Sherrii 😍💐 hi! I am so glad that you took me up on my offer to watch this video! I did feel bad when I posted the link in the other comment. You have been ever so generous with your time, I did not want to come across as taking advantage, so... thank you for watching this video and I hope that you have the same results and peace of mind as I have had since I have been using this stuff 💪🏼💪🏼 hope you are having a great day 🫶🏼❤️🌸
Danni!! 🤣🤣 oh my goodness, that is so funny!! 🤦🏼♀️🤪🤪 good one!! 👍🏼👍🏼 Thank you for the laugh and for taking the time to watch ... stay safe, stay warm! 🌸
I know it's not much, but I wanted to do what I could to thank you for all the terrific information you have shared with me. Today has been a mind blower as I binged your channel.
Kelly 🙆🏼♀️🙏🏼 thank you so so much for this gift! Wow! I have tears in my eyes from your generosity and your kind words! This is just such a blessing all around, and I am truly grateful, thank YOU so so much for everything! Watching the videos is a tremendous way to support the channel, and it goes a LONG way. THIS kind gift is .... well, I am speechless, but if you have the gift of reading between the lines, I hope I am able to express my gratitude in between them! 🙏🏼 so appreciated!! Thank you for spending time here and for your encouraging comment 🫶🏼 hope you are having a great day ❤️🌸
I'm definitely going to try it this weekend. I'm weekend off. Do I'll make it Friday to use on all my orchids....I'll have to make alot...I have over 100 orchids😂
Hi Jaenie 😍💐 it is a wonderful plan, in my opinion 😃 personally, I have a little spray bottle handy at all times, to stop anything suss I see trying to invade my 'chiddos. Someone coined this mixture 'peace of mind in a bottle' and that is so so true! Especially when it comes to dendrobiums that hate anything pesticide wise on their leaves 🙄 leaf loss is almost inevitable when spraying dendrobium leaves for any sign of pests. Not with this stuff 💪🏼 unfortunately, it is not a one and done for good, but it sure is a good feeling to have the right arsenal close by. 🙌🏼 you will be surprise as to how much it stretches. Especially with a wet paint brush! I appreciate you watching the video, thank you! If you have any questions as you prepare for your weekend playing with the 'chiddos, please feel free, under no matter which video 👍🏼 have a wonderful evening ❤️🌸
HI 😍💐 thank YOU for taking the time to take me up on my link. It is sometimes easier to do this, than try to remember all the details in a comment, so, thank you for watching 🫶🏼❤️🌸
Im useing makeup wipes to clean the orchids. Seems to work. Does not stop fungus knats. I think it does work....i used a whole bulb of fresh just picked garlic minced. And a bit over 12 ounces of 70% alcohol.
Hi Richard 😍💐 fungus gnats are are headache. Even though they don't harm the plants, they are a nuisance, for sure. They only way to eradicate fungus gnats is to treat the media on a regular basis because that is where the eggs are. Once they are adults, the garlic alcohol is not going to do the job. Do you treat the media with anything against fungus gnat eggs? I can't mince my garlic because it would clock up my sprayer 😅 thank you so much for watching, Richard! I hope that your day is going beautifully 🫶🏼❤️🌸
Against fungus gnats i tried Nemathodes- there are some different types, you have to choose for your problem. You must water all plants with the sulution. In my case it wored only one time i used it👍
That's a brilliant idea and makes a very usable and informative video. Thank you my friend I will keep an eye open to see how positive this proves to be.............I love videos which are instructive, Take care, Ed.
Hi Ed!!🤗💐 I am glad that this video was to your liking! I am so desperate to get this pest under control, I will try anything at this point.... with the exception of wine... 😅 I really need this to work! I am all out of options and I want to keep the orchids that seem to be the main attraction. I already binned all my Den Phals because this nonsense kept coming back and went for them as if it was a Brunch at a 5 star hotel! 🤨 Thank you very much for watching, Ed! I wish you a wonderful and productive day... may your repot today go really well. I am looking forward to that video! 🌸
Hello Alex! 🤗💐 so very kind of you to come and have a look see in my channel, I really appreciate it! I hope that you have a wonderful day, over there in beautiful Bahamas 🌸
Hi Doc! 🤗💐 since I have started using it, ... it has not let me down and I hope that this is not just for the time being, but long term... especially for the dendrobiums. The fungicide version has yet to be tested, ... I have not had issues with the dens in the regard, but, I am hopefully of the repelling properties the garlic essential oil leaves on the leaves 🤞🏼 I look forward to hearing your experiences when you start to give it a go! Have a wonderful day, Doc, thank you so much for watching! 🌸
Hello Irene 😊💐 all I know is to use garlic for all good things in the kitchen, as well.... 😅 I really hope this is the problem solver! Garlic as antibiotic for aching tooth... I shall remember that, thank you very much for sharing that nugget! 👍🏼 and for watching.. thank you, I really appreciate it 🌸
🦒🌺💐🍀!!! I know Adrian too and have watched his videos since he was a teenager🤩. Many years ago when I started my garden I bought a book called The Roses love garlic and the author explained several ways of using it against rose loving pests like aphids, like burying the garlic in the ground around the base of the plant. I hope it works for you, I know you are persisting enough to make it work. Carnaval tuesday today and no parties or parades, not even in Brazil. I never thought such thing could happen🤔. Not that I would join, not my type of fun... Have a great tuesday without the carnaval noise pollution, Nice and quiet. Mingi hugggssss 🤗❤️❤️🤗
FFF 😍🙌🏼🙏🏼😊💐 It is great to see Adrian grow up, huh? And getting married 😍 the fact that I saw similar signs already on the new growth... and just because I was filming, or I would have missed it... here we go again! 😡 things have really changed, meine liebe Freundin! No more parties... nothing really to uplift the spirits, traditions are out the window, and probably will never be the same again because now everyone has this 'caution' trigger embedded in them. Me included... I wonder if we will ever see full stadiums again, or if, from now on it will all be such a hassle to go anywhere that people won't be bothered. Not that I could travel, even if I wanted to , but, that is a headache for sure. I saw that UK has designated 5.000 hotel rooms for incoming travellers, they get accompanied from the airport to whichever hotel the travellers booked, and seen to their room, which they cannot leave for 10 days. After which, they can enter the country. Crazy times we live in and quite frankly... I wish I had never been around to experience this! 😓 today... back to the dull day climate. So, vecina down the road there, I sincerely hope that you are enjoying another sunny warm spring day. Aqui.... its meh! 😕 so, not much work to be done with the orchids. I shall focus on indoor chores, which is also meh 😅 much love to you, amiga! Thinking of you and your family, fur babies incl. while I sip your tea 😘 Thank you for being here! So very much appreciated! ❤️🌸
P.S.: if you see what is going on in US and the Polar vortex experience they are having? I think we talked about it, that it was heading their way... we got off lightly here!! I am soooo glad that I left that country. What they are experiencing in Dallas now, was what I had to deal with at some point during the winters there. Scary stuff, while driving ... all I was thinking was, 'I want to get home safe!' (to Spain) I don't want to die here! 😰
@@NinjaOrchids @ᑎIᑎᒎᗩ_ᗝᖇᑕᕼIᗪᔕ Helloooo 🦒 vecina!!! Same kind of weather, dull, windy, some flashes of sun as if it was saying, "don't worry I am still here and will be back when these troublesome clouds go somewhere else" 😂. I have been busy this morning, cleaning orchids in water culture and changing water. I found the heart to throw 4 noID Cattleyas in the compost pile. 4 years as recues was long enough 😳. Very surprised to see that cold over Texas, I thought the Vortex had gone home already 🥶. I hope it does not come back this way again. But we are lucky we live in such a balanced climate, indeed. Have yourself a cosy relaxed afternoon amiga mia. Mingi hugs and much love 💖❤️😍🤗
🎶Time to say goodbye🎶 I bet it took long enough and now that the decision is made, you feel better! ...maybe something I should have done a long time ago with my Little Stars, if I had not dedicated it to Instagram followers back in the day! 🗯
On veggies Ive used a combination of chilli, garlic and a drop of dish washing liquid (to hold the mixture on the plant longer) mixed with water. I did have a similar type for mix for fungus too, will have to search that recipe out. Whe I first started with clivia plants I was told about using a very diluted molasses and water to help control mealybugs. Now, a caveat, I didn't have mealybugs to begin with, but faithfully watered with this dilute concoction. I didnt see any mealybugs. But when I neglected the plants while we were building the house the plants just got the very basic stuff and I did notice bugs.
Hi Diane!! 🤗💐 soooo good to see you again! I hope that you are enjoying a wonderful summer, still!! I am glad to read your results with having garlic in a mix and you have positive results! I am so desperate to get rid of these buggers!! Seriously, I want to see healthy clean leaves for a change 🤞🏼 If you ever find that recipe, please share and maybe I can give that a go along with my garlic water. Thank you so very much for watching, Diane! Stay safe! ❤️🌸
@@NinjaOrchids Hi Nina, Yes Summer is still with us, 35C for the next 3 days 😥 Ive just had the misters on again. *****NOTE......I've never used this on orchids just veggies.***** The home made fungicide was 1 tablespoon bicarb soda, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, couple drops washing up liquid and 4.5 litres of water. Spray plants.
