I'm still loving my violets! In fact, I've got so many right now that I almost have a space problem. I can't wait until they start blooming again! That will be a beautiful sight!
As you can see, those two ginormous violets at the right need to be divided ASAP. Both of those plants will result in several new babies. That's next on the list!
Awhile back, I divided another large violet which resulted in three new plants (hence the space problem). In the past, I've never done anything other than re-pot them, but I recently saw a video (GardenAnswer -- my favorite garden YouTube channel!) suggesting that you put the baby violets in a closed plastic bag for a month. This creates a terrarium-like environment which gives them a good start.
So I decided to try it. Once the baby violets were potted, I put them into large plastic bags and loosely clipped the tops shut. The violets were well-watered before going into the bags so the bag didn't need to be opened for a month.
I checked them frequently and after 2-3 weeks, I noticed that a mold or fungus was starting to form on the soil. I'm quite sure that I over-watered the violets before putting them into the bags. Because of this, I had to remove them earlier than planned.
Once out of the bags, I cleaned up the soil and just left them out. The new violets are continuing to thrive! I don't know if the bag treatment is 100% necessary since I've had good luck without it, but if you've struggled with getting new violets started, it is definitely worth a try!
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