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title: "A little bit of mold started growing on the dirt for my houseplant.…"
description: "A little bit of mold started growing on the dirt for my houseplant. I’ve had it for years and not sure why this is happening now or how to avoid. Plant seems…"
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author: "Emily"
published: "2024-05-17T14:33:38.843951Z"
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# A little bit of mold started growing on the dirt for my houseplant.…

_Posted by Emily on 2024-05-17_

A little bit of mold started growing on the dirt for my houseplant. I’ve had it for years and not sure why this is happening now or how to avoid.

Plant seems to be okay. It’s sitting in the window so getting as much light as it can. There is drainage in the pot.

I added some extra soil recently so maybe that’s it?

## 2 comments

### K commented on 2024-05-17

Definitely could be. The fungus won’t hurt the plant, but you can try sprinkling cinnamon over the surface or watering with a mix of 25-50% peroxide and water

### Evi (◡‿◡✿) commented on 2024-05-18

It could be , tbh most plants get mold when there isn’t enough sunlight or the soil stays wet too long . Just remove the parts that have the mold and add cinnamon on top to prevent it from happening again

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