Violets grown with violet-specific koji fertilizers:

Am at the point where i know why the process is a massive value added. It’s like when you throw a whole tomato plant into a compost pile at the end of the season and the next year, volunteer tomato plants grow that are so much healthier than the ones originally planted. That happens because of the synthesis of the original plant - it provides predigested nutrients that are easier for the second generation plant to absorb and thrive without having to expend the same energy to pull it all from the soil on its own. Other things to know about that patch of violets: it is in direct sunlight, i don’t water it or add any additional feeds besides the koji violet ferts.