I've found that some of my plants do better when misted. This includes my variegated fig, leafy sweet potato (it's leaves, no potato), palm trees. Dragon trees and the broad version (corn plants) i put in the shower when they need water. Most of my other tropical plants get misted once a week. And yes, I have good humidity. But what I've found with the top three, they like to get wet. Fig especially.
I use ceramic balls that provide humidity around my plants. I bought them from Amazon. They have a base I fill with water every couple of days. I have two ferns that LOVE to be misted. One was very droopy and sad looking until I started misting it. Get to know your plants. They are family. Great info, thanks.
I can confirm from my experiences: 1) misting when plants are outdoor in summer is good, 2) misting for indoor plants is bad even if you have the window half open (in winter) - it will grow pest easily in 3-4 weeks. If I have to mist (because the plants are quite dehydrated after a long period of lack of water) I'd have fan turned on toward them for 15-30 min. Using humidifier is fine, but I don't personally find it helpful (to grow better plants) to be honest, probably because I didn't use it right.
I agreed. My philo lime, I just realized been misting for 2weeks and almost immediately all leaves got fungal infections, died now. Since then I didn't mist my plants. I showered my plants if only summer or warm temp with fans around
What a brilliant video, gyus! I see people often misting calatheas thinking they are helping to raise the humidity. I measured the effect and misting increased the humidity 10 - 20 % for 10-15 min. Even misting every three days can be harmful - I caused bacterial infection on my monstera and my calathea musaica and stromanthe triostar. For winters, I bought a strong 7 l humidifier for about 80 euros and it helped a lot to keep the humidity above 55 % even in the coldest winter (we use it only for winter and the electricity costs didn´t increase in any way we would even notice - it´s very energy efficient and controls itself). In winter, I also use the water bowls, but that didn´t help much - it takes 2 weeks for the water to evaporate. In my measurings, the best thing to keep the humidity: 1. getting a strong humidifier (increase to max. desired level within an hour), 2. grouping plants together, 3. keeping the heating in winter max. at 20°C (every increase of °C takes the humidity down by roughly 3-10 %), 4. cooking, boiling water (cca 5-20 % for a few hours), 5. exercise (increase by 3-10 % depending on the intensity of exercise for a few hours), 6. inviting people over to visit (as they breathe, it does increase the humidity by 5-15%, depending on the number of people :-) ). So in comparision, misting for humidity is simply ridiculous :-)
This is just the most helpful plant care channel I’ve ever come across! The information is explained so well. Tack så mycket! (Swedish grandparents on my dad’s side 😊)
This is clearly demonstrated with Serissas! .. if you move them from one room to another it will detect a change in temperature and humidity and act accordingly, usually by wilting leaves and in some cased turning leaves brown at the tips. In most cases leaving it alone is best. If you MUST have humidity, get a tray that is large enough to cover the circumference of the growth. Fill the tray with pebbles and level with water.. pop the plant on the tray and keep an eye on the water level and top up as it evaporates. 👍I do this for Serissas and Ficus Religiosas which tend to go brown at the tip of the leaves
Have you invested in a hygrometer? If you have, you will know that a pebble tray or a bowl of water does nothing to raise humidity levels to any significant degree - even with the hygrometer sitting right next to the plant. I know this because I have a hygrometer in every room of my house and I've tried every suggestion out there for raising humidity. I've also tried butter warmers filled with water and a tea light candle underneath. That raised the humidity by a few percentage points in the immediate vicinity of the plant, but did nothing for the overall humidity of the room. I've also tried a good sized pan of water on my free standing furnace. Nothing except in the immediate vicinity, and most plants can't handle the heat! The only thing that raised the humidity level in my house, in my area in the winter is humidifiers. I have 3 of them running pretty much 24/7.
I also head another theory why it is not good: when water is evaporating it is decreasing temperature around. So when you have like 35 degree Celsius and then you mist leaves the temperature on them may drop temporarily by like 5-10 degrees and then rise again which is also a stress for a plant.
