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title: "I woke up and found a bunch of white stuff in the soil of my…"
description: "I woke up and found a bunch of white stuff in the soil of my succulent. I use the succulent soil from Miracle-Gro. Does anyone know what this is? The plant is…"
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# I woke up and found a bunch of white stuff in the soil of my…

_Posted by Ainam on 2025-11-15_

I woke up and found a bunch of white stuff in the soil of my succulent. I use the succulent soil from Miracle-Gro. Does anyone know what this is? The plant is healthy otherwise (at least for now). Should I be concerned?

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## 5 comments

### 🌺 Thai Jade 🌺 commented on 2025-11-15

It could be mold or fungus. Make sure to not overwater and have good airflow. I find the Miracle Grow Cactus blend to be a little too dense and I always add additional perlite to it.

#### Ainam replied on 2025-11-15

Thank you very much! I’ll see if I can repot and get something else to mix in with it

### Phil commented on 2025-11-15

Yes, I agree with Thai Jade. Miracle Grow Succulent is not good on its own. Needs to be much grittier, which you can supplement. This is the soil I mixed up for some grapteveria cuttings. With faster drainage you will have less problem with overwatering and fungus.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/Z83oPsm2TSKbM9RIQezBAA.webp?size=large)

#### Ainam replied on 2025-11-15

Thank you! I wasn’t aware of that before. I’m going to get something else to mix it with

#### Phil replied on 2025-11-15

To look at my soil mix, it’s hard to believe it’s what is best, but it is.

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