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title: "Hello! New here, and new to plants as well! Curious if these…"
description: "Hello! New here, and new to plants as well! Curious if these mushrooms growing in my plant soil are a bad sign? Thanks!"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "NewPlantLady"
published: "2024-02-09T16:49:46.363199Z"
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# Hello! New here, and new to plants as well! Curious if these…

_Posted by NewPlantLady on 2024-02-09_

Hello! New here, and new to plants as well! Curious if these mushrooms growing in my plant soil are a bad sign? Thanks!

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## 6 comments

### Dondoo52 commented on 2024-02-09

Hi! It is actually a good sign 😉

### Sunny commented on 2024-02-09

The mushroom indicates the soil is rich in organic matter. They do well in damp soil. Be sure to let the soil dry more between watering to prevent root rot

### Plantlover\<3 commented on 2024-02-09

It’s a very good sign!!

### Kimma commented on 2024-02-09

Mushrooms grow when there’s a lot of moisture which is cool, but it’s not cool for houseplants. since they’re grown indoors, they need to completely dry out before you water them again

### Women are Water commented on 2024-02-09

It is a sign that you have rich soil but would only happen if the soil is moist. The problem is peperomia don’t particularly like moist conditions

#### Saarah Aamilah replied on 2024-02-10

Second this! My Peperomia love dry soil!

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