Dusty Leaves

[Phyrex]

How do you guys and gals keep your leaves dust free. Mine seem to accumulate a lot of dust and misting doesn't really get rid of it. Does this mean that I have to go through and wipe them one by one or is there another easier method?

[ischel1]

I clean mine with warm milk, makes them nice and shiny.(no granny skin here!)

[smartie2000]

I put them in the shower if they are not paphs.
I wipe paphs with a cloth. Undried water causes brown marks on paphs occasionally.
I don't get my orchids that dusty actually compared to other plants. Probably because I always move them around.

[Phyrex]

I clean mine with warm milk, makes them nice and shiny.(no granny skin here!)

Warm milk?.. Interesting, I'd have to try that.
I guess the granny skin will haunt me for a while.

Thanks for your suggestion.

[Ron-NY]

When I grew them at home, I would run the veggie sprayer over them when watering at the sink each month, even Paphs. Every month or so, I would want to flush the medium well to rid it of mineral salts and I would do that at the kitchen sink. Now I water with a hose. The only time I would consider using milk was if I was going to be showing a plant. There has been a few times I have used diluted lemon juice to get rid of fertilizer or hard water marks.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Yes, I agree with Ron. I only clean them up if I am going to bring them into the house or take them to a show. In the gh they get sprayed with the water hose wand and get some water spots sometimes. I wipe it off with sunoil + water. Just spray the mixture on the leaves, and wipe it dry. The leaves then look shiny and new.

Cheers,
BD

[gbrice]

I use diluted lemon juce or diluted dishwashing liquid which has the added benefit of being a contact pesticide.