Wow! That was so amazingly informative! I had just purchased a maiden hair fern and was told to mist it Daily. The humidity in my home is around 30-40%. I’m going to opt for a beautiful glass dish of water next to my plant to help with that humidity. Thank you. 🥰👍
Since I discovered you I have been binge watching all your videos. Very clear and concicse explanation on everything about plants. Thank you very much. Also could you please do a video about alocasias especially if our humidity level is around 40% what can we do about it?
This has been very helpful! ❤️🌱 I live in Quebec, Canada, where it can be really cold and dry during the wintertime, but hot and humid in the summertime. I would mist my plants, and I noticed that some would die eventually, and I often wondered what I did wrong. The ones that have survived actually had glasses of water near them at all times, so that seem to be the trick. 🤔💭 Thanks for the tip! 🤩🫂
I like to use a humidifier for my orchids when the heater or air conditioner is on. Because both of those will really dry out the air. But I also use a rotating fan so I don't have problems with rot.
This was one of the most extensive explanations regarding misting! It cleared up the confusion regarding this whole debate! :D Also, I didn't even know about stomata's existence! Love your channel, keep it up!
I have huge humidity in my apartment in winter (80+) and very low in summer (~15). I'm scared for my monstera which I bought in autumn last year. I will surround it with bowls of water in summer... I hope it will make it...
I bought an algae leaf food for indoor plants to mix with water and mist it on. I read very positive reviews online, but I also know a lot of people are against misting. I personally don't care that much about humidity, I grew beautiful calatheas in 40% humidity.
There is another fact that most of you might be interested in . In nature , when it rains the plant ( except certain ones in mist forest or specifically adapted to rain or mist ) closes the stomata to stop photosynthesizing for the duration of the rainfall , also to save energy during that time . It takes a while after the rain for the plant to photosynthesize again bc has to open up again and so to speak get the engine running again . So if your misting you hinder your plant from growing and also if a plant is too close to a humidifier and its not a water plant or specifically designed to photosynthesize when in contact with water or even live in or under water , then it also could do more harm . Have a wonderful day everyone ❤😂❤
You really have such great information in your videos/Hittar så mycket matnyttig info om krukväxter via er kanal. Önskar jag hitatt den tidigare. Hade sparat mig en heldel misstag (som placering av fiolfikus och Rosenkalla i för soligt/varmt fönster på sommaren, och övervattning av Dr Westerlund). 🌱🌿
In old buildings, this matter is particularly challenging as you want to have both high humidity around the plants and low humidity in the cold corners of the room to prevent mould. 😞
Thank you SO much for such an educational & easy to understand plant video! Curious if this applies to AIR plants? I mist my xerographica every morning bc heard this was ideal. Thoughts?
Hi I'm having issues with my areca palm I'm new to plants this is my first plant some tip have gone brown and 1 of the stems the leafs have gone dark brown and super crispy and all the stems have super small black dots on them I would really appreciate your help 🙏
Hi Swedish plant guy can you do a video regarding podocarpus macrophyllus? I bought three of them and most of the seller said it can care in indoor however is either withering overwatwring or under water and it didn't make it
I literally laughed out loud when he said, do your homework BEFORE buying the plant 😂 that takes all the fun out of it. I go to the shop, and ask “ what type of plant is this?” Buy it, come home and welp 🤷🏽♀️ you know the rest. But I try and educate myself after the fact.
I've seen some of your videos that recommend misting daily. This goes against your own prior advice. Conflicting advice is what makes plant care so confusing
I've found that some of my plants do better when misted. This includes my variegated fig, leafy sweet potato (it's leaves, no potato), palm trees. Dragon trees and the broad version (corn plants) i put in the shower when they need water. Most of my other tropical plants get misted once a week. And yes, I have good humidity. But what I've found with the top three, they like to get wet. Fig especially.
I use ceramic balls that provide humidity around my plants. I bought them from Amazon. They have a base I fill with water every couple of days. I have two ferns that LOVE to be misted. One was very droopy and sad looking until I started misting it. Get to know your plants. They are family. Great info, thanks.
For some reason my spider plants like to be misted. I don't know the reason, the fact is they perk up.
