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Then, the air plant will become "hair plant".

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Too cute!

Can you share the pic please ?

Do you sell them on Etsy or anything?

You are so welcome!

Oh thank you!

Thank you and I'm so glad it was useful!

I'm so glad it was helpful! Enjoy your new air plants!

Yay all the best to you and your new air plant!

Oh nice! Tectorum is such a cute one!

Thank you so much!

You are so welcome!

You're so welcome!

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

Oh thank you so much! It is pretty wild growing a plant without soil.

Oh that's wonderful to hear! Thank you so much and all the best to your new buds!

Yay glad you liked it!

Good luck, you got this!

Thanks, glad it was useful!

Thanks!

You are so welcome! Annie

So glad we could help!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Love it! Very cabinet of curiosities esque

Same here love to find interesting bowls etc to repurpose.

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So glad!

Glad it was helpful!

Glad you liked it!

Yay so glad they've been saved!

I'm so glad I could help!

Why thank you!

You're welcome!

That's a great idea!

Wishing you all the best on your next try!

@@Mountaincrestgardens I'll be buying from you guys!

I don't think one can ever have too many ;)

Ah thank you so much!

Fortunately they're pretty forgiving! You got this!

AAHH! We are here for this kind of punnery!!

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Thank you and so glad it was helpful!

You are so welcome!

Thank you! I don't normally recommend sticking to a schedule, but it can be so hard to tell when an air plant needs water. Soaking for one hour once a week is a great air plant watering schedule in most environments though!

@@Mountaincrestgardens Thank you - I’ll try it!

Ooh very neat idea!

Tough to say, but yes, it's possible the AC was drying them out faster than you could re-hydrate them. I hope you give them another go!

Oooh your air plants are so lucky! Yes, distilled and rain water are ideal for plants, I just usually can't be bothered #lazyplantparent

@@annieschreck7938 Haha

@@annieschreck7938Rain water is really good for air plants. But distilled is really bad for them because there are no nutritions in it. So don‘t water them with distilled water.

@@tobil.5047 Yup, same goes for tap water. That's why I suggest air plant fertilizer for all the growers who don't collect rainwater.

Question... do you soak for an hour regardless of size ? Thanks in advance!

Thank you! 1. Tillandsia ionantha: mountaincrestgardens.com/search.php?facets=DataSource%3ABigCommerce3&page=1&resultsPerPage=32&search_query=tillandsia%20ionantha&sortOrder=0 2. Sorry, that was a container we used to sell but no longer carry. 3. Overwatered Tillandsia can show little black dots on their leaves and will eventually start shedding their outer leaves before completely falling apart.

Thank you for the info. And thank you for the link.

Short answer / my opinion: Your tap water is fine, just fertilize occasionally. Long answer: All plants are adapted to rainwater, not tap water. It has the right pH and nutrient levels to support Tillandisia without added fertilizer. The chlorine in tap water is not ideal for them, but they manage just fine. You can remove the chlorine by filtering, boiling, or leaving a wide-mouth jar of water out for ~24hrs so the chlorine can evaporate. Just don't use distilled water--it pulls nutrients out of the plant through osmosis. Some people water air plants with aquarium or pond water to give them more nutrients. If you don't have that, tap water + air plant fertilizer does the same thing. It's also a matter of personal preference. Are you the kind of person who wants buy fancy water for your plants or set up rain water reclamation to maybe notice a difference in their health? Or do you like air plants because they're easy to grow? You can find more heated discussion on the perfect water for Tillandsia in the comments below.

Rain always.

Ah oh dear!

Oh no! Here's hoping another air plant will come your way!

You can! I'd put the glue on the wood, give it a second, then press on the air plant, to keep from scorching it.

Air Plants should not be left sitting in water for more than an hour or two,. So depending on your setup and if you water by soaking/dunking or misting, you'll likely want to remove them from the containers to soak them or mist them without creating a pool in the containers. Some very mature Air Plants can grab hold of their containers, but they do not need to to be healthy. Hope that helps!

@@Mountaincrestgardens yes it does help, thank you so much!

Thanks! It certainly varies, but yes, you should expect your Air Plant to live several years before blooming out. Most put out new pups that live on though.

@@Mountaincrestgardens Thank you

It sort of depends on how strong the light is, but generally within a range of 8"-16" is good.

Certainly possible! Especially if you've got a fire or heaters running and drying out your air in the winter. Unless it's already bloomed? In that case it would be dying as part of its normal life cycle. Annie

They do grow! Rather slowly, though, and some get larger than others. I'd recommend soaking your air plants under water for 1-2 hours each week. You can certainly mist them and keep them in high humidity as well, but the long soak will keep them from getting crispy. And as I say in the video, air plants are slow to react to change, so if you got one from another nursery and it was already dry and breaking, it likely died on you due to the poor care it received before you got it. I hope you give air plants another go though!

Don't do the glass globe as they love airflow.

Closest thing with the same care needs would be in our String of Pearls video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mN5oqdKqvLzDY6s.html

@@annieschreck7938 ok thank you!

Oh I'm so glad you asked this question, because this is how most people see their air plant die. If it's been slowly suffering from lack of water or too little light, often you'll see no outward change for months. Then, upon soaking, the air plant instantly succumbs. Nothing wrong with the soaking, it was the slow buildup of subpar conditions leading up to it that caused its sudden demise.