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title: "My plants are getting this green top soil. Any ideas why or what it…"
description: "My plants are getting this green top soil. Any ideas why or what it is? Is it harmful? Plant: Violas"
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community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Dahlia"
published: "2024-05-06T22:18:16.282271Z"
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# My plants are getting this green top soil. Any ideas why or what it…

_Posted by Dahlia on 2024-05-06_

My plants are getting this green top soil. Any ideas why or what it is? Is it harmful?

Plant: Violas

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## 1 comment

### bowlwater commented on 2024-05-08

my first thought is that it could be mold, or maybe some type of fungus/mushroom, but i don’t have a lot of knowledge about that so im not 100% sure. does the plant get a ton of humidity?

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