They do make African Violet soil mix as well, i've seen this one uhm... i think at Home Depot in Canada:

Modugno-Hortibec

it actually looks like it might be a pretty good mix... but like you said, could probably still use some more perlite in it... but it does say it has a high humus content which is nice for keeping the Ph buffered.

I'm using that company's (Hortibec) soil right now... i used their seedling starter mix which does contain compost, but i am using the vegetabl garden & herb mix as my main soil, but i added perlite and vermiculite to it. I probably woulda gone for that African Violet stuff, but if i recall, it was only available in really small packages when i was shopping around.


is interesting about growing in more or less compost alone though... i would of thought that would of been really hot like you mentioned as well... but perhaps with the little bit of MG african violet soil that toned it down a bit