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title: "Can anyone help me identify this fungus? A few of them sprung up…"
description: "Can anyone help me identify this fungus? A few of them sprung up under my potted baby monstera and more seem to be on the way"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/H2r1BxJdQ4K3_l2bcFt7-A"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "kxzxxm"
published: "2024-08-22T10:38:28.973559Z"
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# Can anyone help me identify this fungus? A few of them sprung up…

_Posted by kxzxxm on 2024-08-22_

Can anyone help me identify this fungus? A few of them sprung up under my potted baby monstera and more seem to be on the way

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## 4 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-08-22

just some random mushroom that made its way in. i will say that this soil is far too fine for a monstera and you’ll run into problems with it. monstera roots like oxygen and prefer a really well draining soil. i would address this before you have a larger problem on your hands. if you need recs lmk

### kxzxxm commented on 2024-08-22

Oh! Thanks for catching that. I’ll repot it into something better draining

### Jas commented on 2024-08-22

If there are mushrooms it usually means good soil health! For a monstera I’d usually recommend a more chunky soil :)

### MoMo commented on 2024-08-22

Yup, my monstera got some little mushrooms a while back! They were cute, but I removed them. +1 to a chunkier soil ✌🏽

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