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title: "On the top layer of soil on a few of my plants! Any idea what it is?"
description: "On the top layer of soil on a few of my plants! Any idea what it is?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Josie"
published: "2023-09-02T02:05:45.189Z"
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# On the top layer of soil on a few of my plants! Any idea what it is?

_Publicado por Josie el 2023-09-02_

On the top layer of soil on a few of my plants! Any idea what it is?

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## 4 comentarios

### Kelsey comentó el 2023-09-02

The soil is molding. It could mean that your plant isn’t getting enough light to absorb the water in the soil between waterings

### Angela comentó el 2023-09-02

Try using sone hydrogen peroxide in your water. Maybe 2-4 TBSP per gallon. It will keep your roots healthy.

### Plant Father comentó el 2023-09-02

looks more like mineral build up than mold. this comes from hard water and can be remedied by flushing the soil with rainwater or distilled water

### Monique comentó el 2023-09-02

I get the same and we have extremely hard water where i live.

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