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title: "I got this African violet for $2 at the grocery store and I’ve been…"
description: "I got this African violet for $2 at the grocery store and I’ve been trying to nurse it back. I got it last week and repotted it when I got it home. Any…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Abigail🪴"
published: "2023-09-21T12:32:20.187Z"
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# I got this African violet for $2 at the grocery store and I’ve been…

_Posted by Abigail🪴 on 2023-09-21_

I got this African violet for $2 at the grocery store and I’ve been trying to nurse it back. I got it last week and repotted it when I got it home. Any suggestions on how I can give her a full comeback?

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## 4 comments

### Anya commented on 2023-09-21

This would be a little bit risky because sometimes plants that aren’t in great health don’t propagate well, but you could try propagating a leaf! I’ve heard of you just set it on some moist soil, it propagates very easily

#### Anya replied on 2023-09-21

Use the healthiest leaf for this :)

### MummaDeb commented on 2023-09-21

Lots of light and African violet fertilizer. Trim off all the bad leaves eventually, just not all at once so you don’t shock it.

#### MummaDeb replied on 2023-09-21

PS I’ve rescued ones with that many leaves and they turned into full size healthy plants.

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