Don’t Forget to Bathe the Plants
Among the many benefits they bring to your home, plants help purify the air . Are you in charge of the service?
Yes, you have to clean your plants. You think of wiping your bookshelves and thottes (I hope), and your plants are sitting there collecting all the same dust. They are alive, but this does not force them to self-clean. Plants not only need to receive sunlight through the leaves, but also breathe them. Dusty leaves are bad news.
You can wipe the plant leaves with a damp cloth, or for stubborn dust, add a drop of Castile soap to a large bowl of water. Wipe the leaves gently – no need to wipe – and while you do, remove any dead leaves that may have fallen around your plant. (If fallen leaves remain on the surface of the soil, they can become cozy hiding places for insects or even rot.)
Give your more hardy plants a complete spa treatment in the form of a warm shower twice a year. Rebecca Bullin, founder of Greenery NYC , told The Kitchn :
There is nothing better for cleaning leaves and stimulating growth than a pleasant, long, warm shower. We recommend showering the plants for 2-5 minutes twice a year (ideally in the fall and spring before the summer and winter seasons).
Just remember to leave your houseplants in the shower for a while afterward so they can drain, otherwise you will bring enough water to shower on windowsills and tables.