Hi Gabrielle 😊💐 I wanted some garlic pasta after that 😜 I hope it works too! I am soooo sick of the larvae! If it does, I will see if I can find some Den Phals again, because they were always so badly affected that they never stood a chance to grow their new growths. I also did not know what the h... I was dealing with 3 years ago, so, I could not treat for anything that I did not know. The garden centre stuff did not work either. ✌🏼 thank you so much for taking the time to watch and for your email 😃😃🌸
Hi Chantal 😃💐 thank you for going back to watch this video! The dendrobium in this video grew a super clean next growth, and for the past 6 months I have not used garlic alcohol on it, so, the pest was eradicated, the garlic essential oils served as a repellent, which helped in the fact that nothing returned and now... clean nice growth 🙌🏼 I have saved my complex hybrid phals from scale with the garlic infused alcohol as well. 2021, the pest issue was a game changer, so I really hope that you will have the same results and never look back 👏🏼 💪🏼
Alise, hi 🥰💐 thank YOU, so much for watching and your kind comment! You are very welcome, and I hope that you get the same results = happier with knowing that you are armed for any eventuality 💪🏼👍🏼 hope you had a wonderful Saturday 🌸
Hi Margaret! 🤗💐 me too!! I am so desperate to repel this larvae, I cannot tell you! So far all my dens have had the 2nd application (not waiting 10 days because I am anxious about keeping the growths clean!) as well as all my epidendrums, that were showing similar signs! I just hosed down my Berry Oda, because aphids were starting there... I can't do the alcohol just yet because of the buds, but... yeah... 🤞🏼 I will update... regardless... if it works, woohooo, if it doesn't, then it is back to the drawing board, wiping leaves with insecticidal soap. As I say with every season, this year will be the year that I can get a grip on things!! 🤞🏼 Thank you so very much for watching, Margaret! Have a wonderful Friday 🌸
I heard about using garlic as a pesticide years ago and forgot about it. Thanks for stirring up my memory. Great video. I recently lost 2 Masdevallis because of scale insects. I didn’t catch the problem in time. It taught me to be more attentive. I just never had the problem before on any of my orchids. Thanks for sharing.🤗🥀
Hi Shirley 😊💐 I don't know if it was my grandad who had it in his veggy garden back in the day, in between the strawberries or something... a foggy memory, so, I'll just say... I don't remember 😅 I am so sick of this single pest that I cannot seem to get a grip on! Mealy bugs, nuked, scale.... touch wood, the signs that I see I can deal with manually, but this flipping larvae is driving me nuts! I so hope that something along the lines of garlic infused alcohol not only kills the buggers, but also keeps them from coming back because they don't like that ASAL stuff, whatever the garlic has. ✌🏼 soooo sick of them! Thank you for watching, Shirely! Wishing you a wonderful day! 🌸
Hi there! 😊🌸 thank YOU for coming over and taking the time to watch! I really appreciate it. I am not at my regular computer, so, if you have replied to my email then, I will definitely get back to you! Your comment, on the other video, was in the held for review section, so... I apologize for not getting a reply out to you sooner, ... thank you very much for your patience!! 🌸
Hi Jose 🤗💐 it could work, just using garlic, but I am not sure as to how strong the garlic essential oils would be on orchids in raw form. But, if there are no pests, then there is no need to use the garlic infused alcohol, but just the water as a repellent. Let me know how you get along with using garlic only 👍🏼👍🏼thank you so much for watching this video. I am interested to hear your take on this,..it has worked really well for me on all the orchids that I have used both versions on, and... there is no overriding smell of garlic around 😅 have a wonderful evening Jose! 🌸
Hi there 😊💐 that would be a good idea... mmhh... I may try that and just make sure that it doesn't get moldy 👍🏼 theoretically it should work for the shorter growing orchids. I will give it a go... thank you for suggesting it 😃 And for watching, thank you so very much! Have a wonderful day 🌸
Hi Nina, good video! I hope your place won't be stinking of garlic after you spray and water your plants with the solution 😆 I had ads before your video for the first time, can I congratulate you for getting 1k subscribers or was that YT trying to make money off your videos? 😅
Hi there!! 😊💐 So far, it is only obvious if I am very very close to the orchid, I cannot smell it in the room ambient air, unless I have gotten used to it now 😜 YT is making money off my videos, but I have been approved for monetization so, they will someday give me a little bit. Thank you for your kind words... 'we' are not home dry just yet, have a lot of work to do with everyone 😁 #CareCollab ... there is method in my madness, I hope!! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch! Have a wonderful day, and stay warm 🌸
Hi Patricia! 🤗💐 my latouria types, same here... love them so much, and I am desperate to get something to work, so that I can get some healthy growths! I have had enough of this pest! Second application went on today, I am not waiting 10 days 😅 Garlic to deter fleas... now there is a good tip! My puppy can now go for walks outside, but he is not old enough for the monthly pill.... thank you for telling me that 👍🏼 Thank you, so very much for watching, Patricia! Have a wonderful Wednesday 🌸
@@thegreenthumbspet9963 i sent you an email confirming the participants... you didn't get it? I'm not on my computer with the Gmail account, but give me a few to fire up that sleepy mac.... ill get back to you
Interesting. Here in Oz there is a product that contains garlic and chilli. I’ve used it previously but wasn’t sure if it worked. I’ll give it a go anyway. Spring is here but wet and cool so far. No 40 degree days as yet.
Hi Lynn 🤩💐 I have not added the chilli part, in this concoction and unless something radical happens, I probably won't. I was wondering how applying garlic would affect the smell of the orchid itself, and there are no side effects, chilli, however, I think that would stay on the structures and well, if I were to lick my fingers or wipe my eyes, without remembering that chilli could still be there, then ... yikes! 😅We are still getting some really nice warm days, the nights however are chilly enough to put on a sweat shirt, and slippers... man, to be able to live 6 months / year in N'ern and S'ern hemisphere 😅😅 thank you so much for watching, Lynn!! Have a great Friday 🌸
Hi there 🤗💐 I will definitely keep you posted! I need this to work... I want to grow clean growths on these ... for once!! 🙏🏼 Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave a comment! Much appreciated! I hope that you are having a wonderful day 🌸
Hi K P! 🤗💐My Momentum video of today, showed the Dendrobium I was pointing out in this video, and all the new growths this year grew clean! I saw signs of some thrips damage, but with the regular application, they were not around for long and nothing came out after that. This has worked wonders for my complex phals and the scale issues I have every summer. I have not lost a phal to scale this year 🙌🏼I am so glad to have found something that will protect the dendrobiums, who are notorious for not liking anything insecticide wise on them... the other orchids have benefitted as well. No regrets! Thank you so much for going back and watching this video. You will really enjoy pest control from now on... trust me! There is something about the garlic residue that stays on the orchid that the bugs don't like. Not just good for vampires 😅oh wait... bugs suck out the juices of our orchids as well, so... they are vampires 😅
😍 Hi Denise 💐 it absolutely is working a treat! I have such peace of mind when I see a pest, any pest because it is super effective 👍🏼 since I have made mistakes with it though, I have to caution the point of overdoing it. I saturated an orchid once, in frustration that there was scale taking out the stem again, and having had years of issues with scale taking out my phals at the stem where I cannot see them, I took it out on my Sogo Vivien. Well, that was too much! Saturating the plant is not a good thing, because the evaporative cooling of the alcohol in that quantity will destroy the cell structure. Also, I have reduced the preventative treatment down to 3 weeks. I dropped the ball with my tolumnias, one summer and have lost almost all of that collection due to scale. The garlic alcohol was super effective, but the structure damage at the base of the tolumnias was already done. So, apart from tolumnias and scale being destructive faster than the orchids can recover, this has been a life saver for me and I am not bothered if I see crawlers. 3 weeks has been a great margin on prevention, painting some of the bases of the orchids, especially phals, with a paint brush, I have never had scale issues since. I have not lost a single phal to hidden scale at the stem since I used garlic infused alcohol! Highly recommend 👍🏼 if you have any questions about application as you consider trying it out, always feel free to ask and I can be more specific 👍🏼 thank you for finding this video and for watching! 🫶🏼❤️🌸
Hi Ingrid 😃💐 yes... that smell, always makes me hungry as well. I have ruclips.net/video/3dkVyAUVIbE/видео.html if you would like to see what conclusions I am drawing since using it. Thank you so much for your time 🌸
I really hope you keep us informed if the garlic concoctions work or not. I am always looking for natural way to get rid of pests. I know alot of different essential oils will get rid of mosquitoes and black flys that are miserable in the Summers. Love your video have a great day.
Hi Sandie 🤗💐 I will definitely keep you informed if this is successful!! I am so desperate for this to work! I NEED this to work!! So... if it works, you'll hear about it, and if it doesn't, you will also hear about it!! Thank you for your kind comment and feedback, as well as for watching. I hope that you, too, will have a great day! 🌸
Oi!! Helena 🤩💐 Sim!! E estou perdendo folhas de Dendrobium aurantiflammeum com o mesmo problema, mas agora com o álcool de alho, espero que o problema tenha parado. Isso é dano de tripes. Não larvas de mariposa como meu centro de jardinagem me disse. Mas, o Dendrobium deste vídeo teve 2 aplicações no ano passado, e o novo crescimento veio limpo e não vi mais nenhum problema. Eu borrifei a orquídea no início da temporada... tudo bem! Agora é só recuperar o aurantiflammeum e ficarei feliz porque aquela orquídea foi um presente! 😖 Muito obrigado por assistir este vídeo! Tenho certeza de que você vai adorar os resultados se usá-lo em sua coleção. Fez tanta diferença na forma como tenho minhas pragas sob controle 👍🏼 e... não falo português, mas espero que o google tradutor esteja fazendo um bom trabalho 😬🌸
Really waiting to see how this goes. 😊 I've seen it in use for garden to repel snails. At least those were staying off from the plants. Other which I use here during summer, against pests and as fertiliser, is the nettles. That smells really awful when finished. I just saw first ads on your video, those were at the beginning.
