Comments on: How to Revive a Sick Air Plant

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:10:55 +0000

In reply to Dan. I submerge mine overnight every two weeks. I had a book on it once and that’s what it says to do, and mine are doing great.

By: Tonette Singleton

Tonette Singleton — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:21:02 +0000

I have bathed my air plants, but within 3 to 4 weeks they have all died, root rot ,do the root base need so much water? Because that’s what’s killing mine .I’m addicted,but gutted at the same time because they keep dieing?

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:55:28 +0000

In reply to Marie Roddan. Ha ha. The same thing happened to me. I found a bunch of air plants on discount and quickly became obsessed (and bought our the air plants on discount 😜). Many of them have survived with a couple of soaks. It was neat to watch them perk up. Some one them got root rot. Still learning to navigate air plants.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:26:32 +0000

I belong to a beginners rock hounding group in Face Book. One of our members posted a photo of a Geode with an air plant in it. I was captivated. Two days later I was at Lowes and there, hanging on one of those plastic strips that hang off the shelves was a strip of little air plants. Of course I grabbed a couple to use wiht my geodes.

So I get home and start researching and I am thunderstruck. WOW. Amazed! I need more.

Thank you for your articles. I soaked those two little bedraggled air plants and they rounded out straightened up. In just a couple days they are different plants!!

Off to order more air plants. Thanks again!!! I will keep reading you.

By: Marie Roddan

Marie Roddan — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 15:42:58 +0000

I just got 8 air plants from Home Depot and they are super dry. Thank you for your advice. I do have some dead leaves on some of the plants and I will gently tug at them. Can you cut them? Also a few have dried/dead tips. Should I just leave the tips or should I trim them with scissors or by hand. Thank you. (I have never had an air plant before, so excited to try).

By: Stephanie Rose

Stephanie Rose — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:01:46 +0000

In reply to Dan.

Both. More info here https://gardentherapy.ca/water-air-plants/

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 04:45:59 +0000

Wait…so you just leave the water out for 24 hours and then just submerge the plant in that water for an hour after the water has been sitting? Or you submerge it overnight?

By: Debbi

Debbi — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:58:42 +0000

My air plant was green when I put it in for an overnight soak, but kinda gray when I took it out. It is not falling apart. Am I gonna loose it or will it revive?

By: Alma

Alma — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 20:02:45 +0000

Thank you for your post… the puzzle too ❤️

By: Shelly Scherbarth

Shelly Scherbarth — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 21:06:20 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us, I live in western WA, in Fall/Winter it’s more difficult to gauge watering needs of my Air Plants & Succulents, this article was VERY helpful!
Thanks again,
Shelly Scherbarth