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title: "A lot of my plants are getting this white built up on the soil.…"
description: "A lot of my plants are getting this white built up on the soil. Plants look healthy. I just got them grow lights so all of them will be getting more light. Is…"
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author: "Reem"
published: "2026-06-23T13:00:59.827823Z"
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# A lot of my plants are getting this white built up on the soil.…

_Posted by Reem on 2026-06-23_

A lot of my plants are getting this white built up on the soil. Plants look healthy. I just got them grow lights so all of them will be getting more light. Is it from lack of light, fertilizer, or using tap water, or sick? I can’t tell. Do I repot them?

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## 4 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-06-23

just standard soil mold. happens to all of us eventually. not harmful to your plants, but can indicate overwatering, so watch for that

#### Reem replied on 2026-06-23

Ah thanks. So should i scrape it off?

#### plantgeek replied on 2026-06-23

you can, but know that it'll probably come back. you can sprinkle non-sweetened cinnamon on the top to delay it

### BooksandPlants commented on 2026-06-23

If you want to get rid of all of the white mold, you can do a repot of your plant and get rid of all of the old soil, so it doesn’t come back.

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