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title: "Help! What is wrong with my Dragon Tail Plants soil? I checked for…"
description: "Help! What is wrong with my Dragon Tail Plants soil? I checked for pest and nothing at all. I also spray with neem oil and use mosquito bites regularly. It is…"
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author: "Melody"
published: "2025-09-16T04:33:34.448239Z"
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# Help! What is wrong with my Dragon Tail Plants soil? I checked for…

_Posted by Melody on 2025-09-16_

Help! What is wrong with my Dragon Tail Plants soil? I checked for pest and nothing at all. I also spray with neem oil and use mosquito bites regularly. It is under a grow light and gets watered once a week. Does anyone know that the thing on the soil is and if it is healthy.

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## 6 comments

### David commented on 2025-09-16

Looks like some general white mold to me 👍 Happens when there is usually a lot of moisture trapped in the soil and not much air flow, at least from my experience. Or when i sprinkle the mosquito bits onto the soil.

I just make sure to use a toothpick and stir up the soil a little to help that top layer begin drying

#### Melody replied on 2025-09-17

Thank you, I’m pretty sure it’s from mosquito bites getting into the soil. I took the top inch of soil off and replaced it with better draining/drying soil.

Thank you for the help!

### Debbie commented on 2025-09-16

I remove it and let the plant dry out. Then resume as normal.

#### Lulu replied on 2025-09-16

I’ve got to do that with my monstera. But my moss just came in so I think I’m going to repot, spray with paroxide and then repot in moss

#### Melody replied on 2025-09-17

Ok thank you I removed the top inch of soil it seems to be doing better now.

### Waspinator commented on 2025-09-16

Possibly the beginnings of a flowerpot parasol bloom. If it starts developing lots of little creamy white/yellow dots, you can expect a fun little mushroom 🍄‍🟫 it's a harmless companion to plants, but humans and pets shouldn't eat the mushroom

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