White Mold on top of soil on houseplants and is it Harmful ?
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- Hi guys :- in this video I talk about the common white mold you often see on the top of soil on your house plants and if it is harmful or not :-)
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As a new indoor plant owner, I appreciate this video. This is helpful! Sending you lots of plant love back.
Thanks so much Jen for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful Tuesday XXXXX
Funny, my teenager is studying various molds in science and recognized the fluffy white mass on my Mediterranean herb seedlings! I had no clue what she was talking about until I watched your video! Now I'll let them sit in the sun and grow before I remove the fungus and pot them! You literally saved me weeks of work and tears!
Thats so wonderful to know that
Mold is actually a houseplant itself and should be addressed as madame and sir.
:-D :-D :-D thanks so much for watching
@@heartzzq so can breathing and microwaves and a plethora of other things
Elaina Ward so can going out and breathing fumes. White mould doesn’t harm the plant, any pets you have or any humans that breath it in. This is harmless saprophytic fungus, which isn’t harmful to humans at all.
Elaina Ward I can only guess that you maybe have a little hypochondria? My sister in law is the same but not all mould, dirt etc is bad for you. Just stay away from black mould.
@@heartzzq mold can but the stuff that grows on our plants is not really mold it's a fungus
Thank you so much! My wife and I were panicking because of the white mold, she recently put her plant to a bigger pot and changed the soil, she got the soil from the garden. After the white mold happened, we were researching if we needed to use some kind of fungicide. Then we saw your video and we are relieved. She did overwater the plant and that seems to be the problem. We will let it dry a bit. Thank you again for the awesome tip
So happy that this video has helped you and your wife with your plant :-D and to know that this mold is harmless :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Tuesday XXXX
You should never use soil from your garden you should always use the potting soil most of it is sterile butt. Always if you do want to try to incorporate soil from your garden you need to put it in the oven and bake it to kill any insects or things that would harm your plants. It's a different environment outside that's why garden soil is good. Period. That is for plants growing outside in the ground that potted plants need different care
@@kathleenmurphy2379 I dig mine up and let it sit double bagged for a few weeks. Any little insects die off, and the good bacteria remains. However, that being said I have a full indoor basement garden so my soil needs are a bit dramatic 😉
Thank you so much! I was going crazy because my zz plant was full of this white stuff and then some other plants was also with it. I'm really relived now! Keep your nice content ❤❤
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX
My goodness, I could listen to her accent all day talk about houseplant fungus. Good to know the soil fungus is nothing to worry about. Thanks for the video!
Thanks so much and yes the fungus i harmless and beneficial to the soil too
I've seen the mold before. It's easily gotten rid of with a little cinnamon. White residue on the soil could also be calcium buildup from using an unfiltered tap water.
Agreed crusty white or tan buildup on top of soil is likely calcium or salt/mineral buildup from the tap water being used to water with. You should scrape it off to remove the problem - it's not good for your plants.
Don’t plants die when you use filtered bottled water??
I tried cinnamon and the mold came back. Any suggestions?
So I’m actually curious, should you use filtered water compared to tap water or hose water, or does it depend on the plant?
@@cherylk3479 u can't use tap water for plants????????
Thank you for this. As a person who’s studied the science behind house plants, this is very helpful for people who worry about breathing in spores of fungi 💕
thanks so much Janice for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Wednesday XXXXX
Hi I have some of this that has just appeared on my YUCCA I am worried as my dog has walked passed it today. I think it only turned up today. Will this harm / kill her she hasn't ate it or even seen it to my knowledge xox
@@thepowersofvlogs3271 Hi there
@@desertplantsofavalon thats fabulous, thank you mine is thicker I thought somthing had dropped on it is that the same xox
Yes! That’d be me. I was worried the spores would be harmful for my kids. I have 2 snake plants in my kids rooms and both plants have a white stuff on the soil only (not fuzzy).
hi there!! I sprinkle ground cinnamon and it works a treat to get rid of the mould :)
Thats a great tip and Cinnamon smells so wonderful too :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Thursday today XXXX
Hi, does it harm animals like spring tails or Isopods??
Psychedelic Voodoochild I'm not sure 🤔 It dehydrates the mold.
