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title: "About to make a garlic bath for my orchids! I don’t boil them. I take…"
description: "About to make a garlic bath for my orchids! I don’t boil them. I take hot boiling water and pour it over the garlic (skin and all). I let it cool off for about…"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Ama the plant Mama."
published: "2025-02-21T03:10:11.488847Z"
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# About to make a garlic bath for my orchids! I don’t boil them. I take…

_Posted by Ama the plant Mama. on 2025-02-21_

About to make a garlic bath for my orchids! I don’t boil them. I take hot boiling water and pour it over the garlic (skin and all). I let it cool off for about 30-40 mins, strain and let my orchids sit and soak in the water for about 20 mins each. 😁

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## 11 comments

### Molly commented on 2025-02-21

I have done that with onion peels and it has done wonders for my Orchids. Haven't tried it with garlic yet.

#### Ama the plant Mama. replied on 2025-02-21

Onion peels work great also!!!

#### Amy replied on 2025-04-17

What type of onions? Yellow, white, red? Do you boil the onions or soak them in hot water? Then water the orchids with the onion water or soak them in it?

#### Ama the plant Mama. replied on 2025-04-18

I’ve used red onions, yellow onions. I use the peel from the outside and I never boil them. Just like the garlic, I sit it in a pot and pour the boiling water over it and let it soak.

### BeanyGal commented on 2025-02-21

What do garlic baths do?

#### Ama the plant Mama. replied on 2025-02-21

It encourages root growth. Strong thick roots.

### Surfside Seedling commented on 2025-02-21

This is very intriguing! How often do you give your orchids this spa treatment? Also, what kind of orchids?

#### Ama the plant Mama. replied on 2025-02-28

I do it once a month.

### Amy commented on 2025-04-17

How many cloves of garlic to water do you use and do you dilute before giving the orchid their garlic bath? Does it make them smell like garlic?

#### Ama the plant Mama. replied on 2025-04-18

I use any garlic that looks old. I never count the cloves. No I do not dilute. Garlic smell will not come from the flowers. Will you have a garlic smell in your home? Maybe. Depending on how many you have. I have 6 orchids! Plus I’ll give the left over garlic water to other plants too.

### Amy commented on 2025-04-18

Thank you. I’m going to try this.

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