--- title: "Help! My jade plant is growing white fuzzy like mold on the leaves…" description: "Help! My jade plant is growing white fuzzy like mold on the leaves and some black spots!!!! Helppppp what’s wrong with her?! I’ve had it for well over five…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/quG5J0nETLuMQAiLqjRj4A" community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle" author: "Brooke" published: "2024-08-28T12:05:09.788037Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/theCactusAndSucculentCircle.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [The Cactus \& Succulent Circle](https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w.md) # Help! My jade plant is growing white fuzzy like mold on the leaves… _Posted by Brooke on 2024-08-28_ Help! My jade plant is growing white fuzzy like mold on the leaves and some black spots!!!! Helppppp what’s wrong with her?! I’ve had it for well over five years, I know not to water til dry! Dry! And I have really well draining soil mix! ## 18 comments ### Show me the Greens! commented on 2024-08-28 Could be a fungus or mealy bugs… can you post a picture? I would suggest picking off the infected leaves. You could also spray with a mixture of alcohol and water, or dawn dish soap and water ### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-08-28 Yes let’s see a picture! #### Brooke replied on 2024-08-29 ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Zfjua_5pkYLDCgfjjDqORStfO7ajSkMLq7FWlDgcCHU/7eFpzdflRI2ObXXo-L86GA.webp?size=large) #### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-08-29 oh she’s thiiiiiirsty for one thing — the mushroom needs soil to stay moist in order to grow which indicates the soil it staying wet longer than the plant would like. but your leaves are totally depleted so i think you should take it out of the pot and see what’s going on with the roots. something isn’t right — start there, unfortunately i’m expecting your roots to be rotten #### Brooke replied on 2024-08-29 Thank you!!! I’m going to try and give her fresh soil! Hopefully I can bring her back ### Ji11 commented on 2024-08-28 If it’s mold; neem oil. If it’s mealy bugs; neem oil. If it’s spider mites; neem oil! Basically just treat it with neem oil. All of my plants get regular treatment and cleaning every month, it’s a great preventative solution. It also prevents root rot! #### Brooke replied on 2024-08-29 ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Zfjua_5pkYLDCgfjjDqORStfO7ajSkMLq7FWlDgcCHU/2vWMz8WDRIC-cqGRCn5qeg.webp?size=large) ### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-08-28 neem oil smells bad and it leaves a residue — i don’t use it unless i absolutely have to #### Ji11 replied on 2024-08-29 🙄 a residue? Really? … I’ve never seen any and the Neem I buy has citrus so maybe it’s covering an awful smell ### Brooke commented on 2024-08-29 ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Zfjua_5pkYLDCgfjjDqORStfO7ajSkMLq7FWlDgcCHU/LTdb_qgcT2OIo39lXvPF1g.webp?size=large) ### Brooke commented on 2024-08-29 A mushroom is in the soil today!!!!! Idk if that’s a bad thing for what?! Should I change the soil?! ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Zfjua_5pkYLDCgfjjDqORStfO7ajSkMLq7FWlDgcCHU/f8bUOXEKRTWwentqeXqldA.webp?size=large) ### Brooke commented on 2024-08-29 ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Zfjua_5pkYLDCgfjjDqORStfO7ajSkMLq7FWlDgcCHU/N9aTYMLzSoizligr6Cuh4A.webp?size=large) ### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-08-29 ok I’m adding my reply here because the threads on this app get confusing.. ok so the leaves are saying she’s thiiiiiirsty for one thing — the mushroom needs soil to stay moist in order to grow which indicates the soil it staying wet longer than the plant would like. but your leaves are totally depleted so i think you should take it out of the pot and see what’s going on with the roots. something isn’t right — start there, unfortunately i’m expecting your roots to be rotten #### Brooke replied on 2024-08-29 Here’s my roots! They are smaller but look not too bad, so I’m cleaning them up and putting into new soil ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Zfjua_5pkYLDCgfjjDqORStfO7ajSkMLq7FWlDgcCHU/VoNkk_mcTxSXJojEtnLCeg.webp?size=large) #### Brooke replied on 2024-08-29 ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Zfjua_5pkYLDCgfjjDqORStfO7ajSkMLq7FWlDgcCHU/Qox8tj8RT4K1DRXCPYpGrg.webp?size=large) #### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-08-29 girl those are rotted 🥴 ### Ch ✨ commented on 2024-09-03 Mine seem really happy when I repot every few months, the soil being locked around the roots makes them unhappy. Mine are also doing best in the rough terracotta style pot, it really helps the soil breathe and not stay too wet. Highly recommend a breathable pot when you repot them, and consider something lighter like cactus soil. When I water, ideally almost all the water passes through the drainage, pretty quickly. If it drains really slowly, that's a sign the soil is keeping a ton of water, which will harm the roots. You've got this! #### Ch ✨ replied on 2024-09-03 Your large plant is beautiful, and I hope to stick with mine long enough for those nice woody stems and full growth! They're still under 8 inches right now but I'm committed to them for the long haul 😁💚 ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/uiW3U003UqgdGtIoUNnVHJM3w6W6u4ozUkfjZ9WWl3E/eJwxd-6LQ9ijYoZs0CyV6w.webp?size=large) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_