Cinnamon did't work on my house plants
@@donnakluck9135 I heard it might have to be ceylon cinnamon although i dont know why
I just found this video after panicking with my monstera plant and this video was super helpful. I love how joyful and positive you are about it definitely sticking around and subscribed for more of this ✨👍🏽🤗 thanks!
So happy you found my video and thank you so very much for subscribing
You have put my mind at ease with this video! I was sad to see that my brand new baby palm tree was developing mold! I was sad to see it, because I assumed that it was not salvageable!😅 What a relief to know that it's just a type of harmless fungus. I appreciate you taking the time to create this video for all of us who may be inexperienced. Love to you and your plants from Grand Rapids, Michigan USA❤
So happy that the video has put your mind at ease David :-D and its so good that this mold is harmless and also beneficial to the soil too, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon Thanks. I thought this is going to be a major problem. I'm pleasantly surprised.
Bless you. I saw on internet about it and was in a panic to repot my plants. You saved me so much worry and work. Thanks so much!
thanks so much Karen for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX
Why did the fungi leave the party? Because there wasn’t mushroom ❤️👍🏼
hahahaha Nadia :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Thursday today XXXX
🤣🤣🤣 good one😎😎😎
Why did everyone like the mushroom? Cause he was a fungi!
That is a cute little joke
@@dorothypage77 another great joke
Thank you for this video. I recently became a plant mom and brought a few plants from Walmart and Lowe’s that came pre-waterd. I have kept them healthy and tend to my plants daily. Thank you again
thanks so much for your fantastic comment and for watching and sending lots of love and PLANT POWER your way for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX
I'm a plant Dad
@@TheHollywoodList I'm a plant nephew
@@slipkorn420 I'm a plant
Proud plant grandfather checking in lol
Thanks for the video and reassurance that it’s not dangerous. I have an old dog who has breathing issues, so when I saw the mold I panicked thinking it was dangerous for us to breathe. Good to know it’s a common soil fungus and not indicative of a mold problem in my house.
thanks so much Anita for your wonderful comment and watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a Sunny Sunday XXXXX
Thanks for sharing this video it was very helpful because all of my indoor plants top soil was turning white and I wasn't sure if it would harm my plants. God bless you and thanks again for sharing this video.
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX
I'm glad I came across your video! I have a plant that had that fungus on the soil, and I was panicking, but after watching your video I realized that the sun wasn't reaching the soil. After I moved the plant to another place where the sun reaches it, the fungus went away rather quickly. Thanks!!!
So happy you enjoyed the video :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX
Omgoodness I found that white mold on my peppermint herb and was freaking out and jumped on Utube and hear your delightful voice... thank you very much, blessings ❤
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This is exactly why I am watching this because my mint plant had a bit of fuzz on it
@@zelsayed8873 XXXXX
Absolutely wonderful presentation. You are an incredible teacher with a penchant for instilling confidence by decreasing anxiety. Well done, many thanks from savannah, ga.
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and have a fantastic plant powered day XXXX
I had my doubts when I saw this fungus especially on the bottom of pots, but it makes total sense. Thanks! ;)
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a fantastic Sunday XXXX
You saved me from total panic. Thank you so much. I was so worried.
Thats great news Dina :-D and its good to know that this is harmless, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a wonderful Thursday xXXX
Same!! I almost repotted everything with the change of the season!
@@beccanorris2436 XXXX
Thanks for this! I was also freaking out about my gorgeous Moonflower plant. It was doing so well when this white mold sprung up on its soil! I was worried I really hope I didn’t hurt it when I scooped out about 2 inches of soil and replaced it with fresh mix. Then treated with a fungicide. I just know plants can be testy when messed with. She’s a gorgeous plant!
The good news is removing the 2 inches of the soil and replacing with fresh soil and treating with a fungicide should not harm your Moonflower plant at all, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Monday today XXXX
THANK YOU! I got this today and started to panic... You made me be able to sleep tonight, I WAS over watering, going to get some air flow and let it dry out more between watering. Thanks again!!!!!
