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title: "Oh boy, this looks scary so I’m afraid to disturb it before I know…"
description: "Oh boy, this looks scary so I’m afraid to disturb it before I know what it could be. It’s bright chalk-yellow mold. Lots of dots and a white floof beginning on…"
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published: "2025-01-15T22:33:48.686559Z"
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# Oh boy, this looks scary so I’m afraid to disturb it before I know…

_Posted by AlyssaMonkey on 2025-01-15_

Oh boy, this looks scary so I’m afraid to disturb it before I know what it could be. It’s bright chalk-yellow mold. Lots of dots and a white floof beginning on top of it.

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## 4 comments

### Kades commented on 2025-01-15

Yep looks like mold! You can sprinkle cinnamon on top of it or a hydrogen peroxide flush (you’ll need to look up ratios). Usually this means the soil’s staying a bit too wet or not getting enough airflow.

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-15

Scoop out what you can and 1:3 peroxide dilution.

### Jillian Champ commented on 2025-01-15

To get rid of mold I pour hydrogen peroxide in the soil it don’t hurt the plant I just use the 3% from the store and haven’t had any problems

### KJM commented on 2025-01-16

I believe that is slime mold. Not harmful but ugly and scary. Scoop it out and dry down the soil.

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