Dead orchid, just a pinch is enough to revive it easily

Dead and extinct orchid: add a pinch of this natural ingredient to revive it and give it a second life.

Orchid with dull colored leaves and flowers? How can you make the plant bushier and healthier? Just add  a pinch of this ingredient  found in your kitchen pantry and it will immediately come to life. Find out what you should add to your perennial and how to make it thrive.

Orchid with yellowed leaves: what are the causes?

Orchid with yellowed leaves and withered flowers? It often happens that the immune system of this ornamental plant is weakened. The leaves turn yellow and the flowers wither. What causes yellowing of orchid leaves is water stagnation caused by too frequent watering. Excessive direct sunlight, lack of fertilizer, mechanical damage and pests are also causes of weakening orchids. Orchids undergo a weakening and aging process in which the leaves turn yellow and dry.

Stagnation of water between the leaves leads to the proliferation of fungal spores, bacteria and pathogens that attack the stem of the orchid causing blossom-end rot. Another reason why the orchid may have yellowed leaves is the use of an old, degraded substrate. Another weakening problem for orchids is excess light.

Weakened orchid: add a teaspoon of this ingredient

There is an ingredient that we can easily find in the kitchen pantry and that can be used to strengthen the immune system of the perennial plant. This is glucose , which can be diluted in water and used as fertilizer to feed orchids.

The plant’s own roots are predisposed to absorb sugary substances , but we should not overdo it because the osmotic process is reversed and the plant dehydrates.

Therefore, it is good to add a little glucose to the potting soil, but you must be careful not to overdo it, as it can encourage the proliferation of bacteria and fungal spores.

This should be done monthly. Many nurserymen recommend adding a little milk, which can also be used to clean the leaves, give them shine and remove grains of dust from the leaves and flowers of the plant. Expired milk can have a second life and be used as natural fertilizer.

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