If your orchid has not been pleasing you with flowers for a long time or has stopped growing altogether, this is the first sign that the flower needs to be fed.
To fertilize the plant, experienced gardeners often use potato broth, which, according to the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , contains organic acids, starch, phosphorus and fluorine, which undoubtedly benefits the phalaenopsis.
To prepare the broth, you will need 5 large potatoes, or rather, not the tubers themselves, but the peeled ones.
Wash and dry the obtained “raw material”, then cut it into pieces.
Now put the peelings into a saucepan, fill them with water (you will need 1 liter) and wait until it boils.
After boiling, the potato peels need to be cooked for another 15 minutes, after which you need to strain the broth through cheesecloth and leave until it cools completely.
The product should be used as is, without adding any additional water, watering the orchid once every 2-3 weeks.
Please note that the potato peel decoction can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 3 weeks.
Earlier, the expert shared advice on pruning orchids for lush flowering.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
