Aroid Stains

From: plantnut at macconnect.com (plantnut) on 2000.04.30 at 15:11:47(4479) Wandering around in the Collection can ruin T-shirts. After they are washed, these ugly brown stains come up.... Has anyone figured out anything that will get rid of the stains? I was told that pouring boiling water through the stain would wash it out..... Didn't work for me.... Bleach is not an option on colored cloth... Would appreciate any suggestions.... I have a drawer of nice T-shirts that have brown blotches on them from.... I think , primarily, the Philodendrons..... Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae Go to

From: "patricia frank" tricia_frank at hotmail.com> on 2000.04.30 at 15:32:14(4481) The only solution is to wear Black! Tricia >Would appreciate any suggestions.... I have a drawer of nice T-shirts that >have brown blotches on them from.... I think , primarily, the >Philodendrons..... >Dewey

From: Betsytrips at aol.com on 2000.04.30 at 18:25:12(4482) You are not alone on that one. I wish I had an answer for your blotches, but alas, I do not. Betsy

From: unsub hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 2000.04.30 at 18:27:32(4483) > > >Would appreciate any suggestions.... I have a drawer of nice T-shirts that >have brown blotches on them from.... I think , primarily, the >Philodendrons..... >Dewey +More wear camo T shirts around the nursery. they are available in a wide range of patterns from your basic "soldier of fortune" or "do it yourself home militia" catalogs. Or, dye them all black as i do. i mean nothing gets out the stains without seriously weakening the fabric, and the stain is still THERE, only faint. hermine

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2000.04.30 at 18:30:36(4485) Or imagine that polka dots are back in fasion!! J >The only solution is to wear Black! Tricia< >Would appreciate any suggestions.... I have a drawer of nice T-shirts that >have brown blotches on them from.... I think , primarily, the >Philodendrons..... >Dewey

From: "John S. Smolowe" johnsmolowe at ispchannel.com> on 2000.04.30 at 18:32:10(4486) Dewey, Unfortunately I don't have an answer to how to remove the stains, but I do believe that drippings from cut leaves of bananas (Musa and Ensete) are notorious for causing them. Best regards, John Smolowe +More Menlo Park, CA plantnut wrote: > Wandering around in the Collection can ruin T-shirts. After they are > washed, these ugly brown stains come up.... Has anyone figured out > anything that will get rid of the stains? I was told that pouring boiling > water through the stain would wash it out..... Didn't work for me.... > Bleach is not an option on colored cloth... > > Would appreciate any suggestions.... I have a drawer of nice T-shirts that > have brown blotches on them from.... I think , primarily, the > Philodendrons..... > Dewey > > Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut > THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE > Your Source for Tropical Araceae > Go to

From: Betsytrips at aol.com on 2000.04.30 at 18:33:42(4487) There is one other solution, bleach and have white outs. There is always choice, but my experience with bleach was a different color of brown. Betsy

From: Jody Haynes webmaster at plantapalm.com> on 2000.04.30 at 18:35:16(4488) I have found that bananas are the worst for stains, but I have no experience with aroids in this regard. The fluid that drains out when a leaf or a bunch of fruit is cut is transparent, and the stain doesn't appear until after the clothing is washed and dried. I also have a drawer full of stained t-shirts and I have found nothing that works to get the stains out. Jody +More plantnut wrote: > Wandering around in the Collection can ruin T-shirts. After they are > washed, these ugly brown stains come up.... Has anyone figured out > anything that will get rid of the stains? I was told that pouring boiling > water through the stain would wash it out..... Didn't work for me.... > Bleach is not an option on colored cloth... > > Would appreciate any suggestions.... I have a drawer of nice T-shirts that > have brown blotches on them from.... I think , primarily, the > Philodendrons..... > Dewey > > Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut > THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE > Your Source for Tropical Araceae > Go to

From: "Eduardo Goncalves" edggon at hotmail.com> on 2000.05.01 at 00:27:43(4489) Hi Dewey, Finally, I realized that I am not the one with brown stains in my clothes! Some days ago, when I stained a brand new T-shirt with a "killer" Philodendron edmundoi, I was trying to discover what the hell causes those stains. If you find out something, please share your knowledge with me. Right now I am wearing a T-shirt with a big brown stain! Best wishes, Eduardo. +More ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

From: Pugturd at aol.com on 2000.05.01 at 00:31:31(4491) Dewey just rub the sap all over the T-shirts. Then you will have some cool brown hippie shirts.

From: unsub hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 2000.05.01 at 02:49:50(4492) At 05:31 PM 04/30/2000, Pugturd@aol.com wrote: >Dewey just rub the sap all over the T-shirts. Then you will have some cool >brown hippie shirts. > what if he comes down with some kind of skin condition? black t shirts or camo. or, wear something really distracting like a Tibetan turquoise head dress. nobody would notice the stains. one could stencil on the shirt in bold letters WHAT STAINS? +More hermine

From: Denis denis at skg.com> on 2000.05.01 at 23:44:16(4496) Tricia is correct, but if you can't wear black, wear your old stained shirts when you are in your collection working and save your good T shirts for Social occassions. Black is too hot to wear outside in the sun in South Florida or the tropics anyway... Wear Black at night. Denis at Silver Krome +More patricia frank wrote: > > The only solution is to wear Black! Tricia > > >Would appreciate any suggestions.... I have a drawer of nice T-shirts that > >have brown blotches on them from.... I think , primarily, the > >Philodendrons..... > >Dewey

From: Betsytrips at aol.com on 2000.05.01 at 23:45:05(4498) Welcome to the aroid world and believe it or not, there are other genera that are culprits also. Betsy +More

From: Betsytrips at aol.com on 2000.05.01 at 23:45:30(4499) Dewey, by the time you take all of the advice about your stained T-shirts, you are going to be quite a dude, but then, some of us think you are already, with your brown spots or without your brown spots. Who cares, you do great either way! +More Betsy

From: plantnut at macconnect.com (plantnut) on 2000.05.02 at 02:37:51(4504) Well.... Thanks to all for the comments and suggestions regarding the Aroid Stains... I guess I will just have to wear the T-shirts.... and if folks look at me +More funny.... (would not be the first time...) and...... my attitude would be the same...... If you don't like me and my stained T-shirts... TOUGH! It is their problem not mine.... So.... Here I come..... stains and all..... Again, thanks... Dewey Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE

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