Any suggestions on home made house plant leaf shine?
 

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

"tom" wrote in message
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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

Plain water works well - after all that's all rain is if the plant were in its
natural habitat "~)
Use a sponge or old tee shirt material and support the leaf from beneath while
gently wiping the dust away.

Even better would be to put them under the shower or outside while its
raining.........

Jenny

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 ...
--
Larry Stoter

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?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

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?

And don't various fungi grow on the greased leaves?

Mike.

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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?
And the fat apparently clogs the pores causing the leaf to die.
I wash the leaves in the shower, then use baby bio leafshine which is cheap
and comes in a bottle so goes a long way.

ex WGS Hamm wrote:
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On 30/1/05 17:21, in article
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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?

And the fat apparently clogs the pores causing the leaf to die.
I wash the leaves in the shower, then use baby bio leafshine which is cheap
and comes in a bottle so goes a long way.


Try wiping the leaves with the inside of a banana skin

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:21:43 +0000, (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 ...

I've used diluted milk, and never noticed it smell. Just wipe the
leaf with it, and it dries to a shine. No smell, no fungal growth, no
adverse effects.
I've used it, though not recently, on cheese and, rubber plants etc.
You've reminded me; myaspidistra would look a lot better for the
treatment!

Pam in Bristol

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.
--
Larry Stoter

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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 ...
Larry Stoter

I read that the milk clogs the plants pores............
Jenny

[quote=tom;493448]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?

The best for large leaf is 1 oz. of melk in * oz. water
also mayonase works well

[quote=Dick Brady;913447][quote=tom;493448]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?

The best for large leaf is 1 oz. of melk in 8 oz. water
also mayonase works well as well as wd40 on a soft rag