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title: "I am in desperate need of help. I looked it up and found that these…"
description: "I am in desperate need of help. I looked it up and found that these weren’t supposed to be a threat but came back to find my plant nearly dead 😭 is there…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Bailey :)"
published: "2024-09-30T01:33:09.200463Z"
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# I am in desperate need of help. I looked it up and found that these…

_Posted by Bailey :) on 2024-09-30_

I am in desperate need of help. I looked it up and found that these weren’t supposed to be a threat but came back to find my plant nearly dead 😭 is there anything I can do to save my baby? They are spore/egg like looking tiny white balls

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## 4 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-09-30

your soil looks extremely dehydrated — the way it comes away from the sides of the pot — and these don’t want to dry out. that’s your problem 😕

#### Bailey :) replied on 2024-09-30

I thought that might be the problem. It’s just super weird, I’ve been watering on schedule, I watered 2 days ago and it looked perfectly fine :/

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-09-30

your soil could be hydrophobic. i would try submerging the pot to soak for a bit to see if that helps

#### Bailey :) replied on 2024-09-30

Okay! Thank you

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