Quote Originally Posted by temujin8
ok so what is the point of misting your plant(s), everyone always gets told from one person or another to do it, but i think its an old wives tale... anyone have any idea on the benefits of doing this, I had always been told by my grandmother that {water on leaves+hot sun = burned up plant} because the water magnifies the sun or some shit... idk some help on this would be much appreciated.
You can water them by misting them. If you you put water soluble fertilizer into the bottle you can feed the plants by misting them. Neither is as efficient as root feeding, but some people like to do it.

Also, misting can be used to control pests Many pests don't like to be soaked, so regular misting (especially if you get the water on the underside of leaves as well as the top of the leaves) can be used to treat or prevent some pest infections.

As far as it leading to burns by magnifying the sun... that sounds more like an old wive's tale to me, to be honest. Also... consider that it came from an old wife! LOL. (no offense to your grandma).

You of course probably don't want to have the leaves soaked all the time... maybe that is how your grandma got into problems. That would be more likely to lead to fungus then burning though... at least that is what I would think.

But a misting a few times a week, or maybe even once a day, would probably be good for the plant. Oh, and I don't think you're supposed to mist the buds when flowers appear... not because of burning, but because of potential fungus if the water can't evaporate easily.
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