Comments on: How to Use Diatomaceous Earth On Houseplants https://planethouseplant.com/is-diatomaceous-earth-good-for-house-plants/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 11:13:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Caroline https://planethouseplant.com/is-diatomaceous-earth-good-for-house-plants/#comment-4802 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 20:04:45 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=714#comment-4802 In reply to Anonymous.

Oooh really? Good to know!

]]> By: Anonymous https://planethouseplant.com/is-diatomaceous-earth-good-for-house-plants/#comment-4800 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:31:57 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=714#comment-4800 I believe it is also an organic source for silica in your plants. Silica helps in cell growth.

]]> By: Caroline https://planethouseplant.com/is-diatomaceous-earth-good-for-house-plants/#comment-2176 Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:38:53 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=714#comment-2176 In reply to Anonymous.

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

]]> By: Anonymous https://planethouseplant.com/is-diatomaceous-earth-good-for-house-plants/#comment-2173 Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:55:16 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=714#comment-2173 Loved this article! You have a really relatable writing style!

]]> By: Caroline https://planethouseplant.com/is-diatomaceous-earth-good-for-house-plants/#comment-1855 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 15:07:54 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=714#comment-1855 In reply to melissa.

Good luck! I have my fingers crossed for both of you!

]]> By: melissa https://planethouseplant.com/is-diatomaceous-earth-good-for-house-plants/#comment-1838 Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:12:06 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=714#comment-1838 I also can kill a spider plant never say never right. Bought this to try hope it works.

]]> By: Caroline https://planethouseplant.com/is-diatomaceous-earth-good-for-house-plants/#comment-1354 Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:23:26 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=714#comment-1354 In reply to Marieke.

That’s a really good point – I suppose maybe it can act like sand and increase drainage. My advice would be to bottom water your plants and let them soak so they can absorb as much as they need, and it’ll avoid washing the DE further into the pot.

Also, I cannot keep a spider plant alive, so it’s absolutely not impossible. Well, it’s not actually dead, but it’s just a collection of (very healthy) roots. No leaves. They just brown and shrivel. It’s currently in Leca awaiting spring.

]]> By: Marieke https://planethouseplant.com/is-diatomaceous-earth-good-for-house-plants/#comment-1292 Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:32:12 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=714#comment-1292 Not even overwatering my plant, I have used diatomaceous earth on my plants because of a fungus gnat infestation (and also because of some mysteriously appearing centipedes and tiger worms in the plant pots next to my bed which I don’t want to think about anymore). It worked really well, but now I seem to have a problem with water retention in the soil. It looks like the plant roots are not able to absorb anything anymore and are slowly suffocating. I mean, my spider plants died, which is close to impossible. Repotting will be done in spring, but just wondering if you have any thoughts on this 🙂

On the topic of cockroaches: to my understanding DE o works best on soft bodied insects, the hard shelled ones are more protected from dehydration.

]]> By: Caroline https://planethouseplant.com/is-diatomaceous-earth-good-for-house-plants/#comment-1006 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:29:11 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=714#comment-1006 In reply to Nancy K.

The problem with DE is that it doesn’t work if it’s wet – a fungicide might work, or flushing the plant with diluted hydrogen peroxide

]]> By: Nancy K https://planethouseplant.com/is-diatomaceous-earth-good-for-house-plants/#comment-998 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:48:02 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=714#comment-998 Can you use DE as a watering agent to kill off fungus in the soil near the root system?

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