Banana Peels in Orchid Care: 3 Methods to Increase Potassium, But Only 1 Works
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
- Banana peels have been known to do wonders in gardens as an organic fertilizer. Their ability to enhance flower growth is phenomenal and well-known in garden centers. Banana peels have been used for a long time as a method to avoid harsh chemical treatments which produced good organic material that both houseplants and outside garden plants need.
Yet, when it comes to orchids, is fertilizing with banana peels the best way to go?
Although banana peels have a high concentration of potassium, banana peels should not be used in orchid care due to 3 things: (1) the ethylene gas that ages their development, (2) the fungus that grows in the cultured banana water, and (3) the natural attraction of ants and aphids.
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At the end of every video, I always suggest 2 more videos. In this week's video, I suggest an excel spreadsheet for orchid care. I uploaded it already but the video won't come out until next week. So that was a little blooper on my part. The good news is that the spreadsheet is finished and ready to use!! Yay! 😊 So look out for that video next week!
In January of 2020 I bought several orchids from a grower. After one blooming they never bloomed again. I kept taking care of them hoping that they would.
I was about to throw them away when I visited a friend who had gorgeous orchids and told me she had had them for years. She said her secret was feeding the orchids with banana tea. She made this tea by chopping up the peel of one banana per cup of water, bringing it to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. Let it cool, strain and then pour half a cup of the liquid , evenly around each each plant. I did this the whole month of September once a week. I was gone in October, and I don't think my housemste watered the orchids. Nonetheless when Isrrived on Octoberr 29th, all of them had a stem. Had some new roots and one of them already had eight buds on it. A few days later two of the buds opened up and they are absolutely gorgeous.
Hi Vbmorra, Thank you for your comment! I'm glad you didn't give up on them.
Thank you. I needed the information.
I had an orchid that’s been in my family for over 30 years. Lately , it just quit growing. I started saving every banana peel putting them on a paper towel on top of the hot water heater. Started using the black, dried peels, cutting them into very small pieces and put them in the orchid basket adding to the potting mix. Well, lo and behold it has new sprouts and several buds. Banana peels continue in my plan!! At one point we had over 20 blossoms at one time, so I want to see them again.
Hi James, When done correctly, the results are very good--just like you stated. I have a feeling that the banana peel gave the orchid a quick booster shot, to get it alive and producing flowers again. I'm glad it worked!
WOW 30 years, that's amazing!! What type of potting mix did you use, bark or sphagnum moss?
@@aida087 I use miracle gro and orchid bark.
@@jamessanders4310 Thank you for your input James.😊🙏🏼🙏🏼
My husband purchased an orchid for Christmas. I'm glad I found your channel. I'll surely be watching you to care for mine. Blessings from Fl.😊
It seems that there are a number of things that are good for orchid fertilizer, I watched 4 videos of different things that can be used. Bananas peels, onions, rice, and garlic. Some of these even help orchids grow new roots , put out more flower stalks.
I water mine with banana tea that I boil on the stove and never had any problems . I only do it while flowering. And only use a little bit of banana tea.i almost never water my orchid. I put a pot of water on stove to cause moisture. Plant gets water that way.
I leave it overnight. Next morning I strain water, and add to otchids and plants So far so good. I also put a peel in the dirt under other potted plants, and in my garden.
thanks to all those you tubers forcing banana juice on all of us, including me: My orchids are almost dead...
i appreciate your blog very much.
Powdered banana peel seems the best fertiliser. A friend of mine makes and uses banana peel powder in EVERYTHING horticulture!! Will share your video with her. Thanks a lot for this. I eat a banana or two everyday - so this is not hard for me! I also put the peel in my compost.
Hi Lyn! It's a common fertilizer for other plants, so I'm glad this could help. 😄 Thanks for watching!
This makes a lot of sense. I’m in an orchid group on FB and I see people mention how wonderful bananas are but I have wondered if it’s actually good. Thanks for this.
I was very interested to hear your detailed report on this, as I have seen so many videos on using banana peels. I haven't done it, but I might try it on one miserable small orchid plant I have, just to see. I don't want to injure my plants!
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I read that you use the freshly peeled skin to wipe the leaves only. This is to give a good shine to the leaves & also gently fertilises them, make sure you use on both sides of the leaves. I don’t know how accurate this is & can’t find where I read it.
Tips on encouraging roots and leaves, please.
I bought several orchids in January of 2020.and after one blooming they never did again
So a friend told me she made a tea of fresh banana peel. Cut up one banana peel per cup of water and boil for 10 minutes Let it cool
@Orchideria, Thanks for your video. you mentioned an Excel file that you have uploaded but i could not find the link to the file. Is possible that you share the link?
