We live in Colorado which is pretty dry, but we got a whole-house humidifier which keeps our humidity level indoors at about 50-60%. Do I need to mist my plants so often? I just resolved a horrible fungus gnat issue that was in every one of my 20 plants, so I really dont want them to come back. Any thoughts?
I donāt mist mine at all, ask misting them for me has done is bring my fungus so of course fungus gnats as well!! I use a humidifier and I donāt think missing them is very beneficial at all, itās just my opinion but I think missing them or making a pebble tray is more for someone who isnāt using a humidifier.
2 gillningar I just read your post again and yeah I most definitely wouldnāt be misting them at all!! Keep the humidifier where it is that should be perfect I would think!! I feel you I just got rid of fungus gnats myself, itās not like they are bothersome flying in your face like regular gnats itās just that I know they are there period!! For a preventative measure mix their soil with cinnamon or if your not repotting them anytime soon put some on top of their soil and water it in, that should help them stay fine as well!!š±āØš±
1 gillaAwesome! Thank you so much for your advice! This is very helpful!
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General consensus of plant people is that misting is pretty much useless. The only benefit is that it makes the person feel like they are doing something beneficial. However I will mist my open terrariums because the humidity is somewhat contained in a small almost closed area. And that humidity level should be fine for most any plant.
3 gillningar Yeah Phil I mist my air plants as well but one is contained and they arenāt very big so itās very little mist. Hey Phil by the way I made a mistake and bought my air plants in containers and Iāve had them any I about six months and they are happy but if I took them out of their containers it would literally kill them and we donāt want that!! Any magic knowledge that you want to share with me??š±āØš±
0 gillningar First of all thank you for trusting my judgment, however I donāt have air plants. Maybe sometime in the future. But I get the idea from your posts that you have good plant instincts.
1 gilla Ty and I get that from you as well!! I could have sworn weād spoken any air plants before but now that Iām thinking back it might have been the mother of millions that are continuing to take over my entire yard!! š±āØš±
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Misting doesnāt retain humidity, that should be good humidity for most plants I also live in Colorado but have a whole humidifier for my plant area lol.
2 gillningarThanks for the response!
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