--- title: "MISTING DOES NOT RETAIN HUMIDITY I feel that I have to say this a lot…" description: "MISTING DOES NOT RETAIN HUMIDITY I feel that I have to say this a lot and no fault to the people who think or have thought this because I totally thought this…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/hYndwZn2EJy4H2803KBiyJ" community: "Anything about plants" author: "LeafyGreenhouse" published: "2026-06-24T19:01:04.969279Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/everythingHousePlants.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md) # MISTING DOES NOT RETAIN HUMIDITY I feel that I have to say this a lot… _Posted by LeafyGreenhouse on 2026-06-24_ MISTING DOES NOT RETAIN HUMIDITY I feel that I have to say this a lot and no fault to the people who think or have thought this because I totally thought this at one point before I looked into it. I am not saying that it can’t make the plant happier but to have proper humidity one of the best ways is to buy a humidifier. ## 13 comments ### Mikel’s Plant Posse commented on 2026-06-24 How much is a good one that will do the job for a corner of the room? #### LeafyGreenhouse replied on 2026-06-24 Mine was about 40-60$ but it’s more for the entire room I think you could get a smaller one for a corner for 30$ or less. I got one on Amazon but you can get them at any major store #### laura 🩷🪴 replied on 2026-06-24 Mine is ~$27 on amazon and does well for keeping a small area more humid than the rest of the house (around 60% compared to 45%). I keep it right under my nepenthes. ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3kmvW0IG5Co8-zlO2MGIGj2jYlcbbKqh8wU3qdgt08k/vCk5Z33iRRGIkfwxMFRg5A.webp?size=large) #### laura 🩷🪴 replied on 2026-06-24 ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3kmvW0IG5Co8-zlO2MGIGj2jYlcbbKqh8wU3qdgt08k/VDOkT7pGSKqcktm7-jyhmg.webp?size=large) #### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-06-24 They love it! Plant parent points, for sure!!! #### LeafyGreenhouse replied on 2026-06-24 Yep that size is perfect for a small corner! Yeah I agree misting is fun even if it doesn’t last 😆 _1 more reply in the app_ ### laura 🩷🪴 commented on 2026-06-24 I still mist my plants for fun 😆 but you’re totally right, the humidity effects only last a couple of minutes!! ### Nikiller commented on 2026-06-24 You can get a good new in the box one for 20$ on Amazon, just get a used one and it’s typically a brand new one in the box that somebody just returned for one reason or another. I bought one that said it had no filter, spent 3$ on a 30 pack of filters for it, another 6$ on a 20 pack of demineralizer cartridges to put in it, and it showed up with the filter anyways. Definitely recommend using EVAPORATIVE humidifiers as they create much less white dust on every surface and can’t create too much humidity. Ultrasonic humidifiers can create too much humidity that will cause mold, water to accumulate on your leaves, and leaves a nasty white dust on every surface in the room #### LeafyGreenhouse replied on 2026-06-25 I agree, I have heard ultrasonic cause this mine is thankfully evaporative. ### Phil commented on 2026-06-24 I agree with Nikiller about the white dust issue. But every ultrasonic I have suggests distilled water. I have an RO system in the kitchen and it works fine for this type of humidifier. In fact all I use is RO on all my plants and humidifiers. If you get yourself a hygrometer, you can check your humidity level. I have a room size humidifier in my tropical plant corner. Twelve feet away in my succulents the humidity drops from about 55% to about 35%. Whole house wise it won’t be raising the level up much. And Amazon used is where I got all of mine too. And they all turned out to be new. #### Nikiller replied on 2026-06-25 An evaporative also recommends only distilled but I’m not buying 8 gallons of distilled water every week on top of the 2 gallons a week I need for my mineral sensitive plants, that’s why the demineralizing cartridges are fantastic #### LeafyGreenhouse replied on 2026-06-25 Amazon used humidifiers are great I agree people just return them and they were never used. --- _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_