Thank you so much for this detailed explanation. My friend was so proud about her good care given to her orchid with banana water... I will definitely use normal orchid fertilizer. Thank you so much. 🙂
I'm glad the video helped
So educational, thank you. From Jamaica 🇯🇲
You're welcome! I'm glad the videos are useful.
Amanda, thank you so much for all your info, I have learned a lot . I have recently bought three orchids they are doing well so far. I have an emergency question one of the orchids come with three spikes, two came from the normal way ( from underneath the second leave) the third one is very small came on from one of the spikes and it had a little flower. Also the main spike that finished blooming has a little something a growth just below the flowers but above the little (third) spike. Two or three days ago the last flower came down and the spike starting to dry out. my question is should I cut of part of the main spike just above the little spike and keep the part of the spike where the new growth is to propagate and make a keiki ? My concern is that if the spike continues to dry out the new growth will die as well as the little (third ) spike also. Any advise please, will be very much appreciated.
Martha
thank you so much for such an educational video
You're welcome! 😀
Hi Amanda, Wouldn’t a compost with the Egg shells, bananas, coffee beans, tea leaves kale, & using the ratio of 1:2 greens/nitrogen & browns/carbons have completed their 4 phases: heat, cook, cool, age for 6-12 weeks and the compost was done properly be the best way to fertilize it? You can also make compost tea with it and because it was decomposed properly it decreases the crobial activity so it should be good right?
I have a large 18-bushel ComposTumbler from Lancaster, PA. It makes finished rich black sweet smelling compost in two weeks.We use 40% dry leaves and 6o grass plus eggshells, banana, apple peels, potato peels,, etc in it. Peak temperature of the compost cycle is around 170 degrees. I am wondering if you recommend using compost that is fully finished at high compost temperature on orchids?
I found your channel awhile ago and YOU have been such a great help. My local grocery store has orchids all the time and if I wait long enough they go on sale for Pennie’s or I can get them free unfortunately by that time they are in bad shape. However because of your help I’ve been able to save 11 orchids so far and I have 2 in my “ICU”. Thank you and please keep up your great videos
I'm with you- people so badly misunderstand orchids and instead of doing a bit of learning about them (how to think like an epiphyte) they poopoo and toss them. Lucky for us! I have been downright astounded on how awfully bad an orchid can recover from. All they need is a chance and a righting of their needs. Thanks fellow orchid peeps!❤
Hi Amanda 😊 Great video. Thank you so much for the information. I tried banana peel and the tea on my orchids and it was a disaster. One orchid died and the other one attracted so much ants I almost dropped the plant when I tried to take a closer look at it. It works well for my other plants like the hibiscus and roses but I will never ever use it on my orchids again. Now I know why they didnt work for my orchids. Thanks again. Greetings from the southern Caribbean 😎🌴☀
Hi Nicole. I'm so sorry! Thank you for watching. I appreciate it. 😊😊
WOW Amanda thank God I watched this video because I was just saving bananas to make banana tea for my Orchids but I already have a war going on with ants lol, and I've had my ears with fungus gnats and just didn't want to attract them again, but I might try your 3rd method with the baked banana peels. Btw, just went to your website and I LOVE it, SO much info, love the photos and cannot wait to dive into all of it, also wanted your Excel spreadsheet, bookmarked it just now!!💕💕💕🥰
Can I use the water after I have cleaned my filter of the fish aquriam ( sorry spelling Iam afrikaans speaking from South Africa)
I had a Large Phalanopsis for 7 years without flowers. I found out to water with distilled water. It has now bloomed twice, last Winter and this one (even more flowers this time). 😊Don't throw them away !! Even Not blooming they are giving You oxygen 😅😅
I would appreciate the ratio of banana powder to water now that you have told us about this method
On this video she stated she doesn't know the amounts to use.
Great information. Thank you for another great video.
Hi Ian, Thank you so much for watching. I appreciate it! 🙏
My orchid lost a lower set of leaves. The blooms have died. My apartment is generally warm. I have my orchid in the window with the blinds closed. Occasionally I open the blinds. I have roots, soil, and a white powder that came with my plant. I have mixed a half tsp of powder with about 10 - 12 ozs of water to use when the soil feels dry. I only have little spikes along the stem and 1 set of leaves. I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing to keep my orchid thriving. #HELP.
2 questions regarding the banana peel technique. I live in a high rise apartment where I cannot dry my banana peels under the sun, my normal oven is currently not working. Is it possible to dry the peels in the microwave? Second, when should I start applying high potassium fertilizer to encourage better flower development? When the weather starts to get colder at night or when the first flower spike is visible? Thanks!
