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title: "i recently fell in love with plants, but in so many ways feel like a…"
description: "i recently fell in love with plants, but in so many ways feel like a newbie. any advice on product/care for cleaning leaves?"
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author: "justin undefined"
published: "2024-08-05T16:17:08.735171Z"
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# i recently fell in love with plants, but in so many ways feel like a…

_Posted by justin undefined on 2024-08-05_

i recently fell in love with plants, but in so many ways feel like a newbie. any advice on product/care for cleaning leaves?

## 8 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-08-05

My advice is not to waste money on products for this! 😊 I use a microfiber cloth — that’s it! And spray my plants that will tolerate it down in the shower from time to time

### Elle commented on 2024-08-05

Microfiber gloves are key! I have yet to find the perfect mix/spray to get the white film off the leaves of plants from a greenhouse

### Warren McClelland commented on 2024-08-05

Microfiber is a godsend! No need for products. Also just mist my plants every so often which helps with the dust build up

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-08-05

Yep I agree not to get anything special for this. I just use an old makeup brush for pest treatment and dusting leaves because it gets into the crevices of the leaf.

### Sunny commented on 2024-08-05

Vinegar diluted with water removes water spots especially if you buy plants from Florida. Water spots are common on plants from Florida.

### justin undefined commented on 2024-08-06

thank you for all of the advice! you all are wonderful!

### Mads commented on 2024-08-06

I normally recommend a neem oil, drop of soap, \& distilled water solution for cleaning and shining, but some sensitive plants’ leaves don’t like the neem oil (sorry bird’s nest fern 🤦🏻‍♀️).

I recently started using Captain Jack’s insecticidal soap, and I quite like it. Cleans the leaves without damaging them, and kills pests. For something like a fern I rinse the leaves after letting the soap sit for 5–10 minutes.

I hope this helps!

### justin undefined commented on 2024-08-07

thanks, mads!

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