Hi there, lovely lady 😊💐 oh I remember in Germany, I used to you the nettles solution as well, and boy was that stuff potent to the nose 😅 it even repelled me from going in the garden for a few hours 😂 I am hoping this works... so much for pretty orchid fragrances, but, if it works, then I am very happy to keep applying... I am soooo sick of the moth larvae! I have gone through the monetization process and it was completed so much quicker than I expected. Within a week of application I was approved. Now I am totally lost as to how that all works. I never researched those settings because I did not want to look into anything that didn't apply to me, and would end up in more confusion. I had to learn so much to even do videos, my brain is fried. Now I need to sit down and figure out what to do on the back end and get it right. I am so tired of sitting in front of a computer reading the small print, and hoping my brain picks up a fraction of the information 😓 Thank you so very much for taking the time to watch! I hope that you stay nice and warm. 🌸
Hello Darcy! 🤗💐 I really hope this works as well! I am really at the end of my rope, so... nothing to loose, everything to gain! After I read your comment, earlier on, I went to sniff the orchid, (even though this one is not fragrant) just to see if there is a garlic odour around her, but no, nothing! There is hope that only the bugs are repelled and we can still enjoy fragrant blooms 🤞🏼 Thank you so much for watching! 🌸
Hi Nina, I have spider mites !!! I am making the garlic infused alcohol that you recommended and see how magic it is. I read on the internet to mix it with an equal amount of water and a few drops of dishwasher liquid. Thanks Nina you are indispensable, what would I do without you ??
HI Andre 🤩💐 well.... booo to the spider mites! But YAY... you are armed and they stand NO chance! 👊🏼 if your issue is really bad, then make sure that you shower the orchid thoroughly, like really thoroughly ... something I touch on in this video ruclips.net/video/jaOTmf5vpL0/видео.html the media needs to have water poured through it vigorously as well. Then, dry the orchid, and then apply the garlic alcohol solution... then you can monitor from a ground zero perspective. Applying the solution without first washing the existing spider mites off, may just cause them to migrate to another orchid, away from the essential oils of the garlic, which acts as a repellent. Check your entire collection, Andre! I hate to tell you, but will tell you... check your whole collection and if the rest of the orchids appear clean, give them the alcohol treatment as well. But, all that is also discussed in the video I linked, so I won't bore you with a novel 🤪 thank you for your kind comment, that warms my heart, Andre!! And thank you for watching. Keep me posted as to how you get on 👍🏼🌸
Hi Nicole 😊💐 I hope so too!! I am soooo sick of these!! The fact that there were signs on the new growth already... if I had not pulled the orchid to film what I am talking about, I would not have seen that on that day! I hate them!! 😡 if the residue stays on the leaves and repels, long after the alcohol evaporates, I am going to be nuking the epidendrum crosses as well. Thank you for taking the time to watch, I really appreciate it 🌸❤️
OMG!!!That is exactly what is wrong with my dendrobiums! Finally! I am getting on that right away. You mentioned wiping leaves and having an orange residue on the cloth. What is that from? Thank you so much for this video...you are the BEST.
Hi Elaine 🤗💐 I love it when a video is right on time for someone... best feeling!! If you are getting orange residue when wiping the leaves, it is a pest called red spider mites. They are also of the bad spirit world 😑 but... this will take care of the problem as well, but clean all the leaves off first with cotton disk and 70% alcohol, so that the maximum of the infestation is already dealt with, before spraying on the garlic / alcohol ... spider mites like dry conditions. Warm and dry, they love it! You can also take your dens to the shower and really shower them down, while rubbing the leaves under the water stream and the 'dry' off with alcohol sprayed disks. Before drying them off, really flush the pot with your shower head spray as well, this way dome of the critters will not just hang out in the pot. You wont get them all in one go... but it will clean them up good, the alcohol wipe will do the next step and then in 24 hrs when your garlic / alcohol has had time to infuse, that will be the repellant 👍🏼 i hope this helps and will be the solution to our pest issues. Thank you so much for watching 🌸🌸
@@elainereilly4686 I remember, but I was not sure of what the real trouble was and the sound of roots growing was a great sign! You are very welcome! 🌸
Julie, hi 😃💐 Welcome!! I have not seen you here before, so... a warm warm welcome and thank you so much for being here watching the video, leaving me a comment and... your kind feedback! It has worked a TREAT!! ruclips.net/video/azp0uR3iLuc/видео.html here is a link to the recent video I did about what orchids have impressed me this season, amongst others, but, the dendrobium features in this video and all the growths of this season are clean, lush and beautiful 🙌🏼 I am so glad to have something that is so simple, cheap and effective, especially for dendrobiums which are notorius for not liking anything synthetic! You will not regret using garlic alcohol 👍🏼 thank you, once again, for being here! I have subbed to your channel and look forward to getting to know you and your collection! Welcome, Julie! 🌹
@@NinjaOrchids I shall have to give it a try, spring is upon us here in Australia and its Pests galore right now. Thanks Heaps and have a wonderful day
Hi Liz 🤗💐 I am sorry but I do not understand your comment, so I cannot say something regarding what place you are looking for? To deliver orchids to you? Online purchases? If so, let me know and I will put my feelers out to give you some names of nurseries that will deliver to you in Ontario! Please get back to me so that I can give you the information you are looking for 🌸 Thank you very much for watching 🌸
HI Denise! 😍💐 it is good to see you again! I hope you are doing well! 🫶🏼 Yes, the store bought minced garlic is just as effective, however, in that case, I would let the garlic infuse the alcohol over night and strain it out the following day just so that the fine particles from the garlic that may dislodge, won't clog up a sprayer. My chunks stay in my spray bottle and on occasions I still get some particles clogging up the nozzle because of the movement of the garlic in the spray as it is being handled. I can only imagine that minced garlic will have many more particles floating around which could be a nuisance. However, the effectiveness will be the same 👍🏼 hope this helps and enjoy the results 😃💪🏼 thank you so much for watching! Wishing you a wonderful Sunday🫶🏼❤️🌸
Hi Dallas 😍💐 it is safe for every orchid, yes. It is safe in the crown as well, however, just for a precautionary measure, I use my paint brush on which I spritz the mixture to apply it in areas like that. This just ensures that there is no pooling, there is no excessive evaporative cooling that could take out the tender new cells, and it still gets the job done. Using a paint brush in tight spaces spreads the solution nicely and the alcohol will evaporated much quicker, leaving the essential oils of the garlic behind to to it's thing. If I see scale for example, I treat the orchid and then do it again 3 days later. If I see a mealy bug, then I usually only treat once and keep an eye out for any returning critters. If I do a preventative misting, then I mist the orchid from all sides, as well as the base, using my paint brush in tight spaces, possibly every 4 weeks. (prevention) I have found that scale being the most obnoxious, I am quick to repeat more frequently, if I see any and then just as a reassurance, 3 days later to make sure what I am seeing are in fact dead bodies. I hope this helps out? As you go about trying this out and have any further questions, always feel free to ask, under any video... it does not have to be this one 👍🏼 thank you for taking me up on the link, for watching the video. I hope that you have the same peace of mind that I have had in the past years of using garlic infused alcohol 👍🏼👍🏼 have a fabulous day 🫶🏼 p.s. if you are in Dallas, or if that is your name, I used to live in Carrollton and worked in Frisco and Richardson 🙃 have a fabulous day 🫶🏼❤️🌸
I have used the water infusion as a fungicide preventative as well, but as a treatment I do not find it effective. I have a dendrobium that has issues and it is not taking the fungus away. I cannot use anything industrial on it, or the orchid will have issues and possibly get set back. I need to do a video about it, because, I intend to strip the orchid of her leaves and hopefully get a reset with the new growths. I have been painting the canes with the water... only time will tell if that did the trick so that the new growths will stay clean. If not, that orchid has got to go... it has spread to another den 🙄🤬 Canada!! Oh, ok, I am sorry 😬🤪
Hi 😍💐 it is very possible that that is what I was showing, but I cannot be sure... I am not well versed in moth identification. However, as an update, despite the fact that I have some of these larvae in the past, what the garden centre diagnosed, and I repeated in this video, was wrong. The issues with my Neifert's Alexpoly was thrips, which the garlic alcohol has dealt with. Even though, I do get an outbreak on occasions, if I do the preventative treatment with the garlic alcohol, then I do not have a problem with thrips at all. This dendrobium was recently repotted, and is growing 7 new growths this season, which I am hoping to keep clean and protected from any pests 🤞🏼 it is keeping me really busy 😅 thank you so much for watching, Tran! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend 🫶🏼❤️🌸
HI Nina 😍💐 sometimes I spray, but when it comes to new growths, tight spaces, especially with the tight structures as they are new, I prefer to paint, to make sure that I get good coverage without drowning out the new growth risking possible rot before the alcohol has a chance to evaporate. But for a general prevention treatment, I mist the orchid from above, much like diffusing a perfume 😃 every month is perfect! I go to 2 months, but have noticed that I am pushing my luck by leaving it that long. So, yes, indefinitely every month is a great time frame. Unless there are pests present, then I retreat, spot treatments with my paint brush, where the pests are located, every 3 days for at least 2 weeks. If the pests do not return, I stop and go back to the misting 👍🏼 thank you so much for watching, Nina! I hope that my reply answered all your questions sufficiently. If you have any further thoughts as the weeks go by, always feel free to ask 👍🏼 hope your day was fabulous ❤️🌸
Hi Barbara 🤗⚘ I have it in a spray bottle with the garlic chunks in the alcohol until I finish a batch and make more. On some occasions, if I don't have enough airflow, I use a paint brush and paint the bases / rhizomes with the mixture. I do strain the garlic pulp though, when I put the water version into a sprayer. That would clog the sprayer up, but the chunks don't block anything 👍🏼 thank you, Barbara for taking the time to watch this video 🥰 hope you are having a great day 🌸
Thank you for this. I was about to run out and buy a systemic to have on hand just in case. This is so much easier since garlic is a staple in my home being that I’m Italian. Did it work for you? I’m new here and love your videos. I started growing Phals this past September.
