Showerthought: Misting my houseplants vs bottom watering them... night and day difference

For like 2 years I was just misting my ferns and calatheas every morning. They looked okay but always had crispy tips. Then I read something about how misting barely raises humidity and doesn't actually water the roots. So I switched to bottom watering about 3 months ago - just sitting the pots in a tray of water for 20 minutes. Now those same plants have put out like 6 new fronds each and the tips stopped browning. Has anyone else had better luck with one method over the other for Atlanta humidity levels?

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jake_kelly241d ago

Misting barely raises humidity" is the part that got me.

susan35022h ago

Wait, @jake_kelly24, you mean people actually thought misting was doing something for the roots this whole time? I thought I was the only one fooled by that for so long.