--- title: "Mold growth on my fern?? What exactly is going on and what do I do? I…" description: "Mold growth on my fern?? What exactly is going on and what do I do? I have separated from my other plants at the moment. She is having a rough time loosing…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wdU2JfdF4Fcw4y0G4GVC91?language=fr" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Mold on my fern??" published: "2025-03-05T15:31:41.622527Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qynBqPJLI4aBHjkCh4jlbXvZugw_8SPU-QBV0KLEw3s/Hr52y0asQcacU6JjEAV_AA.webp?size=large" --- [Communauté](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=fr) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=fr) # Mold growth on my fern?? What exactly is going on and what do I do? I… _Publié par Mold on my fern?? le 2025-03-05_ Mold growth on my fern?? What exactly is going on and what do I do? I have separated from my other plants at the moment. She is having a rough time loosing leaves. I am a beginner plant owner. I’ll I do is plant and water so any advice is much appreciated ![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qynBqPJLI4aBHjkCh4jlbXvZugw_8SPU-QBV0KLEw3s/Hr52y0asQcacU6JjEAV_AA.webp?size=large) ## 9 commentaires ### Gray a commenté le 2025-03-05 Hey! These fuzzy brown things are actually part of the plant. You have a “Rabbit’s Foot Fern”, named after this part of the plant which look like rabbit feet!! #### Mold on my fern?? ha respondido el 2025-03-05 Can you take a look at the picture I posted lower? It’s the green/light/red growth on the soil that has shown up that I am concerned about! Thanks you in advance! #### Gray ha respondido el 2025-03-05 The growth in the other photo looks like calcium build up to me. It’s completely harmless, it just evaporated out of the water you used and rested on top of the soil. You can pick it off and replace with different soil if you want. To lessen this effect you can either water with distilled water or fill up a container with water the night before you water your plants so the minerals have time to evaporate. Or, you can just keep doing what you’re doing :) ### Wolfen 🐺 a commenté le 2025-03-05 What Gray said. And It looks like it needs higher humidity ### Laurelantur a commenté le 2025-03-05 I have a similar fern and they are finicky. Mine started losing leaves because it was too cold. They also like bright light and consistent watering. Don’t feel bad if you are unable to rescue it, it’s a hard plant until you dial in its needs. There are easier plants! #### Laurelantur ha respondido el 2025-03-05 Oh also not sure about this variety but mine when new leaves come in they look like dead twigs and I cut some off, oops! I’ve learned so much from the houseplantjournal dot com site ### Mold on my fern?? a commenté le 2025-03-05 This was I was speaking of as a growth on the soil! I know the long furry things are the plant! I don’t have this growth on the other soil of my other plants ![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qynBqPJLI4aBHjkCh4jlbXvZugw_8SPU-QBV0KLEw3s/24YZCtL8RZSMUCboNdVPpw.webp?size=large) #### Tokkomio ha respondido el 2025-03-05 Looks like just harmless dry fungi and mineral deposits, completely normal honestly. I'd maybe try bottom watering if it bothers you #### Wolfen 🐺 ha respondido el 2025-03-05 Yea this is normal if you fertilize at all, and if theres low circulation in a room. It's not harmful. If its mold vs minerals you can always spritz with peroxide, increase circulation in the area. Or sprinkle cinnamon on top. It has anti mold properties --- _La communauté Planta (https://getplanta.com). La lecture est ouverte à tous. Pour publier, commenter et aimer, téléchargez l'application Planta : https://getplanta.com/download_