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Sara Hesikova

All you need to help your orchid plant thrive is an old potato – an ingenious hack or a myth?

A white orchid plant on a bathroom window sill.

We heard through the grapevine of the internet that there is a new and rather odd-sounding plant hack on the block. The hack in question? Using a boiled old potato to help an orchid plant thrive.

So if you have an old potato that you’re not going to be needing then this trick claims you can turn it into a natural plant fertiliser for your orchid. Technically, this method doesn’t necessarily require the potato to be an old one. So even if you’re just boiling some potatoes for your dinner, then you can use the remaining water to give your plant a boost. 

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