Sprucing up your orchids....
 

:hello Just wanted to ask what everyone does to shine up the leafs of their orchids? :scratchhead: Do you have a special solution that you mix to accomplish this? Since fall is here and winter not far behind :cold , I thought I would "shine" my orchids up. They are all inside 'till spring.

Thanks......Faz.

milk, lemon juice, physan. (separately, not all mixed together!)

Pure lemon juice seems to do really well! I just squeeze into a bowl and wipe off leaves with a soft clean cloth.

I have never put anything on my orchids like that. They breathe through their leaves and I am just too paranoid to risk anything but a shower in the tub. (Although I do break out with scissors and trim naked bloom stalks and brown leaf tips etc...)

I use a VERY tiny amount of mayonnaise on a soft, damp cloth. It's natural and takes the dirt and spots off. I only clean the front of the leaves, never the back side.

I use this on all my plants. It's what my grandmother used and I guess I picked it up from her.

But remember, it's a very minuscule amount. Don't want to leave them greasy or stop up pores.

Yes, My grandma used to use lemon juice on all of her plants and I forgot about it until a big orchid breeder told me about using it and it brought it all back to me. The more natural the better as far as I am concerned.

Thanks Deb...you saved me a lot of typing :coverlaugh:

As Deb said...MINUSCULE AMOUNT! Less than the size of a baby pea will do a few leaves. MAKE SURE you buff it all off (be careful not to break the leaf ;) )...if you leave a bunch of it on the leaves, they WILL cook! I've seen it happen to somebody who didn't pay attention to the details...

TINY :nod:

Thanks for all the feedback.....all these suggestions are making me hungry.

Regards...Faz.

I rub a Big-Mac on my leaves. Just Kidding!! :rofl: