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Revive Your Orchid’s Bloom: A Guide to Using Garlic Powder

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Using Garlic Powder to Revitalize Orchids

This natural method can help your plants grow strong and healthy. Here’s how to make garlic fertilizer:

Boil a cup of water and let it cool. Add a teaspoon of garlic powder to the cooled water. After a few minutes, strain the mixture and dilute it with about a quart of water. Water your orchid with this solution twice a week. Alternatively, you can sprinkle garlic powder directly on the soil every two weeks or gently rub the leaves with a cotton swab soaked in garlic. Prevention is key when using treatments to combat pests and promote healthy orchid growth.

Tips for Orchid Care and Flowering

Orchids may seem delicate, but with the right care from the start, they can be easy to maintain.

Growing Mix : Use a mixture of coarse perlite, pine bark and sphagnum moss for growing orchids.

Light : Orchids need bright, indirect light. Avoid direct sunlight, which can cause poor flowering or burn the leaves.

Temperature : A cooler night temperature (about 15 degrees cooler than the day) helps promote flowering.

Watering : Water orchids sparingly and allow them to dry out between waterings. Use the finger test to check soil moisture before watering.

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