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12-01-2009, 05:50 AM
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hi guys? anyone using beer on orchids?
what does it do??? thanks!!!...
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12-01-2009, 06:51 AM
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Not possible... somehow, the bottle is always empty by the time it arrives near my orchids... Since it only takes some minutes from teh freedge to the orchid shelve, I assume the swiss and german beer evaporates very very fast...
P.S.- would also be curious to hear what you use it for in the Philippines...
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12-01-2009, 06:57 AM
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 San Miguel I'll wager,but it also evaporates very fast,especially when it's cold! |
12-01-2009, 07:34 AM
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 OK then.Found my reading glasses,made coffee,lets try this again.How about a source of B1 vitamin?Cheap,easy to get almost anywhere,and also makes a great snail and slug bait. |
12-01-2009, 08:51 AM
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Mabuhay!
I spray beer on my orchids but should be done in late afternoon, i guess, it is to deter some pests specifically slugs. And some says its also acts as a fertilizer. Anyway, one thing is for sure that is its a great-bonding moment with you and your orchids. hehehehehehe. don't forget to mix it with water...don't spray pure beer...based on my experience it somehow burns the orchid.
Well, long-time ago someone told me that its a good fertilizer if you mix urine with water.....it was beneficial to my roses.
goodluck
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12-01-2009, 10:49 AM
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coz i have a friend who tells me that they use stale beer / leftover ones to spray in their orchids (yes its diluted). ive done a tiny research that it also helps make grass lush? so im just curious about it!
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12-01-2009, 11:24 AM
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As much as I love my orchids, I really don't think they appreciate a great brew as much as I do. And as Ramon said, it rarely makes it that far from the fridge.
Kim
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12-01-2009, 02:30 PM
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just one thing, I do not know about asian slugs, but at least european slugs are actually atracted to beer! They can travel several meters atracted by the smell of beer! That's why it is used as slugs bait!
alobe for this reason, I would think of drinking it inmediately after opening, in order to avoid slugs near my orchids  |
12-01-2009, 07:49 PM
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My orchids don't need any expensive habits- they already ARE one!
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12-01-2009, 09:59 PM
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There isn't a worse sight then drunk orchids.... 
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