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title: "I’m not sure what’s going on here but should I be worried? It looks…"
description: "I’m not sure what’s going on here but should I be worried? It looks like mold. I put coffee grounds in it. Can that cause this?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/646ff8ef977793743de91164"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Cloud Boba"
published: "2023-05-26T00:10:23.98Z"
language: "en"
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# I’m not sure what’s going on here but should I be worried? It looks…

_Posted by Cloud Boba on 2023-05-26_

I’m not sure what’s going on here but should I be worried? It looks like mold. I put coffee grounds in it. Can that cause this?

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## 3 comments

### Gabby commented on 2023-05-26

If the plant is looking good then nothing to worry about. Just mix the dirt around and fluff it. It’s too compacted it needs a little more air to dry out

### Alicejokelly commented on 2023-05-26

Putting coffee grounds in the soil as fertilizer sounds like a good idea, but unfortunately your plant will likely outgrow the pot before the coffee grounds can even breakdown to a point that the plant can uptake nutrients from it. So while it sounds like a nice idea, it’s not really worth it. If you want to do this, I suggest using the grounds in compost. As for the mold, it shouldn’t hurt the plant.

### Fern \<3 commented on 2023-05-26

It’s getting overwatered, either do what Gabby said, or change the soil. My Peace Lily had mold on it for 3 mornings, even though I removed it properly. I changed the soil, and it hasn’t came back.

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