If you love plants and the goal is to make them grow healthy and strong, there are some tricks to follow to have abundant blooming and healthy leaves and roots. In particular, we will examine how best to make orchids bloom, a houseplant that grows in an apartment.

Orchid – this is the trick to lush flowering and bright vigorous leaves.

One trick for healthy roots and flowers is certainly the use of lemon, a citrus fruit that is usually kept at home because of its many uses, perfect for cleaning the leaves of orchids and especially useful for protecting this plant from disease. In fact, lemon has a disinfectant effect and keeps away all insects and parasites that can infest the plant. In addition, it is rich in potassium and vitamin C, which is useful to make the orchid leaves greener and shinier. However, it is important to know that lemon juice should not be poured directly on the plant , because the citric acid it contains could damage it. The lemon juice should be diluted with water.

1st method

  • 10 drops of lemon juice
  • ¾ cup of water
  • Cotton pads or absorbent cotton

Pour the lemon candy into a container of water. Then soak the cotton disc in the liquid and put it on the leaves of the plant after squeezing. The disc must be squeezed to prevent excess water from being absorbed by the stem and leaves. This procedure, which must be done only once a week , protects the plant from insects such as cochineal or thrips beetle .

2nd method

  • ¾ cup of water
  • 3 drops of lemon juice

Lemon drops are added to the water and the mixture is poured into the flowerpot once a month. It is also possible to pour the obtained liquid directly into the orchid saucer, so it will be absorbed slowly. This method also serves to keep insects away from the plant. With these 2 alternative tricks you will have orchids with lush leaves and flowers.

Where to place the orchid at home for a good flowering?

But for a good flowering and growth of an orchid, it is important to know where to place it at home, because you can never make it bloom in a place where it does not receive many hours of light. There are species like Phalaenopsis that require less light to bloom, and others like Cymbidium or Dendrobium that require many hours of lighting per day. It is often important to change the location by trying a new place with more light or dim lighting. For orchids, the ideal place is certainly on a windowsill, quietly exposed to the sun’s rays.

However, for a healthy and abundant flowering, there is one crucial factor: patience. The orchid is one of the most beautiful flowers in the plant world, but it is also one of the most capricious. So, you need to invest a lot of time and take good care of it.