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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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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?

_Publié par Josie le 2023-09-02_

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

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/HyoQMa7rUFOrx9mDulJuFcNdk9VknIGHFocHCvXv50E/40396d3d32aa4ecba06f0961cca124a1.webp?size=large)

## 4 commentaires

### Kelsey a commenté le 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 a commenté le 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 a commenté le 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 a commenté le 2023-09-02

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

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