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title: "Help! New to having an air plant, have him soaking in water as…"
description: "Help! New to having an air plant, have him soaking in water as “tasked”, and noticing this white stuff appearing. Is it fungus? What to do?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/i7HDpg5miaB9epShXQLaAL"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Kel-Lee"
published: "2026-07-01T02:08:21.912415Z"
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# Help! New to having an air plant, have him soaking in water as…

_Posted by Kel-Lee on 2026-07-01_

Help! New to having an air plant, have him soaking in water as “tasked”, and noticing this white stuff appearing. Is it fungus? What to do?

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## 3 comments

### Kimmie728 commented on 2026-07-01

It looks like it. You may be soaking too long. I’ve moved to spritzing every few days. But they are in glass globes.

### Waspinator commented on 2026-07-01

That might be glue. They're often glued into their planters at the store. If it feels a lot like hot glue to the touch, it's nothing to worry about. It can dissolve off over time, otherwise it'll drop off eventually when the oldest leaves age out

#### Kel-Lee replied on 2026-07-01

Yes, That makes sense! It was tacky and there was glue on the container it was in. It wiped off fairly well when I paper toweled it. Thank you! ❤️🪴

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