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Hard Water Stains on Plants...Any Tricks to Removing Them? #28586 January 5th, 2005 at 10:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Bastrop, TX N Nick F. OP Member
OP Nick F. Member N Joined: Dec 2004 Bastrop, TX	I inherited a tank Bromeliad and some Christmas cactus that has these really awesome salmon-colored blooms. Healthy plants all. Except they have whitish, powdery stains that I believe are the result of watering with really hard water over time. Does anyone know of any remedies for "cleaning" them? Removing hard water buildup in the faucet or the coffee pot is easy with white vinegar. Or CLR. But what about plants?

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Re: Hard Water Stains on Plants...Any Tricks to Removing Them? #28587 January 6th, 2005 at 03:45 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	for shiney leaved plants, a damp cloth gently rubbed over the affected leaf should do the trick. for the fuzzy leaved plants like african violets, they are trickier. i haven't actually be successful with anything with them. they live in spite of me ... good luck and let us know!

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