The cleverest tips for all your plant babies to thrive, indoors and outdoors.
(Too much water can causeroot rot.)
This will help smotherweeds, hold moisture, and it will break down over time to enrich the soil.
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Dust Those Leaves
Tiny dust particles can block sunlight, interfering with a plants photosynthesis.
But you dont have to spring for plant-specific cleaners or leaf polish.
Pop small plants in the sink for a gentle shower about once a season.
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For larger plants,wipe the leaveswith a clean, damp rag whenever you notice a dusty accumulation.
Plant a rosemary bush!
The fragrance repels mosquitoes.
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Check out these15 other plantsthat also help keep them at bay.
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