Southside Plants Cleaning Wipes - Gentle Extra Thick Waffle - Weave Unscented Wipes Perfect Plant Cleaner for Indoor Outdoor Plants | 80 Wipes

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One of the next simple methods is to wipe the dust from your indoor plant leaves. This works best for plants that aren’t terribly dirty and have either only a few leaves or their leaves are larger in size. Small openings in the leaves of plants, called stoma or stomata, open and close based on environmental conditions (i.e. ambient atmospheric temperature, relative humidity) to allow gas and water vapor exchange. While one application of a little coconut oil probably won’t hurt your plant (we get it, sometimes you need to shine up your plant to show off to guests!), it’s not something you want to use over and over for the long term.

Vinegar is not a very plant-friendly liquid, and when you remember that it can be used as a weed killer, you might be less inclined to wipe it on your plant’s leaves.If your indoor plants are too large to tip them over and give them a good dunk in the kitchen sink or bathtub then it might be in your best interest to simply give them a shower instead. We’ve found that the best way to make plant leaves shine is to actually nourish the leaves from the inside out with proper light, watering, and fertilizer , and to keep them consistently clean. It also helps to nourish them from the outside to protect them from dust and debris that can cause dullness in the first place.

Mineral oil should be safe, but even so, this step should only be done a couple of times a year. B est Methods To Shine Your Plant’s LeavesIf you have a large plant that doesn’t like water on its leaves, you may want to pat the foliage dry with a soft cloth. Regardless of which methods you decide to use on your plants, there are a couple of key things to keep in mind when cleaning their leaves: Mixing skim milk with water in a 50/50 blend can be an effective cleanser for leaves, and can provide some nutritional benefits as well. First I will share with you how to do it, and then I want to share with you WHY this actually works.