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title: "new plant but there is mold on the soil and i don’t know why! there…"
description: "new plant but there is mold on the soil and i don’t know why! there is drainage in the pot any advice?"
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community: "Plant Pro Tips"
author: "botanical baddie"
published: "2025-07-17T17:53:41.621759Z"
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# new plant but there is mold on the soil and i don’t know why! there…

_Posted by botanical baddie on 2025-07-17_

new plant  
but there is mold on the soil and i don’t know why!  
there is drainage in the pot  
any advice?

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## 7 comments

### PNW Stegon commented on 2025-07-17

Need more air movement - it will be fine - turn on a fan

#### botanical baddie replied on 2025-07-18

thank you! I might but in a new place. near the fan.

### fuey commented on 2025-07-17

It’s because the topsoil stays wet for too long. It has been so annoying for me because my place doesn’t have good air flow. You’ll have to manually remove the mold with a spoon or something similar and replace that part of the soil.

#### botanical baddie replied on 2025-07-18

thank you! do you have any soil recommendations for indoor plants?

#### fuey replied on 2025-07-18

I use Mollys Aroid Mix and Sol Soils Chunky mix primarily. I will typically add more perlite to it also.  
Bottom-watering and not getting the topsoil wet will also help the soil dry out faster.  
I have one plant that got mold on it that was large enough to me to scrape out the moldy soil and replace it with about 2 inches of rock (i used pon since that’s what i had on hand). you can also use LECA or other rocky “soils”.

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### DanaCurio commented on 2025-07-17

Be careful with that mold, it travels easily through wind current. You can put cinnamon on the soil, it’s antifungal. More air circulation will help the soil dry faster in the future. The pot has good drainage? I would worry about rot in the future

### botanical baddie commented on 2025-07-18

thank you

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