LEB>sooo much easier to avoid water rooting entirely.  I use regular A. 
iolet
LEB>potting soil lightened with Perlite and get 3 or more plants from each 
leaf
  That, to me, is a problem. I'd prefer one single plantlet from each
  cutting, because no matter how careful I am, I usually end up with
  several extra plants that bud from the ones I want to keep. This
  either necessitates more "surgery," or else I end up with multiple
  crowns in the same pot.
LEB>    Interestingly enough, I recently attended an A. violet show here, and
LEB>the only method of rooting displayed was via the water method!  Made me
LEB>wonder if they just *didn't want 'others'* to be successful!!!
  Maybe they just didn't know any better, or maybe they've told people
  ad nauseum to spend the couple dollars on good rooting medium, only to
  learn they still tried using ordinary garden soil, to their dismay.
LEB> SP>    Not me - I have cut my houseplants down to mainly a few
LEB> SP> orchids, herbs, and A. Violets. My windowsills are already
LEB> SP> full with seed pots of mainly peppers and tomatoes, with a
LEB> SP> few herbs and flowers tossed in. :-)
LEB>Congrats on the orchids indoors!  That's where I have troubles!
LEB>With my New Orleans climate, I do my *seedling thing* outdoors!
  I have lost some due to my illness last year, but a couple of old
  faithfuls have just finished blooming again. :-) I have lettuce and
  spinach growing outdoors. Peas go in shortly.
                      ...Sandra...
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