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Phal leaves and salt buid up!
Hello everyone!
Lot`s of my phals have some salt buidup from the tap water. A couple of days ago, I decided to clean them all with fresh lemon juice. Some look great but for a few phal, it`s worse ! Now, they seems to have more buildup all spread out on the leaves! Why? Should I rub the leaves with lemon juice more vigourously? Ray, I tried the rinse and shine but I think I had to much salt build-up already and didn`t work! Any ideas ? Thanks Claude -- |
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Claude,
If you use lemon juice, you have to wipe the leaves down with clean water before the liquid has had a chance to dry. The citric acid will dissolve the carbonates, but if you don't rinse that solution off, the solids will just precipitate again. As far as Rise & Shine is concerned, it would be a good choice for more-frequent cleaning, and if you want to use it exclusively, you have to spray it on, let it soak for a while, then wipe. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Phalguy" wrote in message ... Hello everyone! Lot`s of my phals have some salt buidup from the tap water. A couple of days ago, I decided to clean them all with fresh lemon juice. Some look great but for a few phal, it`s worse ! Now, they seems to have more buildup all spread out on the leaves! Why? Should I rub the leaves with lemon juice more vigourously? Ray, I tried the rinse and shine but I think I had to much salt build-up already and didn`t work! Any ideas ? Thanks Claude -- |
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Thanks Ray!
"Ray" wrote in message news | Claude, | | If you use lemon juice, you have to wipe the leaves down with clean water | before the liquid has had a chance to dry. The citric acid will dissolve | the carbonates, but if you don't rinse that solution off, the solids will | just precipitate again. | | As far as Rise & Shine is concerned, it would be a good choice for | more-frequent cleaning, and if you want to use it exclusively, you have to | spray it on, let it soak for a while, then wipe. | | -- | | Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com | Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! | | | "Phalguy" wrote in message | ... | Hello everyone! | | Lot`s of my phals have some salt buidup from the tap water. A couple of | days | ago, I decided to clean them all with fresh lemon juice. Some look great | but | for a few phal, it`s worse ! Now, they seems to have more buildup all | spread | out on the leaves! | Why? | Should I rub the leaves with lemon juice more vigourously? | Ray, I tried the rinse and shine but I think I had to much salt build-up | already and didn`t work! | | Any ideas ? | | Thanks | | Claude | | -- | | | | | | | | |
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