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title: "I’ve noticed majority of my plants have “fuzzy” roots?? Is this a…"
description: "I’ve noticed majority of my plants have “fuzzy” roots?? Is this a good thing? I thought it was a creature at first 😭😂"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Kate"
published: "2026-08-09T17:12:18.577743Z"
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# I’ve noticed majority of my plants have “fuzzy” roots?? Is this a…

_Posted by Kate on 2026-08-09_

I’ve noticed majority of my plants have “fuzzy” roots?? Is this a good thing? I thought it was a creature at first 😭😂

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## 3 comments

### BooksandPlants commented on 2026-08-09

It’s normal. A lot of my plants have roots like that, and I think it just means that the specific root is a main root.

### Alli commented on 2026-08-09

Yea that’s normal 😆 they kinda look like the strings stuck to the banana when you peel it

### Waspinator commented on 2026-08-10

It depends on species, but a lot of them do have fuzzy roots. Some will also make micro-roots that look like hair if the humidity around them is good

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