7 Homemade Plant Foods for Orchids | DIY Orchid Fertilizer
06.07.2023 - 12:45
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These Homemade Plant Food for Orchids are easy to make and will help you to keep these beauties thriving with beautiful colors!
This fertilizer is an excellent nitrogen source and can be used as an alternative for regular watering once every month. Have a look below:
Recipe: Pour leftover black coffee or tea into a jug, mix four times water, and 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar. Store this solution in an airtight container but don’t refrigerate. It can be stored for 5-7 days. Water your orchids with this solution in place of regular watering once a month and watch them turn lush green with more flowers!
You can apply this nitrogen-rich food once a month in orchids for complete nutrition filled with extra phosphorous and calcium.
Recipe: Mix 2 cups bonemeal, 2 cups cottonseed meal, and 2 cups wood ashes in a bowl. Apply 3 tablespoons of this mix in the orchid mix once every 2-3 months. You can store the remaining mixture in an airtight container.
You can use this on the orchid foliage for giving them a dose rich in nitrogen, potassium, and calcium.
Recipe: Soak the 12 eggshells overnight, and grind them in a grinder or a mortar and pestle. Add this powdered eggshell mix in 1 quart of boiling water in a saucepan. Strain the solution into a clean spray bottle and spray on the orchids once in 10-14 days.
Both potatoes and rice cooking water has calcium and potassium. Additionally, rice water also contains vitamin B. You can keep the water in a refrigerator after cooking or boiling potatoes and rice.
Before use, take out the water from the refrigerator and allow it to reach room temperature. Use this liquid meal once every 3-4 weeks on your orchids for greener leaves and fuller blooms.
For feeding your orchids with a magnesium-rich