I was WRONG about humidity trays

Humidity trays are a common suggestion to increase humidity around your plants. Unfortunately, I do not believe they are very effective. I think your efforts are much better spent ensuring your plant gets adequate sunlight and you are fertilizing effectively.

If you like using humidity trays, you can keep using them. Other than becoming a breeding ground for pests and mold, there isn't a significant negative impact on your plants health if you continue to use them.

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[BergerVongSchlauigkeitHer]

It works better if you just use your entire floor as a tray.

[Free_Falastin]

Your closing remarks are spot on. In my opinion, if it gets too complicated then it's not a sustainable hobby that brings you joy, it's a chore.

[Itsyaboijq]

Hey Lee, I normally troll a little in your comment section but I wanna be serious this time. You’re absolutely right. I work in a greenhouse with actual rare plants (plants that you literally couldn’t buy if you wanted to rare) and one of the humidifiers broke two days ago. The humidity in that room should be around 80%, but without the humidifiers it sits around 50%. One of us has to come in three times a day and spray water in the air with a fine mist hose for about 20 minutes and water the floors just to get the humidity up to about 70%. It’s just not as good as a humidifier

[ofhismercy]

Lee you crack me up, "this is covered in fungus gnats." ❤ I believe humidity and how much one provides is a total myth in terms of houseplant health and success growing. We are recently relocated to the desert of South NM and this is the driest environment I've ever grown in and my indoor garden is doing better than I have ever seen. And we relocated here from Savannah GA a place safe to say....extreme humidity. For me understanding consistent moisture has been key, or not letting plants dry out to the degree I used to....I gained this idea from Ashley the soil scientist. Changed the game for me. But honestly, the best part of the desert and lack of humidity is the rate my soil dries out, and the increased rate of wet dry cycles, that is, I get to water/feed constantly now because of this dry the plants are constantly getting more. More nutrients, more heat, more dry, more wet. It's amazing. They love it. Another reason I think humidity totally unimportant is other growers' experience, like that guy who spent a year acclimating his pitcher plants to CA humidity and now successfully grows them on his windowsill. Or that commenter who grows 400 ferns and advises to chop a struggling fern back to the soil and let it regrow and it will adapt to your space. My humidity here is currently 26% dry😐 sad face, lols. But very happy plants. Happier here than in Savannah, like me, lols.

[Miles_Hoffman]

Thank you! I’ve had this argument with orchid Society members for 20 years now. Las Vegas is dry, 2% humidity outside right now. My plants (200 or so) make my home at 30% on a good day. Never has a “tray” closely monitored and watered ever made a difference. Domes and cabinets are what I do now, if it needs above 30% 💚😎💚

[carolstuff]

You have to put your towels in the washing machine with water, top it with leca put a mesh tray & put your plant on top. Unfortunately, you’ll need to buy a washing machine for each plant. Thanks for sharing!

[ScottGrowsanAvocadoTree]

Oh boy I can’t wait to get my wet towel trays going.

[Latayla]

I was like; wait what’s going on here.
Was going to tell you to blink trice if the humidity police is holding you hostage.

People just like to think that the time they are putting into humidity trays and misting is paying off.

[beth]

Great shoutout to Scott Grows an Avocado Tree. I've really been enjoying his channel as I've been nurturing my firstborn avocado, Gus.

[sammmiller]

I covered my entire house in wet towels to raise humidity. What a great hack!

[patriciaromero]

I hope you keep doing your videos… my monstera is really healthy thanks to you. I love your sense of humor.

[plasticamel]

This is a freaking great video! The seriousness at the end was true and more people need to say it!

[gingercaudill]

Agreed!! And one further, I never had so many pests than when I used a very small one room humidifier and no closed door atmosphere!! You nailed it buddy and I will never use a humidifier or anything else to increase the humidity in my house, ever again!!

[DJMaster]

A simple cheap water fountain is the best!! I have a little water pump in a bowl of water in my green house cabinet, it keeps the humidity over 80%, when it runs out of water it goes down to 40%.

[cheryldavis]

Hi Lee. I love your videos and you are super funny too. Ending your video with, “this…is covered in fungus gnats”. 😂
I may have taken the part about you not wanting to do these kinds of videos, a little too seriously?? I hope you don’t stop making videos. I enjoy the content and your humor. 😁

[HeartFullOfForest]

Love the inspiring background music when you give us the plant parent peptalk.

[ildikojones]

Hi Lee, love your clip, as always.
I vote for a humidifier. Everything else is too much trouble and not really worth the effort.

[kay]

Heck, yeah! 😆my plants are growing and doing good because of ME! 😆

[hedgewitch]

The best way I've found to whack your humidity up is by turning on the big evaporative air con we have. It out did my big humidifier by leaps. Evaporative air con added an extra 30-40% to the over all humidity in our house.

[mscd]

Love this that you’re keeping it real! Of course people are passionate about their hobbies, nothing wrong with that. But when it becomes a chore…not worth it. Don’t let perfection be the enemy of the good. Just enjoy. 💕