Thats wonderful to know that its going to be ok :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, Sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Wednesday XXXXX
I had an outbreak of mold on every single one of my plants right when it was about the first month of Summer and I'm using neem oil and it hasn't got rid of it so now I'm trying cinnamon. It has not gotten onto the plants themselves yet but I heard that mold can compete for nutrients in the soil. I don't think my plants are very happy being in moldy soil either. I love this video thank you.
Cinnamon is great to use with the plants and if you want to remove the mold its a safe one to use and it has the added bonus of smelling wonderful haha :-D thanks so much Joshua for your fantastic comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle and have a wonderful Monday XXXXX
I am having the same issue...I am a new gardener and I've learned that I have OVER watered my outdoor plants that are still in pots. I stopped watering once I realized what I was doing but then it seemed to rain for 3 days straight. I put them over the under hang of the house but they still got some rain. Now they have fungus and small mushrooms growing in the soil and soggy and have lots of baby snails! I have spent so much time looking for answers on what to do for these issues but I can't seem to find for the fungus and mushrooms in the soil. Do u think these methods will work for my issue?
Does cinnamon not burn the roots?
Thank you! I am new to growing orchids and was already freaking out and confused because the plant is doing so well. Glad to know it is OK.
PS: love your energy!!!!
Thank you so much Julia
Oh I love you now, I've just started growing my tomatoes from seeds and that happened, I felt as if my seeds have developed cancer!! I rushed into UA-cam to look for an answer and you showed up, panics over now haha, keep up the good work Xx
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Friday today XXXXX
I have the same thing on my house plants and they actually grow mushrooms. They're good for the health of the soil. Thank you for the video.
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday today XXXX
Thank you for posting this!!! I was planning to repot the plant but now I will just scrape off the top. Thank you very much !!!
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX
I don't grow plants but still watching this. Great video. Best botanical channel ever👍👍👍
My housemate threw away a beautiful palm because he had nooo idea! Thank you for this video 🌱
Oh no thats a shame, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a wonderful day XXXX
I was away from my plants for over a week and they are all struggling, so glad I don't need to worry about the fungus!
Its good to know that this fungus is harmless :-D thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic Friday XXXX
I was about to change the soil of my patho which I bought yesterday coz i saw fungus..you saved my plant thank you 💕😊 hugs
So happy to hear that, and thank you so much for watching XXXX
Thank you for this video! I would see a little mold spring up and I’d scoop it up with a spoon but was worried it was traveling further into the soil. Nice to know it’s not the death of my plants.
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX
I just noticed some plant mold on a tree that I've had for a # of years. So glad to hear that I need not be concerned....thanks for this!
thanks so much Dana for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXXX
Bakingsoda!. your tree will thank you . The leaves are the realnindicator. Black,red,yellow spots on the leaves and on the green stems are indicator thats its struggling with fungal dissease
Thanks ! I will still gently spray baked soda water on top of the soil, I removed the contaminated soil, I will put some fresh back on, it will feed my undersoil longer and hopefully I manage the watering to avoid it in the futur
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a Terrific Thursday XXXXX
Thanks so much for the video! I’m growing peppers, mint, strawberries, and blueberries in raised beds and just noticed this white mold on the soil. After I scrape it off, will the veggies/fruit still be safe to eat? Thanks again!
Hi Cristi :-D the good news is the fruit and veggies you are growing will be absolutely safe to eat as this white mold is harmless, thanks so much for watching and for your wonderful comment and wishing you a fantastic plant powered Tuesday XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon thanks so much! Appreciate it :)
@@CristiRenaeVaughan XXXX 🥰❤🌵
Also put hydrogen peroxide 3% in a spray bottle and spray the top of the soil it works like a charm.Thanks for Sharing!!
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a brilliant day XXXX
So just 3% and nothing else? Did u use thgis method and it worked? If so how long did it take to work?
@@thecprvibe9156 it works within minutes. I had black mold growth on my wall in my basement. Just 3% hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle and just drench the mold and wait 10-15 mins. Then you can just scrape it off.
I found getting a fork to aerate the soil and put less water in the pot to work just fine.
My question is is this white mold bad for the air inside the house?
I have some seedlings with this growing on top (pepper plants). If I let the surface dry, it goes away (or can't see it). Comes back when I water them. Doesn't seem to be harming them at all. Good to get this confirmed.
