--- title: "RIP Frosty!!! I am such a newbie when it comes to air plants and…" description: "RIP Frosty!!! I am such a newbie when it comes to air plants and there is so much conflicting info online. I won't soak ever again. Root rot :(" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/P4dnd62B1zT48EkVTe6Fw8?language=sv" community: "Anything about plants 🇺🇸" author: "Amber" published: "2025-03-02T03:54:44.168511Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/TzI3_l6yA-AHAPNmjz0sQQOuzF9YSAqpbbNhdRcFIW0/RL2mowLhQ6WExpnOBRrJRA.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=sv) / [Anything about plants 🇺🇸](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=sv) # RIP Frosty!!! I am such a newbie when it comes to air plants and… _Postat av Amber den 2025-03-02_ RIP Frosty!!! I am such a newbie when it comes to air plants and there is so much conflicting info online. I won't soak ever again. Root rot :( ![Bilaga 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/TzI3_l6yA-AHAPNmjz0sQQOuzF9YSAqpbbNhdRcFIW0/RL2mowLhQ6WExpnOBRrJRA.webp?size=large) ## 17 kommentarer ### Plantsmybeloved kommenterade den 2025-03-02 Correct me if I'm wrong, I've never succeeded at air plants but it looks like it's still got some green. I think that means it's still saveable #### c.cat svarade den 2025-03-02 this is true for most other types of plants, but if the center or crown has rotted, then it is not saveable - this is pretty much the same with orchids. part of it may still be green, but unlike other plants you cant propogate them by cutting off the rot :) #### Plantsmybeloved svarade den 2025-03-02 Oh good to know. Thanks :) ### Wolfen 🐺 kommenterade den 2025-03-02 That's too bad, I see a lot talk about soaking for like hours. I never go over 30mins, usually more like 15. I literally pop them into the watering can 😆 and when I'm done watering everything for that day, i pop them out and onto a coaster that sucks up moisture. #### Amber svarade den 2025-03-02 A local air plant store told me to only soak it the first time you get it and dunk it once a week there afterwards. So I will try that. Also, air plant fertilizer. #### Wolfen 🐺 svarade den 2025-03-02 I dunk mine like every 2 weeks or so. They do get a light mist weekly. But like Emir mentioned the main thing is making sure they dry out the crevices of them after. Which is why I use the coasters and make sure they are in positions to get rid of the excess water. I use a 'regular' fertilizer dilution on them. Not a specific Tillandsia one. Even though they don't utilize portions of ot, I haven't found it anyway harmful ### Josie's Jungle kommenterade den 2025-03-02 I soak all of mine, and on occasion I forget and leave them alone for way too long (like a full work day when I've forgotten). They're still alive! I put them on a towel upside down to let them drip any excess water out - especially if they're a bulby bottom air plant. Giving you some hope that if you do soak and forget that you can still make it work! #### Amber svarade den 2025-03-02 Ty! I did the same as you and it still died :( #### Josie's Jungle svarade den 2025-03-03 Ugh, sorry to hear! It's worked for me so far on the dozen air plants I have of different varieties big and small! ### Emir kommenterade den 2025-03-02 Soaking is perfectly fine, but drying them upside down for about a day is KEY. Can't let the water stay in the crown or you get rot. Hope this helps! ### Amber kommenterade den 2025-03-02 I never did them upside down. Tyvm ### Might be sentient kommenterade den 2025-03-02 I mist mine heavily in the morning, and dunk them once a week. I’ve had success with them, i think they like it because it mimics their natural habitat. In the winter I put them in a clear plastic container with a lid to keep the humidity high, they hate drying out. #### Might be sentient svarade den 2025-03-02 I actually have the same kind, tillandsia caput-medusae I think. They’re more finicky than other tillandsias in my opinion. #### Amber svarade den 2025-03-02 I moved it from an east facing window to a shelf that doesn't get much Sun and that is when I noticed it turning color. #### Amber svarade den 2025-03-02 Ty! :) ### KJM kommenterade den 2025-03-02 Was your plant in bloom when you bought it? Remember once it blooms the parent plant dies. #### Amber svarade den 2025-03-03 An air plant can bloom? --- _Planta-communityn (https://getplanta.com). Läsning är öppen för alla. För att posta, kommentera och gilla, skaffa Planta-appen: https://getplanta.com/download_