--- title: "Weird question, Planta keeps telling me to mist these new plants I…" description: "Weird question, Planta keeps telling me to mist these new plants I got. (I know I have to mist the air plant and that’s it’s way of receiving water) I have a…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/HWkEm5yhS8CecOgYDvtJ_Q" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Deannarosee2" published: "2024-02-05T15:02:05.899071Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5j3ZMjAjFRgsf5860hE2HTz58h0eMWcMubJuEoI6FSo/WYwFCSdbS9ubPjHLCqvJMg.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md) # Weird question, Planta keeps telling me to mist these new plants I… _Posted by Deannarosee2 on 2024-02-05_ Weird question, Planta keeps telling me to mist these new plants I got. (I know I have to mist the air plant and that’s it’s way of receiving water) I have a decent amount of other plants and It’s never told me to mist them until I got these ones!! Is it just a coincidence that the 4 new plants I got at the same time need to be misted??😂Or is this a new feature in the app?? ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5j3ZMjAjFRgsf5860hE2HTz58h0eMWcMubJuEoI6FSo/WYwFCSdbS9ubPjHLCqvJMg.webp?size=large) ## 11 comments ### AS commented on 2024-02-05 All my plants when I’ve added them to Planta automatically recommend a misting schedule but then I come into the communities and google and it seems 50% say I need to mist and 50% say I’ll kill my plants misting and it does no actual service to the plants. 😅 #### Deannarosee2 replied on 2024-02-05 OMG. Ok so maybe I’ll skip most of the misting schedules. Maybe I’ll just do it like once in a while. Cuz it seems to be very very often like it told me to mist two days ago, and now again today!! #### Connie E replied on 2024-02-06 I thought I didn’t need to mist because I use a humidifier regularly. But one day I decided to follow the planta misting schedule. I immediately notice a difference with my plants. Nothing bets a failure but a try. And you can always stop misting if it’s not working for you. ### Tigerlilly commented on 2024-02-05 No need to mist a plant. It will not add any humidity to the plant. It will evaporate in minutes and do nothing. If you want to increase humidity, add a humidifier or diffuser. #### Amie206 replied on 2024-02-05 This is important, IMO. Our homes can be very dry environments in the winter months. Adding a humidifier helps with this, as well as grouping plants together or adding pebble trays. If you add humidifiers, be sure to watch if water is landing on the leaves and staying there. This can create fungal/mold issues. ### YinDeezy commented on 2024-02-05 You can turn off misting in the custom care settings for the plant. I don’t mist any of mine. Misting has a minuscule effect on local humidity and can increase chances of fungal or bacterial infections. #### Deannarosee2 replied on 2024-02-05 Oh boy, I’m glad I made this post!! I will definitely stop the misting schedules. The app said in the description of the misting prompt that it helps to “keep the leaves clean” is that true?? ### Mullein commented on 2024-02-05 Just to add in, I water my air plants by letting them sit in a bowl of water for 30-60 minutes. I’m not sure if misting to water them is enough long-term, but I haven’t tried it #### Deannarosee2 replied on 2024-02-05 Oh I didn’t know that was another way of watering!! The instructions that came with it plus Planta said spraying it with water. But if I see that isn’t enough than I will start to do that!! I just don’t know if I can get it out of the jar it’s in… I have a photo of it on my page if you want to see it. It’s from Lowe’s so it came in a decorative test tube- like bottle with a cut out on the side, fake bark and some rocks and everything is glued down so I hope the plant isn’t glued down😅 #### Mels replied on 2024-02-05 Seconding the water soak for 60 mins just make sure to hang ‘em upside down for a bit after to let the water drip out of the crevices \& prevent any rot ☺️☺️ #### Mullein replied on 2024-02-06 Hey well if it works, it works! Maybe I don’t need to be spending so much time watering mine 🤣 I thought they would have dried out with just misting. I stand corrected! My friend had a glued air plant a while back. The oldest “leaves” got peeled off when she pulled it out of the glass, but I think it was fine after all --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_