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KMax

To mist or not to mist. Now that is the question. I stopped misting my plants about a month ago when I read that misting is just a temporary/momentary moisture that doesnā€™t really do anything to help plants. I also read that it helps to create mold and fungus on the plants. I must admit though, I feel a bit weird to keep pressing ā€œskip allā€ when itā€™s misting day for plants in this app. I assume that Planta knows more and better than I do on basic plant care; Iā€™m just a beginner. Therefore, they have to recommend it for some reason, right? So, now Iā€™m turning to the community that has an insane amount of knowledge (seriously - yā€™all are fantastic). Please help guide me - do I mist or nah?

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  1. Experimental

    When I first got on this app, the intro acknowledged that there was a debate about whether or not misting was necessary. Some people say that it clears the leaves so that they can better absorb sunlight to use in photosynthesis. Iā€™m relatively new to caring for plants. Iā€™ve decided that as long as I have the time and motivation, Iā€™m going to stick with it if thereā€™s even a little chance it will help.

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  2. Kirsty

    I stopped misting a couple of months ago after reading similar info, and my plants all seem plenty happy! Sometimes I think the planta app just wants to keep us busy šŸ˜‚

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    • Leafmealone

      šŸ˜‚thatā€™s funny

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  3. Abiā€™s Plants

    I stopped misting maybe a year or so ago. I havenā€™t been able to see any difference since I stopped. I also group most of my plants together. And grouping adds humidity.

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  4. iambijoux

    I stopped misting about a year ago as well, but I use humidifiers as my misters. For vanity reasons, I keep my house a bit more humid and it works well for the plants as well. I have three humidifiers in three rooms where basically all the plants are (two being my bedroom and office). I also have hygrometers in these sites. If it rained for two days and the humidity in the room is 55-60%, I mark as misted even though the humidifiers arenā€™t on. Hope this helps.

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  5. Tigerlilly

    agreed with most above. no need to mist a plant! just imagine misting yourself: it doesnā€™t last much longer than a few minutes. same for plants. a humidifier or diffuser work much better to increase humidity.

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  6. Alison

    I stopped misting, though I donā€™t think itā€™s harmful at all. We have a main humidifier in the living room, and I put essential oil diffusers (without water only) next to other plant clusters. They love it!

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  7. Alison

    Also, for the settings under each plant, in the ā€œcareā€ section, you can turn off the misting reminders. šŸ˜‰

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    • Lucy FrĆ¼

      THIS!! Yes, turn it off. Also feel free to disregard watering schedules from Planta. Theyā€™re mostly reminders but you ultimately just want to water by feeling the soil.

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  8. Tara šŸŖ“šŸ‘¶šŸ»

    I stopped misting about a month ago and bought a humidifier instead (check out Amazon - I got a great deal on a Levoit). I agree with PlantyAnn - donā€™t mist. šŸ˜ŠšŸŖ“āœØ

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