Welcome! Orchids, always grow healthily. The flowers stay on the branches for a long time before fading. So let’s explore organic fertilizers. To make safe and effective compost, I will use banana peels. Bananas contain many types of vitamins B, C, carbohydrates, protein, calcium, sodium, potassium and some hormones stimulate the growth of roots, stems, leaves. Helps plants grow healthily and resist diseases on orchids.
The potassium content in bananas is very high.
It has a very good flower-nourishing function, helping orchids become stronger, bigger and fuller, and more colorful. We cut the banana peel into small pieces. Add 500ml boiling water. Cover and leave in a cool place for 1 day. To increase the effectiveness of natural fertilizer, we will combine it with rice water. You can use 200 grams of rice.
Rice water is known as an organic fertilizer – an extremely effective miracle drug for orchids. After washing the rice, cover tightly and leave in a cool place for 24 hours. After 1 hour, pour the rice water into a plastic basin. Remove the water that settles at the bottom After soaking banana peel water for 1 day, the water will turn brown like this Filter out the residue and mix with rice water You can pour boiling water in and continue soaking with this banana peel Pour into a larger pot Add 2.5 liters of clean water We get 4 liters of natural fertilizer.
Below I will show you 3 ways to fertilize cattleya orchids:
METHOD 1: Clean the leaves. Clean the top and bottom of the leaves with this water. Helps clean leaves, plants will photosynthesize better and absorb more nutrients. If you do this once a month, the leaves will stay green and disease-free.
METHOD 2: Spray this fertilizer on the entire orchid. You can also spray this fertilizer on the entire orchid. Like foliar fertilization for orchids. Foliar fertilization 1-2 times/month helps increase the number of flowers on orchids, makes plants flower more and prolongs flowering time.
METHOD 3: Fertilize orchid roots. This type of fertilizer contains nutrients necessary for plant growth, including nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), as well as minerals and trace elements such as magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn). Soak for about 30 minutes. After 1 month, The roots grow very healthily, helping the orchid absorb the most nutrients. Sprouts also reproduce quickly. Each orchid grows many buds. The blooming flowers are brightly colored and last a long time.
Hope the video will help you a lot. Thank you and see you around!
