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title: "What should I do if my Christmas cactus has mold on it?? Is it…"
description: "What should I do if my Christmas cactus has mold on it?? Is it dangerous? Why did it happen? It wasn’t there last time I watered. :("
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# What should I do if my Christmas cactus has mold on it?? Is it…

_CButton22님이 2024-03-18에 게시함_

What should I do if my Christmas cactus has mold on it?? Is it dangerous? Why did it happen? It wasn’t there last time I watered. :(

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yXoH4DWabA3sHKB8f5Lx1_cqb5r14o7mBTl7lJd_Cvs/BKH4br_cREyz1xYMHcmFVw.webp?size=large)

## 5개의 댓글

### Kate님이 2024-03-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

The mold itself isn’t dangerous to the plant. It’s indicative of the soil retaining moisture. If you have the chance, you could try to repot with fresh soil mix that has more drainage. I usually add perlite and orchid bark to the standard indoor mix most hardware stores sell. Alternatively, you can scrape off the top part of the soil and keep an eye on it for now.

### allie님이 2024-03-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

When I have had this happen, I’ve scraped off the top moldy layer. If you have essential oils around, the following are plant safe and anti-fungal:  
Peppermint, tea tree, eucalyptus, citronella, lemongrass, lavender, clove..  
I put several drops of these essential oils in a spray bottle \& then dilute with water, and I’ll spray that on the remaining soil to keep the mold at bay. You also just want to make sure you’re not overwatering!

### CButton22님이 2024-03-19에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Thank you! That helps a lot!

### 🍄🌿✨님이 2024-03-19에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I would repot it in terracotta because it doesn’t retain moisture and then use some chunky soil mix with dirt, or orchid bark and perlite!

### Kyle님이 2024-03-22에 댓글을 남겼어요.

That called soil, mold

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