Banana Tea

[Roberta]

When you use these "home brew" concoctions, you have no idea what you are actually providng. When you use a regular fertilizer, you know exactly what is in there, and can then make your dilutions based on what you are trying to achieve. Think of fertiizer as "vitamins" rather than "food" - green plants make t heir own food, utilize the minerals in fertilizer to build new tissue. Since they grow slowly, they don't need much. A healthy orchid will bloom at the appropriate time - you can't make it bloom better with a fertilizer formulation, especially an unknown one. If you have a healthy plant that is reluctant to bloom, it likely needs more light. (Phals nant low intensity light, but also want a duration of about 12 hours a day)