can you mist your plants too much?

LightFusion

LightFusion

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i like to baby my plants...i would like to mist them every 2 hours or so unless i get bored then myb more?

will this hurt/help or do nothing to my plants?
 
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Bartic

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Foliar feeding should be ok, there is no need to mist that much in my opinion. Too much water with a lot of light can function to burn the leaves due to the lens created by the droplets on the leaf.
 
Lil Czr

Lil Czr

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In my opinion, misting that much is going to give you problems. Especially if they are flowering, you will almost certainly get mold or some necrosis (dead spots, rotting) on your buds. Misting a couple times a week up until the 2nd week of flowering is closer to the norm, With a complete halt to misting after that. That's my humble opinion. You can love your plants to death if you're not careful.
 
mygirls

mygirls

Medical Marijuana (MOD)
i mist every day while in veg every 3 days in flower. just plain tap water. with a 1000wtt hps on and a room temp of 85 degrees.and i dont burn shit up.
 
Lil Czr

Lil Czr

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Yeah, I think this leaf burn thing is not as common as people like to say it is. I've never had a burn problem, and I mist my plants a couple times a week.
 
LightFusion

LightFusion

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wow. well thanks for the input everyone.

guess i didn't think about the mold thing

and i'll top misting now
 
TeaTreeOil

TeaTreeOil

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Leaf material is hydrophobic -water beads for a reason(I don't consider this a problem)! It really doesn't want water on it. It would probably want water to collect any dust/crap and have it roll off with it. Dry leafs are healthy leafs. Water can introduce a friendly environment for bad things to happen. Prolonged exposure only serves to suffocate leaf material(it'll turn brown and die).
 
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Greenisgold

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I was a firm believer that misting plants was over rated until I started doing it myself. The only reason I do it is because my room is super low in humidity. The only thing I have changed since my last grows are the fact that I mist them everyday and they love it. Misting plants is also good as it will help keep pests at bay, especially spider mites which love dry climates. Now is it a good thing to mist plants when RH is 50 and above, probably not as plants have to respire.
But misting them very 2 hours is way over kill IMO.
 
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Daithy

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mygirls said:
i mist every day while in veg every 3 days in flower. just plain tap water. with a 1000wtt hps on and a room temp of 85 degrees.and i dont burn shit up.
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Reviving an old thread :D. How far do you have the light from your plants. Is it the light cooled down or is it an open hood?
 
JohnDee

JohnDee

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Hi Guys,
I like to mist my plants too...though not in late flower. One big issue I was warned about is the risk of getting water on a hot HID bulb. Those suckers can explode.
JD
 
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