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title: "Left for 6 days and came back to this bulbous thing growing beside my…"
description: "Left for 6 days and came back to this bulbous thing growing beside my spider plant— is this a part of the plant?? Or has some kind of mushroom made a home…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/2OB1JXZXRQeo4spB0EojrA/65258362c030330549759db7"
community: "Plant Identification"
author: "laura 🩷🪴"
published: "2023-10-10T17:01:22.669Z"
language: "en"
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# Left for 6 days and came back to this bulbous thing growing beside my…

_Posted by laura 🩷🪴 on 2023-10-10_

Left for 6 days and came back to this bulbous thing growing beside my spider plant— is this a part of the plant?? Or has some kind of mushroom made a home here? It is kind of squishy 😊

UPDATE: it was a 🍄🤣

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## 4 comments

### brianna 🤍 commented on 2023-10-10

interested in what others have to say 👀 i’ve had spider plants for years and have never seen this!!

#### laura 🩷🪴 replied on 2023-10-10

I poked it and it fell over LOL it was a mushroom?!?

### Plant Father commented on 2023-10-10

a spider plant’s soil will only really grow mushrooms if you’re overwatering. despite their leafy appearance, spider plants are incredibly drought tolerant and would prefer half to all of their soil dry before watering again

#### laura 🩷🪴 replied on 2023-10-11

Ah! I bet it’s from me misting it too often— I let this plant dry out all the time, but can’t resist misting it 🤣

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