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title: "WHAT IS THIS. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG. WHY IS THIS GROWING IN MY…"
description: "WHAT IS THIS. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG. WHY IS THIS GROWING IN MY MONSTERA POT. HAAAAAALP."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/qMCyJAPTOytlsmwPQIeRQB"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Dare"
published: "2025-05-18T02:49:14.136623Z"
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# WHAT IS THIS. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG. WHY IS THIS GROWING IN MY…

_Posted by Dare on 2025-05-18_

WHAT IS THIS. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG. WHY IS THIS GROWING IN MY MONSTERA POT. HAAAAAALP.

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## 6 comments

### Danii commented on 2025-05-18

Soil is kept too moist. They’re not harmful, actually a sign you have a good balance of fungal bacteria in your soil. Just let it dry out more in between watering and they’ll go away.

#### Dare replied on 2025-05-18

Oh thank goodness! Thank you for telling me this. I thought I had a fungus and it was all gonna die. I’m going off planta’s watering schedule, but it doesn’t seem to be keeping my plants in the best condition

#### Danii replied on 2025-05-18

Np! Get a metal chopstick to check when plants need water. The best tool you could ever have.

#### Dare replied on 2025-05-18

How do I apply that method?

#### Danii replied on 2025-05-18

Stick it in the soil to the bottom. Pull it out. Touch the dirt that sticks to the chopstick. Lots of dirt/Wet - leave it alone. Very little dirt/Dry - Water. You’ll also be able to see how much of the pot is wet + dry.

It takes a little bit of time but once the intuition is learned it’s best method.

#### Dare replied on 2025-05-18

That’s great advice thank you

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