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02-01-2009, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Judi
If I used majonaise or milk on my orchids my 3 cats would make quick work of them--no more orchids and no more problems! But seriously, I put small amonts of fresh lemon juice in a pyrex cup and dip disposable cotton balls or small pieces of gauze making sure I use fresh pyrex cup and gauze for each plant to make sure I don't spread bugs, disease, etc between plants. I am also very careful not not to use the same gauze pad and lemon juice on the same plant with leaves that look even slightly suspecious.
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Do you wipe off the lemon juice afterwards? I tried it and it worked great I just wasn't sure if I should wipe off the juice residue.
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02-02-2009, 06:38 AM
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Cabbo:
I use the inside of the peel. It makes the plants smell good and it's not as sticky as using milk.
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02-02-2009, 09:27 AM
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I've found that I don't need to wipe any residue off after the lemon juice. I think something about the acidity of it makes it evaporate and leaves the
Leaves clean and sort of shiny.
Dan
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02-02-2009, 11:49 AM
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Last week I tried something new (?). I took a baby whipe with oil. Put that in hot water and washed it without soap. Much of the oil was removed that way. I squeezed it to remove as much water as I could and whiped the leaves of a Phal with it.
Didn't seem to harm the plant, but I can't speak about long term effects. The leaves are beautifully shiny without feeling oily.
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02-02-2009, 04:15 PM
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couldn't one use properly diluted horticultural oil, as for a spray, on a piece of rag or cotton ball? I think a new commercial product out has neems oil as its main ingredient.
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02-03-2009, 11:26 AM
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Blueszz
Hi Blueszz,
This is interesting.....a good idea.....I hope it works for you in the long run. What kind of oil did you use? I used mayo the other day, and it seems to have worked nicely. The leaves still look pretty and clean. I plan to try lemon juice or milk next time....and probably something else that another member suggests next time.....I just want to experiment. If your system continues to work good, I would like to try it, as well. I hope you will keep us informed.
Thanks for your advice,
Vicki
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Originally Posted by Blueszz
Last week I tried something new (?). I took a baby whipe with oil. Put that in hot water and washed it without soap. Much of the oil was removed that way. I squeezed it to remove as much water as I could and whiped the leaves of a Phal with it.
Didn't seem to harm the plant, but I can't speak about long term effects. The leaves are beautifully shiny without feeling oily.
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02-03-2009, 11:32 AM
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cirillonb
Hi,
I'm sure this would be very good.....I assume, that is. I've not heard of a new product as the one you have described, but I haven't researched at all.....I only know of Rise and Shine.
Thank you for your help,
Vicki
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Originally Posted by cirillonb
couldn't one use properly diluted horticultural oil, as for a spray, on a piece of rag or cotton ball? I think a new commercial product out has neems oil as its main ingredient.
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03-28-2009, 01:05 PM
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Perfect topic I was just looking for how to clean my orchids leaves as many of my new ones have water residue marks and dusty I think I will try the Lemon juice method first and see how I get on, OB rocks I learn and learn and learn thank you.
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03-28-2009, 01:57 PM
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I too was very glad to see this topic. My newest Phal is gorgous, but the leaves are a bit dull and dusty.
My question is: will any of these products (milk, mayo, lemon juice, banana peels) attract bugs to the plant? I know here in desert like Colorado I put bits of banana peels into the wasp/hornet traps to attract them. I was thinking that other bugs (meelies) might like the smell of some of these other idems. Cats seem to like milk...
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