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title: "Anyone know what the white stuff on the top of the soil is? It’s on a…"
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# Anyone know what the white stuff on the top of the soil is? It’s on a…

_Amie님이 2023-08-13에 게시함_

Anyone know what the white stuff on the top of the soil is? It’s on a couple of my plants as of lately.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/A3pmcKsxgOrCJTn7srNUuor_ochDCHJTV1QmVejVPSs/3efa76269a744391b7a4fd36f98f91cc.webp?size=large)

## 4개의 댓글

### Vanna님이 2023-08-13에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Is it from your water? Any time I use unfiltered tap water from my sink some of the soil on top turns white - not too sure why

#### jedijae님이 2023-08-13에 답변했습니다.

Sometimes the water is too hard. I have to water mine with RO water or bottled water so it doesn’t hurt my 🪴 babies

### Ana님이 2023-08-14에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Mold. Not really a problem unless it becomes excessive. Could be due to overwatering, not enough airflow and not enough airy amendments in the soil.

### WhereIsMy🟢Thumb?님이 2023-08-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Tap water is toxic to plants. You should repot and only use rain water or distilled. I can’t really tell what mineral it is but it is some sort of build up. You might wanna rise until the water runs clear through the soil, that should be done on a regular basis anyway to keep the plant cleaned out so to speak.

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