Growing orchids is simple if you follow these little tips. To have it like those in the nurseries, healthy and leafy, you will need to prepare this homemade fertilizer.

Nowadays the orchid is an indoor plant but despite being at home it needs some care to always have it healthy and leafy like the one in the nurseries. There are several species of this plant in nature, about 25,000, but in general, these are the things to respect to have a healthy plant.

Therefore, the main factors are temperature, light and location  . As for the position, remember to keep it away from radiators and drafts. You can then place it on the windowsill, but be careful that it does not receive direct sunlight. Its ideal temperature, however, is around 20°C.

Another factor is the use  of fertilizers  . This will allow you to have a healthy plant with new, green leaves and active roots. It is important to choose the correct and natural one to use at regular time intervals. Now let’s see how to make one to have orchids as blooming as those of the florists.

Fertilizer for flowering orchids.

As we just said, fertilizer for plants is very important and now we are going to see how to make one specific for orchids with potato peel  . Potatoes are useful for the development of the orchid since they contain potassium, calcium and some vitamins such as B and C.

In addition,  potato peel has the characteristic of being an antioxidant and therefore helps the orchid leaves to be alive and hard as well as protecting them from certain diseases such as fungi.  But let’s now see in detail how to proceed with the preparation of this potato peel fertilizer.

First you will have to wash and peel 2 medium or large potatoes and then put them in a blender with about 400 ml of water. Run the blender and reduce to a slightly thick mixture. At this point you will have to separate the mashed potato skin from the liquid with the help of a strainer.

The puree that we have separated can be used by adding water after letting it sit overnight for all the plants in the house except for orchids.  For orchids, take the water obtained from the potato peel and put it in a clean spray bottle. Now you will have to add the water  . The proportion is 1:2, for example if the potato liquid is 20ml, pour 40ml of water.

So now the potato peel water for your orchids is ready and you will have to use it immediately and do not wait too long as this liquid could become acidic in a few hours. You can then  go and spray the particular solution on the leaves of your orchid.

To avoid accumulations of water or solution, you can insert paper between the different sheets to prevent the formation of fungus.  Let the sprayed orchid sit overnight and the next morning clean the leaves well with a napkin and water  . Repeat this once a month.