To protect your plants, you don’t need expensive pesticides. You can make one with these natural ingredients.
Orchids are very common and appreciated houseplants, in fact their colorful flowers help to beautify our home environment and with proper care you can enjoy their beautiful blooms from year to year.
If you don’t have a green thumb, the word fungicide might scare you. But don’t worry: It’s not difficult. These are compounds that protect plants from parasitic fungi that attack them and undermine their health.
Sulfur and copper salts are two of the most commonly used inorganic fungicides, but there are several on the market. However, you can avoid having to spend money on buying these industrial products. In fact, you can achieve the same effects comfortably at home using natural and very common ingredients .
So let’s see how to make a special pesticide for orchids using only natural ingredients.
Necessary
- onion skin
- garlic peel
- Lemon
- Water
- Sieve
- Spray
- Airtight container
Proceedings
- Place the peel of the garlic and onion in a container.
- Then cut the lime into small pieces and add it.
- Cover with water, close and leave for 24 hours.
- Filter the resulting mixture.
- Dilute 3 scoops of pesticide in 3 liters of water.
- Pour the solution into a spray and moisten the affected plants.
