ADVERTISEMENT
Making an economical and effective fertilizer
To give your orchids the right vigor you will only need a small potato (in reality you need 20 grams) and a liter of water.
But why a potato?
Perhaps few people know that potatoes are tubers with excellent properties even outside the kitchen. They are widely used in gardening for their excellent fertilizing properties. For example, potato peelings can be added to regular soil as a natural fertilizer.
Potatoes contain potassium, which helps plants grow strong and lush, but especially during flowering.
Even halved potatoes are often used to create cuttings of other plants like roses or geraniums, thus acting as a real “incubator” for the development of the roots of the cutting.
But now let’s see how this tuber with many properties can help us make our orchids lush.
Continued on next page…
ADVERTISEMENT