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title: "Hi! What do I do when I water my plants, then a few days later it…"
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# Hi! What do I do when I water my plants, then a few days later it…

_Gepostet von Plantlover\<3 am 2023-09-06_

Hi! What do I do when I water my plants, then a few days later it grows white mold? I’m desperate!!!!

## 11 Kommentare

### Brooklyn kommentierte am 2023-09-06

Do you have a picture?

#### Plantlover\<3 antwortete am 2023-09-06

Not at the moment, but it looks like maybe 2 small mold patches after I water it.

#### Hallie antwortete am 2023-09-06

Here for the same question! I get this with one plant

#### Brooklyn antwortete am 2023-09-06

That’s because of the moisture in the soil! It happened to my mint plant, remove it and sprinkle some cinnamon all over the soil!

#### Plantlover\<3 antwortete am 2023-09-06

Thank you!

### Betsy kommentierte am 2023-09-06

What type of plant are you having issues with? What kind of drainage do you have? And is there any dead foliage? Could be some kind of bug. I always say pull the plant out of the pot and inspect the roots. If there is an issue usually repotting and adjusting drainage has helped me when I’m stumped.

#### Plantlover\<3 antwortete am 2023-09-06

It’s my emerald ripple plant, it has good drainage. It did have like one piece of dead foliage, but I picked that out. That last time I repotted it (maybe a month ago) the roots looked healthy.

### Bigredamazon kommentierte am 2023-09-06

Mold on top of the soil? What kind of pot are they in? They may need some circulation. I had a problem with white mold forming on some of my terra cotta pots but getting a fan and plenty of light helped a lot.

#### Plantlover\<3 antwortete am 2023-09-06

It was on top of the soil, it’s in a clay pot. It has okay ish circulation lol, but other than that it’s very healthy!

### Sherrie kommentierte am 2023-09-07

it’s okay and won’t hurt anything. just scoop it out. You can sprinkle cinnamon on the soil. Small fan for air circulation.

#### Plantlover\<3 antwortete am 2023-09-07

Thanks!

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