To protect your plants there is no need for expensive pesticides. You can make one with these natural ingredients.
Orchids are very common and appreciated indoor plants, in fact their colorful flowers help to beautify the environments of our home and, with proper care, you can enjoy their beautiful flowers 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 widely used inorganic fungicides, but there are several on the market. However, you can avoid having to spend money to buy these industrial products. In fact, with natural and very common ingredients you can achieve the same effects comfortably at home.
So let’s see how to make a special pesticide for orchids, made only from natural ingredients.
Necessary
- Onion peel
- Garlic peel
- File
- Water
- Strainer
- Spray
- Airtight container
Procedure
- In a bowl, insert the garlic and onion peel.
- Then cut the lime into small pieces and add it.
- Cover with water, close and leave on for 24 hours.
- Filter the mixture obtained.
- Dilute 3 tablespoons of pesticide in 3 liters of water.
- Put the solution in a spray and moisten the affected plants.
