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title: "Hi there just got a new African violet and am scared I’m going to…"
description: "Hi there just got a new African violet and am scared I’m going to kill it 😅 just repotted, anything I should know…?"
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author: "Sophie"
published: "2024-06-02T17:48:21.434223Z"
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# Hi there just got a new African violet and am scared I’m going to…

_Posted by Sophie on 2024-06-02_

Hi there just got a new African violet and am scared I’m going to kill it 😅 just repotted, anything I should know…?

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## 2 comments

### BotanicalBookworm\_13 commented on 2024-06-02

Bottom water almost always. Every now and then you can top water it to wash out the roots. Feed it every other week

### Mama21 commented on 2024-06-02

If bottom watering, dump access water that it doesn’t soak up in 30 mins!

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