Melissa, hi 😍💐 welcome!! I have not seen you here before, so... a warm warm welcome and thank you so much for being here! Especially on this video 🙏🏼It absolutely worked for me! A TREAT!! I have nothing systemic in my home anymore and have been using it since this video! The orchid in question, where I was struggling with the underside of the leaves, turns out... new growths are beautiful and clean, and I pushed it with her, to test how long the garlic holds as a repellent... well, I sprayed the orchid no more than 3x in the past year as the new growth was growing.... I didn't even have to do that, and it has been the same throughout my collection! Turns out, that, today I uploaded a video about all the pests I am dealing with, and all I do is harp on about how impressed I am with garlic infused alcohol! 😅ruclips.net/video/jaOTmf5vpL0/видео.html here is the link, incase you would like to see all the ones that are being treated with this stuff! I have garlic on hand all the time as well, and boy... it is much cheaper 😅 and the orchids do not smell of garlic once the alcohol evaporates. I cannot say more things about this concoction! I am a believer 😅😅again, welcome! And my apologies for the late reply 🥰🌸
@@NinjaOrchids ohhhhhh,so happy to hear it worked. I think I’ll skip the systemic then. I’ll be watching you new upload a little later. I’m so happy to have found you,I love your videos. Thank you so so much for the warm welcome. 💕
Hi Desire 😍💐 only if used in excess and if the leaf is warm, when the alcohol touches the leaf and evaporative cooling starts! I have a video coming out about that, because I had one weaker orchid object to the quantity I was treating it with. I mean, the orchid was really treated with an excessive amount,... it was not misting, I let that stuff sit on the leaves, during the month of June, to evaporate. That was a mistake. Using the misting and then spreading it around the structures with a paint brush causes no problems whatsoever, and soaking the paint brush, to distribute it amongst tight spaces... no problems at all! In one year, only the one (which is in the video airing soon) objected. That was me, very heavy handed 👍🏼 this stuff is safe! In the entire year that I have been using it, only this one rescue phal type orchid has shown anything adverse, again... it was me, not the mixture! The relief i have had using it in the past year, out weighs this one learning curve 👍🏼Thank you so much for going back and watching this video! 🌸
Hi Nina, I have made up both of the solutions and am starting to use them today but a thought crossed my mind.... if I already had garlic in alcohol made up, could I not use this for fungi as well or will it dry everything up too much if I paint leaves with it?
HI Carole 🥰💐 the alcohol evaporates rather quickly which helps to zap the pests that are being targeted, or get the repellent effect to kick into effect quicker. When it comes to a fungus, you don't want the evaporation so quickly... the water solution will allow for the essential oils and properties of the garlic to soak into the cells of the leaves which is better than the repellent effect of the properties to coat the surface of the leaves. If that makes sense? I hope so! If not, let me know and I will try to explain myself better. Thank you so much for going back to this video and for your comment / question. I hope that anyone who has the same question will look into the comments. 👍🏼good one! 👍🏼🌸
@@NinjaOrchids Hi again, sorry to be asking questions about an older video again but I've just made up the 2 solutions and more questions popped up 😊. Should the water for the fungus solution be warm when it's made, to help the infusion process? Should the garlic water be warmed slightly when used if it's been stored in the fridge? Is it ok to use a soft paintbrush to coat the leaves top and bottom If using it on den phals or cattleya do you coat the ps.bulbs as well as the leaves. As it's cold outside it's easier to work inside but messy and quite wasteful to spray indoors.
The fungus solution, straight into the fridge so that the garlic does not start to go off, and keep in the fridge if you have any left over. I have used it straight out the fridge as well on my orchids, did not wait for it to warm up....and I did that in the summer, and the leaves did not suffer any shock. The same with the garlic infused alcohol... straight out of the fridge, no problem. I use a soft paintbrush to brush structures if I don't want to risk getting the orchid too damp depending on time of year. I don't know if you have seen me using a paint brush in some of my videos, but that is because it is more targeted and I know the structures are covered. I usually only mist the are of the orchid where the pests congregate. So, if I see them at the base, that is my target and if they are on the leaves, then, I focus on that. The garlic has a repellent characteristic that will help ward off the pests from the rest of the structures. So... I had my phals protected with the garlic alcohol solution, and guess where they pests went, last summer? Up my spikes and covered my blooms. Yep! So... now I am putting a strip of the stuff along all spikes with my paint brush 😏 The paint brush is a little cumbersome at first, but, well worth doing .. it is more targeted, and you know where you are applying it. 👍🏼 I hope this helps? keep asking, because questions do come up as we go along
I dunno about using garlic. They use it in organic production and it used to be used by home gardeners before modern pesticides but, if it worked as advertised, why would we need synthetic pesticides? Anyhoo, I do hope it works for you. I would use the insecticidal soap and just spray it on in the morning and leave it, it shouldn't matter than the stomata are open, you can spray it on Solenaceae (nightshades, e.g. tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants) and their stomata are open during the day (assuming you are using a solution of water, soap and oil only - no alcohol; or a commercial brand which mixes potassium salts, oil and water) I'll admit I wanted to make a joke about adding water to your alcohol but I kept it in. 😉 😂
Don Miguel 🥰💐I assumed that orchid stomata are of a different 'breed' than normal plants, seeing as they do everything different as well. Especially when it comes to buds and blooms, unless I am completely paranoid about this now and see everything as a problem, when I could make it so much easier for myself and just be more vigilant... although, more vigilant? That would mean I would have to sleep with the orchids that are the target with this pest! 😅 I used the insecticidal soap that I get from my garden centre which is supposedly organic... and it leaves an oily film on the leaves... not much but I can feel the oil component on the rag that I wipe the leaves with and on my hands afterwards, that is why I concluded that I was clogging up the stomata by applying it during the day. I have stopped just spraying the insecticidal soap, because, clearly that didn't appear to be thorough enough, so I wipe ... maybe the wiping and the oil combo clogged up the stomata 🤷🏼♀️ did you delete the rest of your comment 🤪😆😅 I had a pun going in my head when I was filming about diluting alcohol which is a no no in my glass (with the exception of the mixer!) 🤪 Hope you are doing well, Michael! Having a nasty dull day here... no rain, but yuck... I hope the sun has a change of heart and decides to show her face 😎 Thank you so much for watching ❤️🌸
@@NinjaOrchids well, the smell of the garlic may be a deterrent that the insecticidal soap isn’t. Time will tell. I was going to say something about it’s the only time you’d see water mixed with alcohol in your house😂. Not even ice goes in the glass! The morning started out cloudy, it rained like crazy last night, but the sun is shining now. Only going to be 75 today, I might need a jacket😂
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Sherrii 😍💐 hi! I am so glad that you took me up on my offer to watch this video! I did feel bad when I posted the link in the other comment. You have been ever so generous with your time, I did not want to come across as taking advantage, so... thank you for watching this video and I hope that you have the same results and peace of mind as I have had since I have been using this stuff 💪🏼💪🏼 hope you are having a great day 🫶🏼❤️🌸
My husband eats so much garlic on everything I could just go make him stand in the greenhouse. 🤣🤣🤣
Danni!! 🤣🤣 oh my goodness, that is so funny!! 🤦🏼♀️🤪🤪 good one!! 👍🏼👍🏼 Thank you for the laugh and for taking the time to watch ... stay safe, stay warm! 🌸
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I'm definitely going to try it this weekend. I'm weekend off. Do I'll make it Friday to use on all my orchids....I'll have to make alot...I have over 100 orchids😂
Hi Jaenie 😍💐 it is a wonderful plan, in my opinion 😃 personally, I have a little spray bottle handy at all times, to stop anything suss I see trying to invade my 'chiddos. Someone coined this mixture 'peace of mind in a bottle' and that is so so true! Especially when it comes to dendrobiums that hate anything pesticide wise on their leaves 🙄 leaf loss is almost inevitable when spraying dendrobium leaves for any sign of pests. Not with this stuff 💪🏼 unfortunately, it is not a one and done for good, but it sure is a good feeling to have the right arsenal close by. 🙌🏼 you will be surprise as to how much it stretches. Especially with a wet paint brush! I appreciate you watching the video, thank you! If you have any questions as you prepare for your weekend playing with the 'chiddos, please feel free, under no matter which video 👍🏼 have a wonderful evening ❤️🌸
Thank you so very much for teaching this! I do appreciate it so much
HI 😍💐 thank YOU for taking the time to take me up on my link. It is sometimes easier to do this, than try to remember all the details in a comment, so, thank you for watching 🫶🏼❤️🌸
Im useing makeup wipes to clean the orchids. Seems to work. Does not stop fungus knats.
