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title: "Fairly new peace lily parent here! Does anyone know what this white,…"
description: "Fairly new peace lily parent here! Does anyone know what this white, dust-like thing is covering my soil? It fully appeared overnight, so I’m unsure what’s…"
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# Fairly new peace lily parent here! Does anyone know what this white,…

_Pubblicato da Erin Jones il 2025-12-13_

Fairly new peace lily parent here! Does anyone know what this white, dust-like thing is covering my soil? It fully appeared overnight, so I’m unsure what’s happening with it… anyone able to help me identify this? I had this before repotting quite some time ago and it went away after a while, but I’d like to know if it’s harmful or not. Thanks!

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## 6 commenti

### lyssxgardens ha commentato il 2025-12-13

sometimes when you water it could leave a residue and i believe that may be what this is :)

#### Erin Jones ha risposto il 2025-12-13

That’d make sense… thanks!

### lyssxgardens ha commentato il 2025-12-13

have you checked the roots recently?

#### Erin Jones ha risposto il 2025-12-13

I did a few weeks ago! They looked fairly healthy!

### Nan ha commentato il 2025-12-13

See how you have a double pot? This is a sign that the mold is caused by lack of air circulation. I would not double pot the plant, I would also check to make sure the pot that is holding the soil and the plant has enough drainage holes.  
You can just scrape off the mold. It isn’t a bad thing, but this issue could lead to root rot if the plant doesn’t have proper circulation.

#### Erin Jones ha risposto il 2025-12-13

I’ll make sure to do that now! Thanks so much!

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