Hi All,
I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos recently about using garlic or banana water to fertilize and encourage leaf growth or new blooms on green flower stalks that are done blooming. Has anybody else watched these videos or know about this? I tried blending together banana peel and garlic with water and I'm using it to encourage new growth on the stems that are attached to my mother Phal. I think (maybe?) I see a tiny green nub appearing where I clipped a cotton pad (soaked in the solution) to the flower stalk. I know it will take three months or more to see remarkable growth but I'm wondering if it's worth it to go through all this? I made a large batch of the stuff and was also curious if it's ok to keep it covered and stored under my sink. Should it be Refrigerated? Any help or ideas would be much appreciated! Thanks!

I've never heard of this, but it seems to be working. It could also be that it was going to branch anyway.
As for the mix under the sink, I would either refrigerate it or toss it. By now I would expect that it will reek something fierce considering the ingredients and temperature. You've got a very liquid anaerobic compost pile hiding under your kitchen sink.

CalPolygardener said:
As for the mix under the sink, I would either refrigerate it or toss it. By now I would expect that it will reek something fierce considering the ingredients and temperature.
You've got a very liquid anaerobic
compost pile hiding under your kitchen sink.

I was going to suggest throwing it in the compost pile and stop watching YouTube. You can watch YouTube but if you can't verify the info on a website with a .edu or .org ending, it's just entertainment.

I saw the Garlic-water advice a few times on facebook. I personally wouldn't want to have smelly Orchids around!😄 Somehow regular fertilizer 20-20-20 or whatever seems cleaner and easier to use?

Believe it or not the first time I used the solution the smell dissipated after about two hours. But, I also turned on the bathroom fan. Still, I was shocked it faded so quickly!
Thanks all for your feedback. I appreciate it!