Sacha wrote:

On 30/1/05 17:21, in article
, "Larry Stoter"
wrote:

tom wrote:

Hi,
I can remember some time ago reading (I think on this NG) a recipe /
suggestion for home made house plant leaf shine.

I have 2 large Umberella plants that are quite dusty and in need of
some cleaning. I have used those leaf shine tissues in the past but it
costs a fortune.

Can anyone remember the recipe?

Thanks

Try full fat milk - the fat in the milk provides a very slightly greasy
coating, which gives the leaves a shine ...

Won't that smell rather, um, interesting over the course of a day or two?

No - dries very quickly, leaving a very thin, waxy coating which doesn't
seem especially attractive to fungi or other pests.

As to pore clogging, I think it will depend on the plant species. Those
which have shiney leaves, I think, tend to have the stomata on the
underside.
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Larry Stoter