. Way better success rate than with the espoma! Edit: I’m back! Finally went thru my bag and I’m here to restock. Still have nothing but great things to say about Black Gold, and also no fungus gnats like some brands come with! I have such a high success rate with this soil, and I’ve used it on everything from African violets to other gesnariads to begonias and they all thrive in it.

It is almost as good as my previous brand.

I add about 35 percent course perlite for water wicking

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Perfect Mix for African Violets! This soil is light, fluffy, and drains perfectly — exactly what African violets need. It keeps the roots healthy and prevents rot while holding just enough moisture. My plants have never looked better — fuller leaves and more blooms than ever. Highly recommend for anyone who wants happy, thriving violets!

Just what I needed to revive a dying plant.