How to Make Rice Water for Orchids: Revive the Most Stunted Flower
Many gardeners use rice grains to prepare fertilizer for indoor plants and cannot be more pleased with the results of its use.
An expert of the online publication BelNovosti, agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh shared a recipe for so-called rice water, which is said to be the best fertilizer for orchids.
To prepare it you will need 1 cup of cereal.
Using a kitchen grinder or coffee grinder, grind the rice to the consistency of rice flour, 1 teaspoon of which should be poured into 1 glass of clean cool water.
Leave the resulting mixture for 30 minutes at room temperature.
After half an hour, strain it through cheesecloth to remove the sediment.
That's it, actually - you need to fertilize orchids with rice water prepared according to this recipe once a month, pouring 5 teaspoons into the pot with the plant.
As a result of regular use, you will get lush and beautiful orchid blooms that were previously unavailable.
Earlier, the expert answered the question of what to water an orchid with so that it finally blooms.
