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title: "I don’t know what I keep doing wrong but this is like 6th airplant…"
description: "I don’t know what I keep doing wrong but this is like 6th airplant that rots and dies"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "k"
published: "2023-09-19T17:54:45.499Z"
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# I don’t know what I keep doing wrong but this is like 6th airplant…

_k님이 2023-09-19에 게시함_

I don’t know what I keep doing wrong but this is like 6th airplant that rots and dies

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/q0Mo6VuZT3M4EzX_UiteQZbxcYLZaJP5MYpm6k3boJ8/5f3a928033514a4aae5c4f6afbd616a4.webp?size=large)

## 7개의 댓글

### Cindy Asby님이 2023-09-19에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Are you soaking it in water weekly?

#### k님이 2023-09-19에 답변했습니다.

I spray it and shake it dry very well

### Danika님이 2023-09-19에 댓글을 남겼어요.

What is the storage vessel or placement you have it in after watering for it to dry? Air plants need lots of air circulation to dry as quickly as possible after being wet, and also good idea to hang upside-down so water drops don’t get stuck in base cracks, causing rot.

#### k님이 2023-09-19에 답변했습니다.

Yes I always hang upside down to dry and I have it in an open terracotta orchid pot just hanging on top

### k님이 2023-09-19에 댓글을 남겼어요.

See the top left

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/q0Mo6VuZT3M4EzX_UiteQZbxcYLZaJP5MYpm6k3boJ8/45b9f3bbc55949dda7bc8d8e747e0c21.webp?size=large)

### Nan님이 2025-09-01에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I know this post was made a long time ago, but it’s still good to know - the reason you lost this plant is due to mealy bugs. Those little white spots indicate that, hopefully you had isolated the plant and it didn’t spread.

#### k님이 2025-09-13에 답변했습니다.

Thank you! They all died, the air plants but you were right it was mealy bugs

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