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title: "Hi, I’ve bought this jade tricolour and it’s sitting in very dense,…"
description: "Hi, I’ve bought this jade tricolour and it’s sitting in very dense, soggy, poor draining soil. It also has some mold/fungus at the top of its soil. Would it be…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Frank"
published: "2023-10-22T13:39:29.27Z"
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# Hi, I’ve bought this jade tricolour and it’s sitting in very dense,…

_Posted by Frank on 2023-10-22_

Hi, I’ve bought this jade tricolour and it’s sitting in very dense, soggy, poor draining soil. It also has some mold/fungus at the top of its soil. Would it be a bad idea to change the soil to well draining soil today or wait a few days

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## 3 comments

### ToPlantHarmony commented on 2023-10-22

I would go ahead and change it. I have lost (or almost lost) so many plants this way. Sometimes big box stores really overwater the plants, and I’ve also had issues with private sellers just potting a plant into basic soil when they’re selling it, and then it’s completely waterlogged the first time I water it

#### Frank replied on 2023-10-22

Oh okay thank you. I will change the soil as I know succulents are so susceptible to root rot and don’t want to risk it

### Lisette commented on 2023-10-25

Change it asap!

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