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title: "Hello. I have patches of this growing in my croton soil. I just see…"
description: "Hello. I have patches of this growing in my croton soil. I just see it in the soil and nothing on the leaves or stems of the plant. Is it mold? How do I get…"
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# Hello. I have patches of this growing in my croton soil. I just see…

_Mimi B님이 2024-10-22에 게시함_

Hello. I have patches of this growing in my croton soil. I just see it in the soil and nothing on the leaves or stems of the plant. Is it mold? How do I get rid of it? Thank you!

![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/kXFyni3HHmDVxQrY9uH3efP66kPO44FIxv4QtvrGZ3A/MQ4gLhrKRbai0AGQQuqaOQ.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/kXFyni3HHmDVxQrY9uH3efP66kPO44FIxv4QtvrGZ3A/JIjl7A8PSgyQRhzJbKtyMg.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/kXFyni3HHmDVxQrY9uH3efP66kPO44FIxv4QtvrGZ3A/bTLgze2ZQImJ-a_qSgjhTA.webp?size=large)

## 7개의 댓글

### Plant lover 2000님이 2024-10-22에 댓글을 남겼어요.

That Is mold

### Plant lover 2000님이 2024-10-22에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Needs air circulation, to dry out a bit more, and hydrogen peroxide mixed with water and spray it on there... or cinnamon keeps away mold and fungus

#### Mimi B님이 2024-10-22에 답변했습니다.

Awesome thank you!

### Plant lover 2000님이 2024-10-22에 댓글을 남겼어요.

No problem

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-10-22에 댓글을 남겼어요.

this is a harmless fungus that just shows up sometimes. sprinkle some cinnamon

### Sunny님이 2024-10-22에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It’s fungus/mold. It’s growing readily because of light penetrating the clear pot. It won’t hurts the plant.

### Mamarod님이 2024-10-24에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I just had same issue and found out it’s a type of mold/fungi, generally won’t harm but once enough of it causes plant to be hydrophobic. (Won’t absorb water). I repotted my plant and clean pot with peroxide and I sprayed the roots with copper fungicide and now I’m hoping the plant survives the repot. You can’t completely get rid of it but you can reduce it by repotting and reducing about of water

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