That’s the best explanation that I’ve heard, thank you 😊
I can confirm from my experiences: 1) misting when plants are outdoor in summer is good, 2) misting for indoor plants is bad even if you have the window half open (in winter) - it will grow pest easily in 3-4 weeks. If I have to mist (because the plants are quite dehydrated after a long period of lack of water) I'd have fan turned on toward them for 15-30 min. Using humidifier is fine, but I don't personally find it helpful (to grow better plants) to be honest, probably because I didn't use it right.
I agreed. My philo lime, I just realized been misting for 2weeks and almost immediately all leaves got fungal infections, died now. Since then I didn't mist my plants. I showered my plants if only summer or warm temp with fans around
What a brilliant video, gyus! I see people often misting calatheas thinking they are helping to raise the humidity. I measured the effect and misting increased the humidity 10 - 20 % for 10-15 min. Even misting every three days can be harmful - I caused bacterial infection on my monstera and my calathea musaica and stromanthe triostar. For winters, I bought a strong 7 l humidifier for about 80 euros and it helped a lot to keep the humidity above 55 % even in the coldest winter (we use it only for winter and the electricity costs didn´t increase in any way we would even notice - it´s very energy efficient and controls itself).
In winter, I also use the water bowls, but that didn´t help much - it takes 2 weeks for the water to evaporate.
In my measurings, the best thing to keep the humidity:
1. getting a strong humidifier (increase to max. desired level within an hour),
2. grouping plants together,
3. keeping the heating in winter max. at 20°C (every increase of °C takes the humidity down by roughly 3-10 %),
4. cooking, boiling water (cca 5-20 % for a few hours),
5. exercise (increase by 3-10 % depending on the intensity of exercise for a few hours),
6. inviting people over to visit (as they breathe, it does increase the humidity by 5-15%, depending on the number of people :-) ).
So in comparision, misting for humidity is simply ridiculous :-)
This is just the most helpful plant care channel I’ve ever come across! The information is explained so well. Tack så mycket! (Swedish grandparents on my dad’s side 😊)
This is clearly demonstrated with Serissas! .. if you move them from one room to another it will detect a change in temperature and humidity and act accordingly, usually by wilting leaves and in some cased turning leaves brown at the tips.
In most cases leaving it alone is best. If you MUST have humidity, get a tray that is large enough to cover the circumference of the growth. Fill the tray with pebbles and level with water.. pop the plant on the tray and keep an eye on the water level and top up as it evaporates. 👍I do this for Serissas and Ficus Religiosas which tend to go brown at the tip of the leaves
Have you invested in a hygrometer? If you have, you will know that a pebble tray or a bowl of water does nothing to raise humidity levels to any significant degree - even with the hygrometer sitting right next to the plant. I know this because I have a hygrometer in every room of my house and I've tried every suggestion out there for raising humidity. I've also tried butter warmers filled with water and a tea light candle underneath. That raised the humidity by a few percentage points in the immediate vicinity of the plant, but did nothing for the overall humidity of the room. I've also tried a good sized pan of water on my free standing furnace. Nothing except in the immediate vicinity, and most plants can't handle the heat! The only thing that raised the humidity level in my house, in my area in the winter is humidifiers. I have 3 of them running pretty much 24/7.
Enjoy the way to explain facts regarding the plants, thank you.
That was a very fine explanation! Thank you for that.
I also head another theory why it is not good: when water is evaporating it is decreasing temperature around. So when you have like 35 degree Celsius and then you mist leaves the temperature on them may drop temporarily by like 5-10 degrees and then rise again which is also a stress for a plant.
I appreciate this lesson on misting. Thank you so much
Wow! That was so amazingly informative! I had just purchased a maiden hair fern and was told to mist it Daily. The humidity in my home is around 30-40%. I’m going to opt for a beautiful glass dish of water next to my plant to help with that humidity. Thank you. 🥰👍
So helpful. Dry Arizona is a challenge.
Great detailed advice thanks
Your information is very helpful, thanks ❤
Thank you very much for the really informative videos you create
Since I discovered you I have been binge watching all your videos. Very clear and concicse explanation on everything about plants. Thank you very much. Also could you please do a video about alocasias especially if our humidity level is around 40% what can we do about it?
