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title: "Is this safe!?? 😭"
description: "Is this safe!?? 😭"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Lili"
published: "2025-05-24T00:20:49.493599Z"
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# Is this safe!?? 😭

_Posted by Lili on 2025-05-24_

Is this safe!?? 😭

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## 5 comments

### Tracy Ream commented on 2025-05-24

Yes, it just means your soil is packed with nutrients. You can remove them if you want.

#### Lili replied on 2025-05-24

Oh good! I was worried they were toxic or something

### JenThon🪴🪷 commented on 2025-05-25

This might be unneeded, but your water tray should be emptied around 15 minutes after watering.

### JenThon🪴🪷 commented on 2025-05-25

I have some little hitchhikers too.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/iazrchIw5DC2R47bv8mcxNbzXkRSM1uBJluy3ke2o5M/7yS4bnH2Suypks8bjU51bA.webp?size=large)

#### Lili replied on 2025-05-25

I love that you call them hitchhikers 😂

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