Everyone knows about the beneficial properties of garlic since childhood. This is the main barrier to colds and viral diseases in the winter. The ability to disinfect has made it indispensable in any kitchen. But garlic can help not only people, it is also an excellent healer for indoor plants.
What are the benefits
It affects the plant as top dressing, protects the soil. The result of using garlic for a room orchid:
- stimulation of active growth of the root system;
- restoration of density and meatiness of a leaf (turgor);
- flowering stimulation;
- flower protection from pests;
- treatment of infectious and fungal diseases;
Prepared garlic water for orchids - a budget option for feeding, a means of prevention from pests and diseases
- plant adaptation after transplantation;
- help in awakening after the winter period;
- maintaining immunity;
- general strengthening effect.
For the soil in which the orchid grows, garlic infusion will contribute to:
- getting rid of larvae and embryos of pests;
- prevention of parasites, fungi and infections;
- saturation of the soil with useful minerals with trace elements for a long time.
Tender orchid loves garlic baths
When to use water
Many gardeners use garlic irrigation on an ongoing basis. Making a not too concentrated infusion, they use it instead of ordinary water for irrigation. With this choice of using infusion, you should carefully examine the plant. If it is absolutely healthy, this way of leaving is quite acceptable. If the plant has damaged roots, garlic can leave its burns on them. The reason for this will be an increased concentration of juice in the soil for orchids.
Prevention
After a long winter, an exotic beauty can be fed for active growth and flowering. The best environmentally friendly remedy is garlic infusion for orchids. It is used twice with an interval of 15 days, between garlic irrigation there must be regular watering. The result will be visible after the first use of garlic tincture:
- for 3-4 days, the leaves become dense, shiny;
- after a week, new thick roots appear;
- two weeks later, peduncles appear.
As a prophylaxis, such an infusion can be used at any time of the year if the leaves of the plant become soft and look unhealthy.
Note! When the plant sleeps, it is not necessary to fertilize it, there will be no benefit from this.
During flowering, you need to water with caution, as there is a risk of falling young buds
Treatment
If pests have been detected in the soil or at the base of the flower stem, they are treated until the signs of infection have completely disappeared. Moreover, not only watering the plant, but also spraying the leaves. Pests will die and disappear from the soil after the third use of garlic water. It perfectly neutralizes the soil from the larvae of bugs.
Important! When spraying orchids, it is important not to get on the flowers and buds, because the solution leaves burns.
During treatment, watering should be alternated with conventional, so as not to harm the plant.
Flower restoration
Orchids suffer from improper care, watering regimen, and temperature. Beginning flower growers find a painful state in the last stages, when the plant is in a half-alive state. You can feed the orchid with garlic water as a medicine with the following signs of improper care:
- withering foliage;
- yellowing of the sheet plate in whole or in part;
- lack of new sheets;
- decay or drying of the roots;
- stunting of the root system;
- lack of flowering.
During treatment, it is important not only to feed the plant, but also to restore all the necessary conditions for its full growth. The results of treatment are noticeable after the first watering, but sometimes a full recovery takes up to three months.
Soil change
During the transplant, the plants are inspected and cut off its damaged dry roots. This procedure often deprives an orchid of 50 to 75% of the root processes. After such a “haircut”, the orchid grows the root system, not releasing new shoots of leaves and peduncles. Healing water speeds up this process.
Garlic contributes to the active growth of healthy roots, filling them with life and energy
Magic potion recipes
Wonderful water can be prepared as a concentrate that requires dilution, or be ready to be infused for irrigation.
Concentrated
To prepare you will need:
- 85 g of garlic;
- 0.5 l of water;
Garlic must be peeled and chopped with a crush or knife. Pour it in a jar of water and put in a warm place for five days. On the sixth day, the infusion is ready for use after filtering. For watering, you need to dilute 60 g of concentrate per 1 liter of clean water.
Important! The concentrate cannot be used in its pure form for watering or spraying, it will burn the roots and leaves of the plant.
Instant concentrate
To use the concentrate on the day of its manufacture, you need hot water. The head of garlic is peeled and chopped in any convenient way. After pouring hot water, let it brew for 20 minutes. After this time, you can mix in the ratio of 1.5 tbsp. tablespoons to half a liter of clean water.
Important! The liquid must be filtered. If particles of garlic get into the soil, they will begin to rot, causing the formation of root rot, the growth of fungi and mold in the soil.
Water for irrigation
To prepare a garlic quick solution for orchids, you need to take:
- 3 l of water;
- 6 large cloves of garlic.
You can prepare an infusion that does not need dilution in a day
Chop the garlic and pour it into a 3-liter jar of water. Put in a warm place, you can even in the sun, and insist at least night, maximum day. The mixture prepared according to this recipe can be used immediately for watering, washing the roots, spraying foliage or stems of orchids.
Important! If for some reason the liquid smells acidic or is covered with foam, then you can’t use it for watering orchids, since the plant will die.
Watering Methods
The usual way to water orchids is to immerse the pot in a container of water. Watering orchids with garlic water is done the same way. You should take the container into which the pot with the plant will enter, pour the garlic solution and put the flowerpot so that it is 2/3 in the water. After time, the pot is placed in another container or sink to allow excess fluid to drain. Depending on the purpose of such baths, the pot is in the water for 15 minutes. up to 3 hours. If watering with additives is done as a preventative measure, a minimum amount of time is needed. If root treatment or getting rid of parasites is carried out, maximum stay in the treatment solution is necessary here.
Note! The amount of watering time depends on the size of the pot and the root system of the plant.
Watering an orchid in the usual way does not make sense, since the loose and dry substrate for these exotics does not have time to get wet. To wet the topsoil it is better to use spraying. This method is used to treat the roots and leaves of a plant.
Spraying is used for problems with the elasticity of leaves and stems, yellowing of leaves and poor root growth. Also, spraying is an excellent prevention from external pests that can migrate from neighboring flowers.
Important! During spraying, plants must be monitored so that water does not drain into the base of the leaf and does not accumulate at the stem. It can contribute to the appearance of rot and mold on the flower.
The need for watering is determined by drying the soil in the pot and changing the color of the roots. A plant that is saturated with moisture will have bright green roots; if it is lacking, they will turn gray. Violated irrigation regimen also produce leaflets that become lethargic and sinewy. Use garlic water as an irrigation should not be more than twice a month.
Note! It is better to use a freshly prepared infusion for each watering.
Garlic Water + Succinic Acid
For orchids, garlic water with succinic acid acts as a protection against external factors and plant strengthening. These two components will be an excellent eco-fertilizer for home fussy.
Succinic acid - an excellent stimulator of growth and flowering of indoor flowers
A tablet of acid should be diluted in 1 liter of hot water. Next, add 3 tbsp. tablespoons of garlic concentrate and pour the plant by immersion in water. If the preparation is in the form of a powder, then 1 g is diluted per 1 liter of water.
Important! The infusion of garlic with succinic acid has beneficial properties for two days.
Garlic water is the easiest way to invigorate a plant, help it deal with growth problems, illness, or parasites. It is worth trying this simple recipe in caring for an orchid, and they will say thanks to their bright and unusual colors.