Hi BB itsme, I don't think the microwave would work, but I'm not 100% positive about that. I'll have to look into more info about it to give you a better answer. As for when to start, I usually mark down the day/month the flower spike starts to appear, and next year, apply two weeks to one month before that date. That way the orchid has enough time to store potassium to produce the spike.
@@Orchideria Thank you very much. That's helpful to know.
I lay banana peels on a paper towel on top of the hot water heater. Let sit until they dry out. I do my fertilizer right about now. A slow dissolving one specifically for orchids.
Hello, researching on banana peel for orchids, I see that it is used in soaking for 24 hours. Do you think ethanol was made in that time period? you talk about keeping bananas in water for 7 days. Interested in thinking about 24 hours?
Hi Fanfangames, I’m sorry it took so long for me to write you back about your comment. I was on vacation and didn’t log onto my UA-cam. Thanks for commenting on my video. I appreciate it and was glad it helped. I don't think that 24 hours would have enough time for ethanol to form, but it is an excellent question. I'll look into that some more to see if I find a definite answer.
Good tip. I experimented with 2 days. I saw bubbles on the 2nd day. Remove the peels off, and add water. I used it any time and even later, because there are no more bubbles sparkling and it looks like regular tea water. My hypothesis is that bacteria feed on the sugar left, but once it is gone..
Hi Amanda, have you tried garlic water for your orchids .I tried and my dendrobiums and phalaenopsis are in spike .
Hi Jocelyn, I haven't tried that. I'll look into it and see what happens. Do you boil the garlic first or just soak it? Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment. I appreciate it.
I crush 2 to 3 cloves and soak them in water overnight in a liter of water, next day I add around a 2 liters of water and water my orchids
Hi Jocelyn, I was intrigued by your question and set out to find some answers. I'd never heard of garlic water before for orchids and it sparked my curiosity. I ended up writing an article about it since I found so much good information, which you can read here orchideria.com/garlic-water/ I just wanted to thank you for this incentive. I'm going to make a video about it too in a couple months. I think your recipe is much more diluted that what I typically found, so it's probably much safer and much better to use as a repeating supplement. Once again, thank you for the idea.
@@Orchideriayour welcome, I'm from Goa ,India and love watching your videos.
Hi.... just wanted your advice... my dendrobium leaves suddenly have started turning silverish heavy like.Recently I had sprayed new fertilizer which I purchased from Amazon. I watched your previous videos on leaves but didn't find similar content. I'm from India.
Hi Reshma, Does your dendrobium have a dormant phase? Most do, and the leaves will fall off. If it does, this is perfectly normal. The leaves will all turn yellow, crispy, and fall off later. I'm wondering about the silver color though... it should look more yellow than silver. If it's a Den-phal, it won't have a dormancy phase, if it's a den noble, it will. In any case, I would suspend the fertilizer and rinse your orchid off with water. The damage is already done, but any old fertilizer will be rinsed away to prevent further damage. I usually don't mist my orchid with a foliar fertilizer because I always use too much. I'm still not sure why it's turning silver. I'll look into that.
@@Orchideria truly appreciated your instant reply. Actually they are all phal type dendrobiums and yes it's in dormancy but the cane I'm talking about didn't flower even once being healthy and vibrant. I have 35 in all but out of which at least 10 to 12 have similar problems. Actually its silverish dust like how we have sugar dusted cookies. I was watching them to turn yellow from last 2 weeks but they are stiff just silverish dust on green leaves. And yes from yesterday I have placed them all in rains.
The best example I can give you is like ombre nails we do its almost like tat .and this is for the first time I have seen such leaves. Oh! I love my plants so much.
Hi Reshma, Since it's on the cane, I'm not sure what it is. I'll look into that and see what I can find.
Hi Reshma, Do you have Instagram? I don't allow pictures here on UA-cam, but on Instagram people can send me pictures and I can better see what's going on to give you an answer. My Instagram is orchideria.orchid.terrariums
That's interesting, wonder who thinks these things up. On a par with just add ice. Nuts.
Hi Christine, My thoughts exactly, but unfortunately it's more common than not. I think because of the success that banana peels have in gardening, the idea "transfers" into orchid care. Thanks for watching. I appreciate it.
banana peel should be used on bougainvillea rather than on orchids.
Hi Sunnel, I agree that the soil will break down the eggshells and release the calcium quicker than any orchid potting media, so I agree in that aspect. Thanks for watching my video.
So you're saying you should ONLY fertilise an orchid when it's in flower?! Oooops. 🤦🏻♀
Hi Mars TV Cartoons, I think you misunderstood what I said. I have a whole guide on fertilization that you can download for free on my website.
@@Orchideria Thank you! You're awesome x
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