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title: "Mold spots on staghorn fern Maybe overwatered? Water weekly, only the…"
description: "Mold spots on staghorn fern Maybe overwatered? Water weekly, only the moss gets wet! Any ideas on how to fix?"
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author: "Diane Bar2"
published: "2024-02-24T00:10:36.736047Z"
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# Mold spots on staghorn fern Maybe overwatered? Water weekly, only the…

_Diane Bar2님이 2024-02-24에 게시함_

Mold spots on staghorn fern  
Maybe overwatered? Water weekly, only the moss gets wet!

Any ideas on how to fix?

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/JbFUHTx32zigF1aJmqB96Zc8pUgHKuhl2Eq5OXhD5_o/pZrMp5V4TnqWNy4tdnCojg.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/JbFUHTx32zigF1aJmqB96Zc8pUgHKuhl2Eq5OXhD5_o/pk8QdBIVTcKsmM4JuvILjg.webp?size=large)

## 10개의 댓글

### Cleo님이 2024-02-24에 댓글을 남겼어요.

When you water it once a week, is the moss dry? Staghorns absorb water in two ways, through the leaves and through their roots. You can mist the leaves as much as daily, but you want to make sure the planting media is dry before watering it again.

This is how I water mine: when the planting media is dry, I fill up the tub (mine is too big for the sink) and let it soak for 15 minutes. Then I let it drain until it stops dripping and hang it back up. I have one in my living room that needs daily misting, and one in the bathroom which gets more humidity so I mist it about every other day. This is has worked well and I’ve never had any mold issues.

I wonder if the wood it’s on holds too much moisture and doesn’t let the moss/roots dry fast enough?

Either way, my suggestion would be to cut back on watering the plant itself and make sure to mist the fronds regularly. In my experience you can’t really over do with misting the leaves but you can overwater the plant itself pretty easily.

#### Alex .H님이 2024-06-19에 답변했습니다.

You couldn’t put it any better🪴👍💯

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/aDNejjqzy3Pdr3cUjzB_dyCBjgG1X0pHUIL4iZiF6bQ/pHnswTNvRUKghcPL6Vh64g.webp?size=large)

### Diane Bar2님이 2024-02-27에 댓글을 남겼어요.

This is very helpful! Thank you!

### Pete님이 2024-03-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Also maybe add a fan nearby to circulate the air from time to time but then check it because it will dry out faster

#### Diane Bar2님이 2024-03-14에 답변했습니다.

Fan added

### Pete님이 2024-03-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I just recently mounted these two guys and so far so good, fingers crossed

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/t4GPeS4UEOZgpGfaGTqK6_jyDtfTSbYcZP5w_hnxMoU/326ZYGxsT9CdkvF44K_JMw.webp?size=large)

#### Diane Bar2님이 2024-03-02에 답변했습니다.

Love your floating shelves! What a beautiful space 😍

#### Pete님이 2024-03-03에 답변했습니다.

Thank you

### Diane Bar2님이 2024-03-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

That is gorgeous!!!! Can you share where you the wood?

#### Pete님이 2024-03-02에 답변했습니다.

$12.99 each at home goods

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