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title: "I propagated my spider plant but it’s getting moldy around the roots…"
description: "I propagated my spider plant but it’s getting moldy around the roots what should i do? It’s still in water"
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author: "Need help identifyin"
published: "2025-09-30T02:47:21.765247Z"
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# I propagated my spider plant but it’s getting moldy around the roots…

_Posted by Need help identifyin on 2025-09-30_

I propagated my spider plant but it’s getting moldy around the roots what should i do? It’s still in water

## 1 comment

### Bb commented on 2025-09-30

I’ve personally never had this happen but if it did, I would change the water more frequently. I would also soak the roots in a mix of 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 3 parts water for about 30mins to an hour. After that, back to normal water.

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