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Elèna

This pumpkin definitely needs a repot but just curious- has anyone seen this kind of fungal growth before? That plants looks fine despite sharing its current home with some spores but I have to say I’ve never seen mushroom growth like this

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  1. DanishGramma

    I have mushrooms like that in my snake plant and my string of turtles

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  2. Show me the Greens!

    I’ve had mushrooms like this… maybe a little brighter yellow. Signs of a healthy ecosystem 👍🏼 (as far as I know)

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  3. Elèna

    That’s encouraging! Ill make mushroom risotto tonight to celebrate 😉

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  4. Sunny

    It’s getting too much water or the soil is drying/draining too slowly. This is based on the leaves curling and having brown soft tips. Additionally, the clay pot is not enough to dry out the soil which is a sign the water is too much. Also, mushrooms grow well in continuously wet soil that has a lot of decaying organic matter like those dead leaves. Tradescantia holds a lot of moisture. So, they like to dry out between watering. I recommend: - Changing the soil to one with more perlite that helps with drainage. - Regularly remove dead plant material from the soil. It’s also attractive to fungus gnat larvae as well as mushrooms. - Verify the soil is almost dry before watering. Do not follow a strict watering schedule. - Ensure the plant is getting at least 6 hours of bright light or at least 10 hours under a grow light. Healthy growing plants use more water. - Ensure there is good air flow around the plant to help remove moisture from the plant and soil 🍀🪴

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    • Elèna

      This is great advice, thank you!

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    • K

      I agree with most of this and want to add a few notes: - mushrooms are a symptom but not a problem for plants, so if your plant is doing well then don’t sweat it. - changing soil is absolutely a good idea and also an absolute pain for these guys. You might actually prefer trimming the plant way back and sticking the cuttings in a new pot. That way, you have a new pot with better potting mix but the old pot can re-sprout in a fuller and prettier way as well. Just give it a month or so. - totally agree that it helps to remove dead material. Don’t beat yourself up but it’s not a bad idea. - fully agree, no plant should have a strict watering schedule and this is a great one to learn how to gauge soil dryness and water needs -yep, light is honestly the hardest thing for most of us to optimize for our plants but it’ll also make the biggest difference as long as you meet basic care needs - air flow never hurts

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    • K

      I’ll also note that these are probably the easiest plants to prop of any I’ve tried, which I mean entirely as an encouragement. You can cut them back leaving only one node near the soil and end up with a full, beautiful pot. I actually recommend this annually regardless. You can take your cuttings, stick them in soil, and end up with a full, beautiful pot as well. Just for reference, this pot came from just two cuttings a few months ago. I trim it frequently and stick the cuttings back in the pot, and I honestly can’t keep up with the growth. This is a fantastic plant with which to experiment, take some liberties, and figure out what works best for you. Very worst case scenario you lose it, and I’ll happily send you some cuttings to start again. So give it a shot and build some confidence with your ability to revive plants:

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  5. Sunny

    Changing soil won’t be an issue for tradescantias, in general. These plants are not finicky. You have to minimize the damage to the roots like you do with any other plant when repotting. This plant will benefit with the soil change because the damaged roots can be removed and it lowers the risk of fungal infection. My 15+ years old tradescantia Purple Heart is shown. It thrives in full sun on my deck. I only water it frequently in July/August. It lives on rainwater and dew the rest of the year. I cover it with a wool blanket only if temperatures go below freezing. It can take colder temperatures. So, it lives outside all year. 🪴

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    • DanishGramma

      This is good to know because I don’t want to bring mine inside again because it takes up so much room. I’m in zone 8b on the east coast of Virginia/Carolina border and it only freezes here for a short time. Thanks 😊

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    • Sunny

      I’m in zone 9a, Texas gulf coast. I get about 2 weeks of freezing temps a year. I use wool shipping blankets left over from a move because it wool blocks heat transfer even when went. It keeps the heat around the plants. I cover the blanket with plastic drop cloths and secure the edges with bricks to keep the freezing winds from going under the blanket. The concrete patio surface is warm enough under the pots. Concrete puts out enough heat to keep the pots from freezing. The blankets and plastic traps the heat. The ground has the same effect. The ground cools slower than air. So your garden or lawn will have higher temperatures than the air. The ground and concrete won’t reach freezing temperatures in a week especially if the temperatures are above freezing during the day. I recommend putting the pots on soil or a concrete surface before a freeze if you can’t move them inside. Putting it on a raised wooden deck allows cold air to circulate under the deck and under the pots. The plant temperature can/will drop.

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    • DanishGramma

      Thank you for your advice! 😁

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