I think it does work....i used a whole bulb of fresh just picked garlic minced. And a bit over 12 ounces of 70% alcohol.
Hi Richard 😍💐 fungus gnats are are headache. Even though they don't harm the plants, they are a nuisance, for sure. They only way to eradicate fungus gnats is to treat the media on a regular basis because that is where the eggs are. Once they are adults, the garlic alcohol is not going to do the job. Do you treat the media with anything against fungus gnat eggs? I can't mince my garlic because it would clock up my sprayer 😅 thank you so much for watching, Richard! I hope that your day is going beautifully 🫶🏼❤️🌸
Against fungus gnats i tried Nemathodes- there are some different types, you have to choose for your problem. You must water all plants with the sulution. In my case it wored only one time i used it👍
That's a brilliant idea and makes a very usable and informative video. Thank you my friend I will keep an eye open to see how positive this proves to be.............I love videos which are instructive, Take care,
Ed.
Hi Ed!!🤗💐 I am glad that this video was to your liking! I am so desperate to get this pest under control, I will try anything at this point.... with the exception of wine... 😅 I really need this to work! I am all out of options and I want to keep the orchids that seem to be the main attraction. I already binned all my Den Phals because this nonsense kept coming back and went for them as if it was a Brunch at a 5 star hotel! 🤨 Thank you very much for watching, Ed! I wish you a wonderful and productive day... may your repot today go really well. I am looking forward to that video! 🌸
Thanks Nina.
You are very very welcome, Daniel! Thank you for taking the link and having a look! 🙌🏼🤩🌸
That's good, organic, Me too my friend I love the smell of garlic, Thanks for sharing my friend and keep sharing our knowledge, keep safe 🧡🥰
Hello Alex! 🤗💐 so very kind of you to come and have a look see in my channel, I really appreciate it! I hope that you have a wonderful day, over there in beautiful Bahamas 🌸
I will definitely try this. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Doc! 🤗💐 since I have started using it, ... it has not let me down and I hope that this is not just for the time being, but long term... especially for the dendrobiums. The fungicide version has yet to be tested, ... I have not had issues with the dens in the regard, but, I am hopefully of the repelling properties the garlic essential oil leaves on the leaves 🤞🏼 I look forward to hearing your experiences when you start to give it a go! Have a wonderful day, Doc, thank you so much for watching! 🌸
Thanks for sharing... Now I know I can use it, all I know is to saute garlic and use as antibiotic to aching tooth
Hello Irene 😊💐 all I know is to use garlic for all good things in the kitchen, as well.... 😅 I really hope this is the problem solver! Garlic as antibiotic for aching tooth... I shall remember that, thank you very much for sharing that nugget! 👍🏼 and for watching.. thank you, I really appreciate it 🌸
🦒🌺💐🍀!!! I know Adrian too and have watched his videos since he was a teenager🤩. Many years ago when I started my garden I bought a book called The Roses love garlic and the author explained several ways of using it against rose loving pests like aphids, like burying the garlic in the ground around the base of the plant.
I hope it works for you, I know you are persisting enough to make it work.
Carnaval tuesday today and no parties or parades, not even in Brazil. I never thought such thing could happen🤔.
Not that I would join, not my type of fun...
Have a great tuesday without the carnaval noise pollution, Nice and quiet. Mingi hugggssss 🤗❤️❤️🤗
FFF 😍🙌🏼🙏🏼😊💐 It is great to see Adrian grow up, huh? And getting married 😍 the fact that I saw similar signs already on the new growth... and just because I was filming, or I would have missed it... here we go again! 😡 things have really changed, meine liebe Freundin! No more parties... nothing really to uplift the spirits, traditions are out the window, and probably will never be the same again because now everyone has this 'caution' trigger embedded in them. Me included... I wonder if we will ever see full stadiums again, or if, from now on it will all be such a hassle to go anywhere that people won't be bothered. Not that I could travel, even if I wanted to , but, that is a headache for sure. I saw that UK has designated 5.000 hotel rooms for incoming travellers, they get accompanied from the airport to whichever hotel the travellers booked, and seen to their room, which they cannot leave for 10 days. After which, they can enter the country. Crazy times we live in and quite frankly... I wish I had never been around to experience this! 😓 today... back to the dull day climate. So, vecina down the road there, I sincerely hope that you are enjoying another sunny warm spring day. Aqui.... its meh! 😕 so, not much work to be done with the orchids. I shall focus on indoor chores, which is also meh 😅 much love to you, amiga! Thinking of you and your family, fur babies incl. while I sip your tea 😘 Thank you for being here! So very much appreciated! ❤️🌸
P.S.: if you see what is going on in US and the Polar vortex experience they are having? I think we talked about it, that it was heading their way... we got off lightly here!! I am soooo glad that I left that country. What they are experiencing in Dallas now, was what I had to deal with at some point during the winters there. Scary stuff, while driving ... all I was thinking was, 'I want to get home safe!' (to Spain) I don't want to die here! 😰
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Helloooo 🦒 vecina!!! Same kind of weather, dull, windy, some flashes of sun as if it was saying, "don't worry I am still here and will be back when these troublesome clouds go somewhere else" 😂. I have been busy this morning, cleaning orchids in water culture and changing water. I found the heart to throw 4 noID Cattleyas in the compost pile. 4 years as recues was long enough 😳. Very surprised to see that cold over Texas, I thought the Vortex had gone home already 🥶. I hope it does not come back this way again. But we are lucky we live in such a balanced climate, indeed.
Have yourself a cosy relaxed afternoon amiga mia. Mingi hugs and much love 💖❤️😍🤗
🎶Time to say goodbye🎶 I bet it took long enough and now that the decision is made, you feel better! ...maybe something I should have done a long time ago with my Little Stars, if I had not dedicated it to Instagram followers back in the day! 🗯
A very interesting video! Thank you so much sherlockette!❤💃
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On veggies Ive used a combination of chilli, garlic and a drop of dish washing liquid (to hold the mixture on the plant longer) mixed with water.
I did have a similar type for mix for fungus too, will have to search that recipe out.
Whe I first started with clivia plants I was told about using a very diluted molasses and water to help control mealybugs. Now, a caveat, I didn't have mealybugs to begin with, but faithfully watered with this dilute concoction. I didnt see any mealybugs. But when I neglected the plants while we were building the house the plants just got the very basic stuff and I did notice bugs.
Hi Diane!! 🤗💐 soooo good to see you again! I hope that you are enjoying a wonderful summer, still!! I am glad to read your results with having garlic in a mix and you have positive results! I am so desperate to get rid of these buggers!! Seriously, I want to see healthy clean leaves for a change 🤞🏼 If you ever find that recipe, please share and maybe I can give that a go along with my garlic water. Thank you so very much for watching, Diane! Stay safe! ❤️🌸
@@NinjaOrchids Hi Nina, Yes Summer is still with us, 35C for the next 3 days 😥 Ive just had the misters on again.
*****NOTE......I've never used this on orchids just veggies.*****
The home made fungicide was 1 tablespoon bicarb soda, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, couple drops washing up liquid and 4.5 litres of water. Spray plants.
thank you!!! 🙏🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Interesting! Garlic would make me hungry too 😅. I hope it works!
Hi Gabrielle 😊💐 I wanted some garlic pasta after that 😜 I hope it works too! I am soooo sick of the larvae! If it does, I will see if I can find some Den Phals again, because they were always so badly affected that they never stood a chance to grow their new growths. I also did not know what the h... I was dealing with 3 years ago, so, I could not treat for anything that I did not know. The garden centre stuff did not work either. ✌🏼 thank you so much for taking the time to watch and for your email 😃😃🌸
I will try this! Thank you ! 🍀🍀🍀
Hi Chantal 😃💐 thank you for going back to watch this video! The dendrobium in this video grew a super clean next growth, and for the past 6 months I have not used garlic alcohol on it, so, the pest was eradicated, the garlic essential oils served as a repellent, which helped in the fact that nothing returned and now... clean nice growth 🙌🏼 I have saved my complex hybrid phals from scale with the garlic infused alcohol as well. 2021, the pest issue was a game changer, so I really hope that you will have the same results and never look back 👏🏼 💪🏼
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Alise, hi 🥰💐 thank YOU, so much for watching and your kind comment! You are very welcome, and I hope that you get the same results = happier with knowing that you are armed for any eventuality 💪🏼👍🏼 hope you had a wonderful Saturday 🌸
Oh, I do hope this works for your dendrobiums...will keep an eye out for updates. Thanks for sharing this Nina🤞😊
Hi Margaret! 🤗💐 me too!! I am so desperate to repel this larvae, I cannot tell you! So far all my dens have had the 2nd application (not waiting 10 days because I am anxious about keeping the growths clean!) as well as all my epidendrums, that were showing similar signs! I just hosed down my Berry Oda, because aphids were starting there... I can't do the alcohol just yet because of the buds, but... yeah... 🤞🏼 I will update... regardless... if it works, woohooo, if it doesn't, then it is back to the drawing board, wiping leaves with insecticidal soap. As I say with every season, this year will be the year that I can get a grip on things!! 🤞🏼 Thank you so very much for watching, Margaret! Have a wonderful Friday 🌸
I heard about using garlic as a pesticide years ago and forgot about it. Thanks for stirring up my memory. Great video. I recently lost 2 Masdevallis because of scale insects. I didn’t catch the problem in time. It taught me to be more attentive. I just never had the problem before on any of my orchids. Thanks for sharing.🤗🥀
Hi Shirley 😊💐 I don't know if it was my grandad who had it in his veggy garden back in the day, in between the strawberries or something... a foggy memory, so, I'll just say... I don't remember 😅 I am so sick of this single pest that I cannot seem to get a grip on! Mealy bugs, nuked, scale.... touch wood, the signs that I see I can deal with manually, but this flipping larvae is driving me nuts! I so hope that something along the lines of garlic infused alcohol not only kills the buggers, but also keeps them from coming back because they don't like that ASAL stuff, whatever the garlic has. ✌🏼 soooo sick of them! Thank you for watching, Shirely! Wishing you a wonderful day! 🌸
very interesting. Thanks
Hi there! 😊🌸 thank YOU for coming over and taking the time to watch! I really appreciate it. I am not at my regular computer, so, if you have replied to my email then, I will definitely get back to you! Your comment, on the other video, was in the held for review section, so... I apologize for not getting a reply out to you sooner, ... thank you very much for your patience!! 🌸
@@NinjaOrchids No worries.
