Orchid roots growing like spaghetti - it turns out this natural special fertilizer was used
Recently, some flower enthusiasts reported that their orchids had been grown for a long time, but the leaves were very sparse. They suspected there was a problem with the roots. When they dug them out to take a look, the roots seemed barely grown, and could be counted on the fingers of one hand. Why is this? The main reason for few roots is nutrients. If the orchid does not absorb enough nutrients, it cannot grow normally.
Therefore, in order for the orchid to better absorb nutrients, you must start by supplementing nutrients. Below, the editor introduces a natural "special fertilizer." It is a great helper that can make orchid roots grow plentiful and strong, just like spaghetti, and also produce many flowers.
This "special fertilizer" is easy to find. It is apple peel, which we often come into contact with in daily life. Usually when people eat apples, they habitually throw the peeled apple skin into the trash. What a pity. It would be better to use it to make flower fertilizer for orchids. So how do you make apple peel flower fertilizer? Below, Xiaohu explains to flower enthusiasts the method of making fertilizer from apple peel:
1. "Apple peel" works well and promotes rooting
The nutrients contained in apple peel include vitamins, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and so on. These nutrients can promote flower rooting and abundant blooming, and have a protective effect on plants, such as reducing the growth of pathogens and reducing root rot in orchid roots. It is a natural good fertilizer.
2. Choosing the right kind of "apple peel" brings many benefits
There is some particularity in choosing apples. Choose a relatively crisp and sweet variety, because crisp skin does not rot easily. For home flower growing, you can choose 1-2 apples at a time to peel, then soak the peel in lightly salted water for about 3-5 minutes and take it out.
3. Sun-dry the "apple peel" to avoid odor
At this point, you can spread the apple peel out in a clean place on the balcony and expose it to the sun. Generally, after about 2 days of drying, the apple peel is dry. Why dry the apple peel? If apple peel is directly chopped and buried in soil, it is difficult to decompose, and in hot weather it is very easy to rot and give off waves of odor. If you want no odor, you can only dry it.
4. Grind "apple peel" into powder for convenient use
After the apple peel is completely dried, it is time for the next step - grinding into powder. Prepare 1 small iron bowl and 1 wooden stick, then put the apple peel into the iron bowl, and use the wooden stick to mash it until the apple peel becomes powdery.
Once done, it can be used for the little flowers. Be sure to control the amount, preferring diluted over concentrated. Take 1 small spoonful, dilute with water at more than 600 times, and then spray or water. It can be used once about every 1 week.
If some flower enthusiasts think the nutritional components of apple peel flower fertilizer are not comprehensive enough and worry the orchids will not absorb enough, you can use a nutrient solution specially for orchid plant growth, spraying once every 10 days, each time diluted with water at 900 times.
The above is the natural "special fertilizer" that the editor wants to introduce to flower enthusiasts today. With it, orchid roots grow rapidly, and even ten hands cannot count them all.