Hi-doo 😁 What a useful channel, now I am learning Swedish too.
You have a very clear explanation about this subject. I like it very much. Very well done !
Thank you for the best plant videos out there!
This has been very helpful! ❤️🌱 I live in Quebec, Canada, where it can be really cold and dry during the wintertime, but hot and humid in the summertime. I would mist my plants, and I noticed that some would die eventually, and I often wondered what I did wrong. The ones that have survived actually had glasses of water near them at all times, so that seem to be the trick. 🤔💭 Thanks for the tip! 🤩🫂
Thank you so much, this really helped me, I was struggling to understand if misting is good or bad, now I understand what it does to the plant 🙏🏼
I like to use a humidifier for my orchids when the heater or air conditioner is on. Because both of those will really dry out the air. But I also use a rotating fan so I don't have problems with rot.
This was one of the most extensive explanations regarding misting! It cleared up the confusion regarding this whole debate! :D Also, I didn't even know about stomata's existence! Love your channel, keep it up!
I have huge humidity in my apartment in winter (80+) and very low in summer (~15). I'm scared for my monstera which I bought in autumn last year. I will surround it with bowls of water in summer... I hope it will make it...
Thank you, I learned so much! 🌿🌿
I bought an algae leaf food for indoor plants to mix with water and mist it on. I read very positive reviews online, but I also know a lot of people are against misting. I personally don't care that much about humidity, I grew beautiful calatheas in 40% humidity.
There is another fact that most of you might be interested in .
In nature , when it rains the plant ( except certain ones in mist forest or specifically adapted to rain or mist ) closes the stomata to stop photosynthesizing for the duration of the rainfall , also to save energy during that time .
It takes a while after the rain for the plant to photosynthesize again bc has to open up again and so to speak get the engine running again .
So if your misting you hinder your plant from growing and also if a plant is too close to a humidifier and its not a water plant or specifically designed to photosynthesize when in contact with water or even live in or under water , then it also could do more harm .
Have a wonderful day everyone ❤😂❤
My misting of my monstera in Stockholms dry indoor air has made it grow well.
Thanks for this video, it was helpful.
How do you manage to keep the rubber plant short and grow large leaves
I suppose you can also place the plant in the bathroom or toilet to raise the humidity.
You really have such great information in your videos/Hittar så mycket matnyttig info om krukväxter via er kanal. Önskar jag hitatt den tidigare. Hade sparat mig en heldel misstag (som placering av fiolfikus och Rosenkalla i för soligt/varmt fönster på sommaren, och övervattning av Dr Westerlund). 🌱🌿
In old buildings, this matter is particularly challenging as you want to have both high humidity around the plants and low humidity in the cold corners of the room to prevent mould. 😞
Thank you SO much for such an educational & easy to understand plant video! Curious if this applies to AIR plants? I mist my xerographica every morning bc heard this was ideal. Thoughts?
Hi I'm having issues with my areca palm I'm new to plants this is my first plant some tip have gone brown and 1 of the stems the leafs have gone dark brown and super crispy and all the stems have super small black dots on them I would really appreciate your help 🙏
Hi Swedish plant guy can you do a video regarding podocarpus macrophyllus? I bought three of them and most of the seller said it can care in indoor however is either withering overwatwring or under water and it didn't make it
What is the name of the Soil that that plant they have,please tell 😊
Do you have a video on Bromeliads?
I brought a humidifier and it runs on a usb connection not much to run at all
You should do a video on cactuses.
And the name of the Pot please 🤗
I literally laughed out loud when he said, do your homework BEFORE buying the plant 😂 that takes all the fun out of it. I go to the shop, and ask “ what type of plant is this?” Buy it, come home and welp 🤷🏽♀️ you know the rest. But I try and educate myself after the fact.
They dont live in soil how would i drown it in a shower?
En video ide, hur man planterar och tar hand om vårtbjörk uromhus typ allelikannde.
I've seen some of your videos that recommend misting daily. This goes against your own prior advice. Conflicting advice is what makes plant care so confusing
Plont !!