Thank you so much for suggesting the concoction. It would be much better than preparing the solution by using garlic alone.Shall try.
Hi Jose 🤗💐 it could work, just using garlic, but I am not sure as to how strong the garlic essential oils would be on orchids in raw form. But, if there are no pests, then there is no need to use the garlic infused alcohol, but just the water as a repellent. Let me know how you get along with using garlic only 👍🏼👍🏼thank you so much for watching this video. I am interested to hear your take on this,..it has worked really well for me on all the orchids that I have used both versions on, and... there is no overriding smell of garlic around 😅 have a wonderful evening Jose! 🌸
Can't wait to see the result.
Why not put a whole garlic op the top layer of the leca would that release the smell and oil around the plant.
Hi there 😊💐 that would be a good idea... mmhh... I may try that and just make sure that it doesn't get moldy 👍🏼 theoretically it should work for the shorter growing orchids. I will give it a go... thank you for suggesting it 😃 And for watching, thank you so very much! Have a wonderful day 🌸
Hi Nina, good video! I hope your place won't be stinking of garlic after you spray and water your plants with the solution 😆 I had ads before your video for the first time, can I congratulate you for getting 1k subscribers or was that YT trying to make money off your videos? 😅
Hi there!! 😊💐 So far, it is only obvious if I am very very close to the orchid, I cannot smell it in the room ambient air, unless I have gotten used to it now 😜 YT is making money off my videos, but I have been approved for monetization so, they will someday give me a little bit. Thank you for your kind words... 'we' are not home dry just yet, have a lot of work to do with everyone 😁 #CareCollab ... there is method in my madness, I hope!! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch! Have a wonderful day, and stay warm 🌸
I hope this works. That is one of my favourite orchids. I use garlic to deter fleas from my dog. I never thought of using it on plants.
Hi Patricia! 🤗💐 my latouria types, same here... love them so much, and I am desperate to get something to work, so that I can get some healthy growths! I have had enough of this pest! Second application went on today, I am not waiting 10 days 😅 Garlic to deter fleas... now there is a good tip! My puppy can now go for walks outside, but he is not old enough for the monthly pill.... thank you for telling me that 👍🏼 Thank you, so very much for watching, Patricia! Have a wonderful Wednesday 🌸
.wow..!!safe way of controlling pest...thanks for sharing nina...
Hey!! Amigo!! 🙌🏼😍💐 I hope it works! I really really do! thank YOU for watching, my friend! I really appreciate it.... 4 more days to go 😆😍🌸
@@NinjaOrchids i snent you an email...but still, going to ask it here..any update on the participants on the bosseri?
@@thegreenthumbspet9963 i sent you an email confirming the participants... you didn't get it? I'm not on my computer with the Gmail account, but give me a few to fire up that sleepy mac.... ill get back to you
Interesting. Here in Oz there is a product that contains garlic and chilli. I’ve used it previously but wasn’t sure if it worked. I’ll give it a go anyway.
Spring is here but wet and cool so far. No 40 degree days as yet.
Hi Lynn 🤩💐 I have not added the chilli part, in this concoction and unless something radical happens, I probably won't. I was wondering how applying garlic would affect the smell of the orchid itself, and there are no side effects, chilli, however, I think that would stay on the structures and well, if I were to lick my fingers or wipe my eyes, without remembering that chilli could still be there, then ... yikes! 😅We are still getting some really nice warm days, the nights however are chilly enough to put on a sweat shirt, and slippers... man, to be able to live 6 months / year in N'ern and S'ern hemisphere 😅😅 thank you so much for watching, Lynn!! Have a great Friday 🌸
I love this idea. Keep us posted, I love using natural pesticides.
Hi there 🤗💐 I will definitely keep you posted! I need this to work... I want to grow clean growths on these ... for once!! 🙏🏼 Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave a comment! Much appreciated! I hope that you are having a wonderful day 🌸
Thank you for sharing and i am going to start using both of these. looking forward to seeing your results.
Hi K P! 🤗💐My Momentum video of today, showed the Dendrobium I was pointing out in this video, and all the new growths this year grew clean! I saw signs of some thrips damage, but with the regular application, they were not around for long and nothing came out after that. This has worked wonders for my complex phals and the scale issues I have every summer. I have not lost a phal to scale this year 🙌🏼I am so glad to have found something that will protect the dendrobiums, who are notorious for not liking anything insecticide wise on them... the other orchids have benefitted as well. No regrets! Thank you so much for going back and watching this video. You will really enjoy pest control from now on... trust me! There is something about the garlic residue that stays on the orchid that the bugs don't like. Not just good for vampires 😅oh wait... bugs suck out the juices of our orchids as well, so... they are vampires 😅
I see this was posted 2 yrs ago, did it work?
😍 Hi Denise 💐 it absolutely is working a treat! I have such peace of mind when I see a pest, any pest because it is super effective 👍🏼 since I have made mistakes with it though, I have to caution the point of overdoing it. I saturated an orchid once, in frustration that there was scale taking out the stem again, and having had years of issues with scale taking out my phals at the stem where I cannot see them, I took it out on my Sogo Vivien. Well, that was too much! Saturating the plant is not a good thing, because the evaporative cooling of the alcohol in that quantity will destroy the cell structure. Also, I have reduced the preventative treatment down to 3 weeks. I dropped the ball with my tolumnias, one summer and have lost almost all of that collection due to scale. The garlic alcohol was super effective, but the structure damage at the base of the tolumnias was already done. So, apart from tolumnias and scale being destructive faster than the orchids can recover, this has been a life saver for me and I am not bothered if I see crawlers. 3 weeks has been a great margin on prevention, painting some of the bases of the orchids, especially phals, with a paint brush, I have never had scale issues since. I have not lost a single phal to hidden scale at the stem since I used garlic infused alcohol! Highly recommend 👍🏼 if you have any questions about application as you consider trying it out, always feel free to ask and I can be more specific 👍🏼 thank you for finding this video and for watching! 🫶🏼❤️🌸
Makes me hungry too, love garlic,please let me know if it works, thank you.
Hi Ingrid 😃💐 yes... that smell, always makes me hungry as well. I have ruclips.net/video/3dkVyAUVIbE/видео.html if you would like to see what conclusions I am drawing since using it. Thank you so much for your time 🌸
Very informative 👍👍. Thank you
Hey!!! Amigo 🙌🏼🙏🏼😍💐 thank YOU for watching!! Have a wonderful day 🌸
I really hope you keep us informed if the garlic concoctions work or not. I am always looking for natural way to get rid of pests. I know alot of different essential oils will get rid of mosquitoes and black flys that are miserable in the Summers. Love your video have a great day.
Hi Sandie 🤗💐 I will definitely keep you informed if this is successful!! I am so desperate for this to work! I NEED this to work!! So... if it works, you'll hear about it, and if it doesn't, you will also hear about it!! Thank you for your kind comment and feedback, as well as for watching. I hope that you, too, will have a great day! 🌸
Olá, ao ver o seu Dendrobium, lembrei-me que foi um dos que perdi, exatamente com o aspecto das folhas.
Muito obrigada. 💚🇵🇹
Oi!! Helena 🤩💐 Sim!! E estou perdendo folhas de Dendrobium aurantiflammeum com o mesmo problema, mas agora com o álcool de alho, espero que o problema tenha parado. Isso é dano de tripes. Não larvas de mariposa como meu centro de jardinagem me disse. Mas, o Dendrobium deste vídeo teve 2 aplicações no ano passado, e o novo crescimento veio limpo e não vi mais nenhum problema. Eu borrifei a orquídea no início da temporada... tudo bem! Agora é só recuperar o aurantiflammeum e ficarei feliz porque aquela orquídea foi um presente! 😖 Muito obrigado por assistir este vídeo! Tenho certeza de que você vai adorar os resultados se usá-lo em sua coleção. Fez tanta diferença na forma como tenho minhas pragas sob controle 👍🏼 e... não falo português, mas espero que o google tradutor esteja fazendo um bom trabalho 😬🌸
@@NinjaOrchids muito obrigada 💚🇵🇹
Really waiting to see how this goes. 😊 I've seen it in use for garden to repel snails. At least those were staying off from the plants.
