| Hi ewbie!
There seem to be more people who mist than don't, but many people seem to think there is not much benefit for plants that are potted. Plants that are mounted are another matter - as this does to a degree amount to a watering - as well as the more intense soaking they also often get - depending upon who, what and where. I think you will find that most people when they talk about misting are home growers that are just spritzing their plants with a spray bottle to add humidity, which in reality is not doing much to add room humidity (or even in the plant's vicinity). If the plant is on the dry side it certainly will benefit somewhat from this kind of "watering", but usually when people talk about watering they mean running water through the media and to a lesser degree soaking the pot/media in a container of water for a period of time. Of course commercial and even home greenhouses are often outfitted with automated humidifiers that let out a mist periodically to maintain desired humidity within the enclosed environment.
I would think spider mites attacking your plant would be a different issue unrelated to whether or not you are watering or misting?
Will see how others respond to your question........
mike  |