As of: February 19, 2024, 5:16 a.m
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Orchids are popular houseplants.
In order for them to thrive, you should fertilize regularly.
Various everyday waste is ideal for this.
Kassel - Orchids are not for people without a green thumb, because the elegant houseplants are quite specific when it comes to caring for them.
This means that they want to be fertilized regularly.
However, not all year round and you shouldn't overdo it either.
A plus is that you don't necessarily need expensive special fertilizer from specialist retailers.
Some home remedies are also wonderful for supplying the orchid with the necessary nutrients.
Orchids should only be fertilized during the growth phase - but then regularly
According to
My Beautiful Garden,
orchids are only fertilized during their growth phase.
The portal recommends supplying the plant with nutrients every two weeks.
When exactly the growth phase is varies from species to species. However, it usually begins in spring and lasts until late summer, sometimes even into autumn.
However, fertilizing is definitely not necessary in winter and can even be counterproductive.
The watering rhythm also changes for orchids in winter.
Orchids can also be fertilized with home remedies.
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Coffee, dry yeast and more – these household products are suitable as orchid fertilizer
Like many other plant species, coffee can also be used as fertilizer for orchids.
However, the leftover coffee grounds are not used as fertilizer here.
Instead, 100 milliliters of freshly brewed coffee is mixed with two liters of water.
After the mixture is completely cold, it can be used as fertilizer.
According to utopia.de, other such infusions are also suitable as orchid fertilizer.
If you like to bake privately, you might have some dry yeast in your pantry.
Seven grams of it dissolved in 100 milliliters of hot water and mixed with two liters of water are also ideal as fertilizer once the mixture has cooled completely.
The same applies to mixing 250 milliliters of tea and two liters of cold water.
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Fertilize with home remedies: This is how to use homemade orchid liquid fertilizer correctly
However, you should not simply pour the liquid fertilizer onto the plant from above.
Instead, some fertilizer is placed in a bowl and the orchid pot is then placed in it.
This allows the substrate to soak up from below and absorb the nutrients.
Every now and then it is also necessary to cut orchids.
You should proceed carefully and avoid certain mistakes.
If an orchid has yellow leaves, this is usually a sign of incorrect care.
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