Other which I use here during summer, against pests and as fertiliser, is the nettles. That smells really awful when finished.
I just saw first ads on your video, those were at the beginning.
Hi there, lovely lady 😊💐 oh I remember in Germany, I used to you the nettles solution as well, and boy was that stuff potent to the nose 😅 it even repelled me from going in the garden for a few hours 😂 I am hoping this works... so much for pretty orchid fragrances, but, if it works, then I am very happy to keep applying... I am soooo sick of the moth larvae! I have gone through the monetization process and it was completed so much quicker than I expected. Within a week of application I was approved. Now I am totally lost as to how that all works. I never researched those settings because I did not want to look into anything that didn't apply to me, and would end up in more confusion. I had to learn so much to even do videos, my brain is fried. Now I need to sit down and figure out what to do on the back end and get it right. I am so tired of sitting in front of a computer reading the small print, and hoping my brain picks up a fraction of the information 😓 Thank you so very much for taking the time to watch! I hope that you stay nice and warm. 🌸
@@NinjaOrchids oh these take time. :) hope the ads were located the way you had designed them to work.
Very interesting, I hope it works, if it does I might give it a try. I wonder if it would change the scent of fragrant orchids..
Hello Darcy! 🤗💐 I really hope this works as well! I am really at the end of my rope, so... nothing to loose, everything to gain! After I read your comment, earlier on, I went to sniff the orchid, (even though this one is not fragrant) just to see if there is a garlic odour around her, but no, nothing! There is hope that only the bugs are repelled and we can still enjoy fragrant blooms 🤞🏼 Thank you so much for watching! 🌸
Hi Nina, I have spider mites !!! I am making the garlic infused alcohol that you recommended and see how magic it is. I read on the internet to mix it with an equal amount of water and a few drops of dishwasher liquid. Thanks Nina you are indispensable, what would I do without you ??
HI Andre 🤩💐 well.... booo to the spider mites! But YAY... you are armed and they stand NO chance! 👊🏼 if your issue is really bad, then make sure that you shower the orchid thoroughly, like really thoroughly ... something I touch on in this video ruclips.net/video/jaOTmf5vpL0/видео.html the media needs to have water poured through it vigorously as well. Then, dry the orchid, and then apply the garlic alcohol solution... then you can monitor from a ground zero perspective. Applying the solution without first washing the existing spider mites off, may just cause them to migrate to another orchid, away from the essential oils of the garlic, which acts as a repellent. Check your entire collection, Andre! I hate to tell you, but will tell you... check your whole collection and if the rest of the orchids appear clean, give them the alcohol treatment as well. But, all that is also discussed in the video I linked, so I won't bore you with a novel 🤪 thank you for your kind comment, that warms my heart, Andre!! And thank you for watching. Keep me posted as to how you get on 👍🏼🌸
I hope this works out well for you! Pests are so frustrating. Wishing you the best of luck 🤞🤞🤞 I think garlic is so pungent, it hassss to work.
Hi Nicole 😊💐 I hope so too!! I am soooo sick of these!! The fact that there were signs on the new growth already... if I had not pulled the orchid to film what I am talking about, I would not have seen that on that day! I hate them!! 😡 if the residue stays on the leaves and repels, long after the alcohol evaporates, I am going to be nuking the epidendrum crosses as well. Thank you for taking the time to watch, I really appreciate it 🌸❤️
OMG!!!That is exactly what is wrong with my dendrobiums! Finally! I am getting on that right away. You mentioned wiping leaves and having an orange residue on the cloth. What is that from? Thank you so much for this video...you are the BEST.
Hi Elaine 🤗💐 I love it when a video is right on time for someone... best feeling!! If you are getting orange residue when wiping the leaves, it is a pest called red spider mites. They are also of the bad spirit world 😑 but... this will take care of the problem as well, but clean all the leaves off first with cotton disk and 70% alcohol, so that the maximum of the infestation is already dealt with, before spraying on the garlic / alcohol ... spider mites like dry conditions. Warm and dry, they love it! You can also take your dens to the shower and really shower them down, while rubbing the leaves under the water stream and the 'dry' off with alcohol sprayed disks. Before drying them off, really flush the pot with your shower head spray as well, this way dome of the critters will not just hang out in the pot. You wont get them all in one go... but it will clean them up good, the alcohol wipe will do the next step and then in 24 hrs when your garlic / alcohol has had time to infuse, that will be the repellant 👍🏼 i hope this helps and will be the solution to our pest issues. Thank you so much for watching 🌸🌸
@@NinjaOrchids I don't know if you remember but I emailed you a few days ago about my dendrobiums. I will give this a try. Thanks again.
They are creatures from hell...hahaha
@@elainereilly4686 I remember, but I was not sure of what the real trouble was and the sound of roots growing was a great sign! You are very welcome! 🌸
Hi Nina, Really liked the video. I have similar problems with similar looking moths. Any updates on how the garlic has worked?
Julie, hi 😃💐 Welcome!! I have not seen you here before, so... a warm warm welcome and thank you so much for being here watching the video, leaving me a comment and... your kind feedback! It has worked a TREAT!! ruclips.net/video/azp0uR3iLuc/видео.html here is a link to the recent video I did about what orchids have impressed me this season, amongst others, but, the dendrobium features in this video and all the growths of this season are clean, lush and beautiful 🙌🏼 I am so glad to have something that is so simple, cheap and effective, especially for dendrobiums which are notorius for not liking anything synthetic! You will not regret using garlic alcohol 👍🏼 thank you, once again, for being here! I have subbed to your channel and look forward to getting to know you and your collection! Welcome, Julie! 🌹
@@NinjaOrchids I shall have to give it a try, spring is upon us here in Australia and its Pests galore right now. Thanks Heaps and have a wonderful day
Im looking for a Place that deliver in Ontario canada -Warm hugs
Hi Liz 🤗💐 I am sorry but I do not understand your comment, so I cannot say something regarding what place you are looking for? To deliver orchids to you? Online purchases? If so, let me know and I will put my feelers out to give you some names of nurseries that will deliver to you in Ontario! Please get back to me so that I can give you the information you are looking for 🌸 Thank you very much for watching 🌸
@@NinjaOrchids Yes i meant online ,Sorry about that x
Can store bought minced garlic be used?
HI Denise! 😍💐 it is good to see you again! I hope you are doing well! 🫶🏼 Yes, the store bought minced garlic is just as effective, however, in that case, I would let the garlic infuse the alcohol over night and strain it out the following day just so that the fine particles from the garlic that may dislodge, won't clog up a sprayer. My chunks stay in my spray bottle and on occasions I still get some particles clogging up the nozzle because of the movement of the garlic in the spray as it is being handled. I can only imagine that minced garlic will have many more particles floating around which could be a nuisance. However, the effectiveness will be the same 👍🏼 hope this helps and enjoy the results 😃💪🏼 thank you so much for watching! Wishing you a wonderful Sunday🫶🏼❤️🌸
Thank you
You are very welcome 🫶🏼
Hello 😊 Is it ok for every orchid? Is it safe in the crown? I have to dilute my alcohol as well. Should I limit how much to use and how often?
Hi Dallas 😍💐 it is safe for every orchid, yes. It is safe in the crown as well, however, just for a precautionary measure, I use my paint brush on which I spritz the mixture to apply it in areas like that. This just ensures that there is no pooling, there is no excessive evaporative cooling that could take out the tender new cells, and it still gets the job done. Using a paint brush in tight spaces spreads the solution nicely and the alcohol will evaporated much quicker, leaving the essential oils of the garlic behind to to it's thing. If I see scale for example, I treat the orchid and then do it again 3 days later. If I see a mealy bug, then I usually only treat once and keep an eye out for any returning critters. If I do a preventative misting, then I mist the orchid from all sides, as well as the base, using my paint brush in tight spaces, possibly every 4 weeks. (prevention) I have found that scale being the most obnoxious, I am quick to repeat more frequently, if I see any and then just as a reassurance, 3 days later to make sure what I am seeing are in fact dead bodies. I hope this helps out? As you go about trying this out and have any further questions, always feel free to ask, under any video... it does not have to be this one 👍🏼 thank you for taking me up on the link, for watching the video. I hope that you have the same peace of mind that I have had in the past years of using garlic infused alcohol 👍🏼👍🏼 have a fabulous day 🫶🏼 p.s. if you are in Dallas, or if that is your name, I used to live in Carrollton and worked in Frisco and Richardson 🙃 have a fabulous day 🫶🏼❤️🌸
@@NinjaOrchids that's awesome thank you! I'll be making this this weekend. You use as a fungicide as well?
Haha I'm actually from Canada 😀
I have used the water infusion as a fungicide preventative as well, but as a treatment I do not find it effective. I have a dendrobium that has issues and it is not taking the fungus away. I cannot use anything industrial on it, or the orchid will have issues and possibly get set back. I need to do a video about it, because, I intend to strip the orchid of her leaves and hopefully get a reset with the new growths. I have been painting the canes with the water... only time will tell if that did the trick so that the new growths will stay clean. If not, that orchid has got to go... it has spread to another den 🙄🤬 Canada!! Oh, ok, I am sorry 😬🤪
@@NinjaOrchids oh no :( I hope it comes back for you
Isn’t it leaf miner moth?
