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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 |
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"tom" wrote in message ... 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 |
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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 |
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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? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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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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"Sacha" wrote in message k... 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. |
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ex WGS Hamm wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message k... On 30/1/05 17:21, in article . uk, "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. Try wiping the leaves with the inside of a banana skin |
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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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"Larry Stoter" wrote in message . co.uk... 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 |
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[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 |
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[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 |
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