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title: "Anyone know what the white stuff on the top of the soil is? It’s on a…"
description: "Anyone know what the white stuff on the top of the soil is? It’s on a couple of my plants as of lately."
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author: "Amie"
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# Anyone know what the white stuff on the top of the soil is? It’s on a…

_Geplaatst door Amie op 2023-08-13_

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

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## 4 reacties

### Vanna reageerde op 2023-08-13

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

#### jedijae antwoordde op 2023-08-13

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

### Ana reageerde op 2023-08-14

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? reageerde op 2023-08-18

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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