Hi 😍💐 it is very possible that that is what I was showing, but I cannot be sure... I am not well versed in moth identification. However, as an update, despite the fact that I have some of these larvae in the past, what the garden centre diagnosed, and I repeated in this video, was wrong. The issues with my Neifert's Alexpoly was thrips, which the garlic alcohol has dealt with. Even though, I do get an outbreak on occasions, if I do the preventative treatment with the garlic alcohol, then I do not have a problem with thrips at all. This dendrobium was recently repotted, and is growing 7 new growths this season, which I am hoping to keep clean and protected from any pests 🤞🏼 it is keeping me really busy 😅 thank you so much for watching, Tran! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend 🫶🏼❤️🌸
Id there a reason you paint vs spray the garlic alcohol now? Also how long do you continue using it? Can you use it permanently once a month?
HI Nina 😍💐 sometimes I spray, but when it comes to new growths, tight spaces, especially with the tight structures as they are new, I prefer to paint, to make sure that I get good coverage without drowning out the new growth risking possible rot before the alcohol has a chance to evaporate. But for a general prevention treatment, I mist the orchid from above, much like diffusing a perfume 😃 every month is perfect! I go to 2 months, but have noticed that I am pushing my luck by leaving it that long. So, yes, indefinitely every month is a great time frame. Unless there are pests present, then I retreat, spot treatments with my paint brush, where the pests are located, every 3 days for at least 2 weeks. If the pests do not return, I stop and go back to the misting 👍🏼 thank you so much for watching, Nina! I hope that my reply answered all your questions sufficiently. If you have any further thoughts as the weeks go by, always feel free to ask 👍🏼 hope your day was fabulous ❤️🌸
Do you spray the garlic fungicide or just pour it in?
Hi Barbara 🤗⚘ I have it in a spray bottle with the garlic chunks in the alcohol until I finish a batch and make more. On some occasions, if I don't have enough airflow, I use a paint brush and paint the bases / rhizomes with the mixture. I do strain the garlic pulp though, when I put the water version into a sprayer. That would clog the sprayer up, but the chunks don't block anything 👍🏼 thank you, Barbara for taking the time to watch this video 🥰 hope you are having a great day 🌸
Thank you for this. I was about to run out and buy a systemic to have on hand just in case. This is so much easier since garlic is a staple in my home being that I’m Italian. Did it work for you? I’m new here and love your videos. I started growing Phals this past September.
Melissa, hi 😍💐 welcome!! I have not seen you here before, so... a warm warm welcome and thank you so much for being here! Especially on this video 🙏🏼It absolutely worked for me! A TREAT!! I have nothing systemic in my home anymore and have been using it since this video! The orchid in question, where I was struggling with the underside of the leaves, turns out... new growths are beautiful and clean, and I pushed it with her, to test how long the garlic holds as a repellent... well, I sprayed the orchid no more than 3x in the past year as the new growth was growing.... I didn't even have to do that, and it has been the same throughout my collection! Turns out, that, today I uploaded a video about all the pests I am dealing with, and all I do is harp on about how impressed I am with garlic infused alcohol! 😅ruclips.net/video/jaOTmf5vpL0/видео.html here is the link, incase you would like to see all the ones that are being treated with this stuff! I have garlic on hand all the time as well, and boy... it is much cheaper 😅 and the orchids do not smell of garlic once the alcohol evaporates. I cannot say more things about this concoction! I am a believer 😅😅again, welcome! And my apologies for the late reply 🥰🌸
@@NinjaOrchids ohhhhhh,so happy to hear it worked. I think I’ll skip the systemic then. I’ll be watching you new upload a little later. I’m so happy to have found you,I love your videos. Thank you so so much for the warm welcome. 💕
Thank you, Melissa, for your kind words! It is wonderful to have you here 🙏🏼
Does the alcohol burn the leaves/plant at all??
Hi Desire 😍💐 only if used in excess and if the leaf is warm, when the alcohol touches the leaf and evaporative cooling starts! I have a video coming out about that, because I had one weaker orchid object to the quantity I was treating it with. I mean, the orchid was really treated with an excessive amount,... it was not misting, I let that stuff sit on the leaves, during the month of June, to evaporate. That was a mistake. Using the misting and then spreading it around the structures with a paint brush causes no problems whatsoever, and soaking the paint brush, to distribute it amongst tight spaces... no problems at all! In one year, only the one (which is in the video airing soon) objected. That was me, very heavy handed 👍🏼 this stuff is safe! In the entire year that I have been using it, only this one rescue phal type orchid has shown anything adverse, again... it was me, not the mixture! The relief i have had using it in the past year, out weighs this one learning curve 👍🏼Thank you so much for going back and watching this video! 🌸
@@NinjaOrchids thank you
Hi Nina, I have made up both of the solutions and am starting to use them today but a thought crossed my mind.... if I already had garlic in alcohol made up, could I not use this for fungi as well or will it dry everything up too much if I paint leaves with it?
HI Carole 🥰💐 the alcohol evaporates rather quickly which helps to zap the pests that are being targeted, or get the repellent effect to kick into effect quicker. When it comes to a fungus, you don't want the evaporation so quickly... the water solution will allow for the essential oils and properties of the garlic to soak into the cells of the leaves which is better than the repellent effect of the properties to coat the surface of the leaves. If that makes sense? I hope so! If not, let me know and I will try to explain myself better. Thank you so much for going back to this video and for your comment / question. I hope that anyone who has the same question will look into the comments. 👍🏼good one! 👍🏼🌸
Thanks Nina, that makes sense 👌
@@NinjaOrchids Hi again, sorry to be asking questions about an older video again but I've just made up the 2 solutions and more questions popped up 😊.
Should the water for the fungus solution be warm when it's made, to help the infusion process?
Should the garlic water be warmed slightly when used if it's been stored in the fridge?
Is it ok to use a soft paintbrush to coat the leaves top and bottom
If using it on den phals or cattleya do you coat the ps.bulbs as well as the leaves.
As it's cold outside it's easier to work inside but messy and quite wasteful to spray indoors.
The fungus solution, straight into the fridge so that the garlic does not start to go off, and keep in the fridge if you have any left over. I have used it straight out the fridge as well on my orchids, did not wait for it to warm up....and I did that in the summer, and the leaves did not suffer any shock. The same with the garlic infused alcohol... straight out of the fridge, no problem. I use a soft paintbrush to brush structures if I don't want to risk getting the orchid too damp depending on time of year. I don't know if you have seen me using a paint brush in some of my videos, but that is because it is more targeted and I know the structures are covered. I usually only mist the are of the orchid where the pests congregate. So, if I see them at the base, that is my target and if they are on the leaves, then, I focus on that. The garlic has a repellent characteristic that will help ward off the pests from the rest of the structures. So... I had my phals protected with the garlic alcohol solution, and guess where they pests went, last summer? Up my spikes and covered my blooms. Yep! So... now I am putting a strip of the stuff along all spikes with my paint brush 😏 The paint brush is a little cumbersome at first, but, well worth doing .. it is more targeted, and you know where you are applying it. 👍🏼 I hope this helps? keep asking, because questions do come up as we go along
I dunno about using garlic. They use it in organic production and it used to be used by home gardeners before modern pesticides but, if it worked as advertised, why would we need synthetic pesticides? Anyhoo, I do hope it works for you. I would use the insecticidal soap and just spray it on in the morning and leave it, it shouldn't matter than the stomata are open, you can spray it on Solenaceae (nightshades, e.g. tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants) and their stomata are open during the day (assuming you are using a solution of water, soap and oil only - no alcohol; or a commercial brand which mixes potassium salts, oil and water)
I'll admit I wanted to make a joke about adding water to your alcohol but I kept it in. 😉 😂
Don Miguel 🥰💐I assumed that orchid stomata are of a different 'breed' than normal plants, seeing as they do everything different as well. Especially when it comes to buds and blooms, unless I am completely paranoid about this now and see everything as a problem, when I could make it so much easier for myself and just be more vigilant... although, more vigilant? That would mean I would have to sleep with the orchids that are the target with this pest! 😅 I used the insecticidal soap that I get from my garden centre which is supposedly organic... and it leaves an oily film on the leaves... not much but I can feel the oil component on the rag that I wipe the leaves with and on my hands afterwards, that is why I concluded that I was clogging up the stomata by applying it during the day. I have stopped just spraying the insecticidal soap, because, clearly that didn't appear to be thorough enough, so I wipe ... maybe the wiping and the oil combo clogged up the stomata 🤷🏼♀️ did you delete the rest of your comment 🤪😆😅 I had a pun going in my head when I was filming about diluting alcohol which is a no no in my glass (with the exception of the mixer!) 🤪 Hope you are doing well, Michael! Having a nasty dull day here... no rain, but yuck... I hope the sun has a change of heart and decides to show her face 😎 Thank you so much for watching ❤️🌸
@@NinjaOrchids well, the smell of the garlic may be a deterrent that the insecticidal soap isn’t. Time will tell.
I was going to say something about it’s the only time you’d see water mixed with alcohol in your house😂. Not even ice goes in the glass!
The morning started out cloudy, it rained like crazy last night, but the sun is shining now. Only going to be 75 today, I might need a jacket😂
hic!! 🤪
Thanks so much for this video.
HI P C 😍💐 thank YOU, so much, for watching and for your donation to The Orchids, I so so appreciate that 🙏🏼 Wishing you a wonderful start to the week. That everything is going smoothly if you are in full on July 4th prep 🥳🇺🇸