Yes its harmless and can even be beneficial to the plants too, thanks so much Robert for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a terrific Tuesday today XXXXX
This is the only video that I have seen with this information and I thank you so much because I was just in a panic !!! You saved me!!!! I WISH YOU LOADS OF LOVE 💕☺️☺️☺️
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and sunny Thursday XXXX
I'm not looking to commit to house plants but I recently got some habanero seeds and planted them
This mold has grown on the soil before the seeds even sprouted and it really scared me, went to Google and got all the 'this will kill your plants' articles
So glad I came here, calmed my nerves and potentially helped me out in future!
Thank you! :DD
Hi Adam :-D yes its so good to know that this is harmless, thanks so much for watching and for your wonderful comment and happy growing to you XXXX
Thank you so much for this video! I was worried I was killing my lucky bamboo plant because of the mold. I am relived that it is harmless as I was considering re-potting it (again) to try to get rid of it. Thank you so much!
Its so good to know that its harmless, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful plant powered Friday XXXX
I am so glad I came across your video! When I noticed the white film on my soil, the first instinct that I had was precisely to scrape it off! But then I went to the internet and just like you said, I found many articles online that crept me out- I should have followed my intuition! Thank you so much, your video brought me peace!
So happy that the video brought your peace, its good to know that this white mold is harmless, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday today XXXX
Interesting, I knew it was caused by overwatering but I was fearful it was harmful. I've tweaked my watering habits and rarely see it anymore. Thanks for the video 😀
thank you so much for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a terrific Thursday today XXXXXX
Thank you. ❤ i took a cutting of my pink currant plant. It just sprouted a bunch of new leafs. With the snowy looking stuff. I will go and brush it off like you did. ❤
Its so good to know that its harmless and brushing it off does the trick, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX
@desertplantsofavalon I brushed it all off last night! Looks a million times better now 😁. Thank you again. I've planted cuttings, seeds etc. Never seen white before. Lol... My husband was going to throw the whole thing out! I was like NOOOOO!!! I would replant in new dirt if need be. So thank you again!!! 😊
@@SpiritsAndDemons XXXX ❤
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was starting to be very worried about my flytrap when this appeared on the moss that surrounds it. I live that plant I would have been very sad to lose it. I'll just cut back on the water then! 😅
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday today XXXX
I am new to the indoor plant 🍀 world thank you so much, you have put my mind at ease. Hoping this new Hobby will help with my physical anxiety. Your positive energy is amazing.🙏🏽
Awwwww thank you so much, and growing indoor plants is so rewarding to do and so good for anxiety, I myself have found growing and caring for plants really helps me so much, thanks so much for watching and for your wonderful comment XXXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon Your welcome.😊 have a good day!
@@khadijaali9045 XXXXX
Fungus & plants (Inc trees) often work together to provide each other nutrients that they can't get independently. The fungus can also connect trees so that trees share nutrients between themselves or support the younger trees. I think I first came across that in "what plants think" documentary on yt. But you can Google it too.
Only issue is, some molds do produce toxins that aren't the best to breathe in, so be sensible.
Thanks so much for sharing this info
Thanks for sharing this video Lyn! Find it very helpful! Wish you Lyn and Hans a wonderful afternoon!
So happy you found the video useful Sylvia :-D its so good to know that this white mold is harmless and even beneficial to the soil, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a fantastic afternoon XXXX
...I may or may not have been panicking my head off for the last thirty minutes after seeing it.. thank you😅
Its good to know its harmless :-D thanks so much Radwa for watching and your lovely comment and have a wonderful weekend XXXX
Thank you!! I saw this on the only plant I have- a peace lily from my grandmothers funeral- and panicked after reading online. I feel a lot better about the friendly little ecosystem I managed to grow now lol
This harmless white mold is beneficial to the soil and will help your peace lily to grow well, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and happy growing to you XXXX
You are my houseplant savior. I panicked and looked online. I'm glad I came across this video.
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX
We overwatered our peace lily I have put it back on the windowsill and stuck a few pieces of cardboard (used egg packaging although I recommend avoiding ink as it can be toxic) into the soil to draw the moisture away Someone else suggested diluting baking soda with water which is what I did. I have previously scraped off mold Some of it came back We'll see tomorrow if it makes any difference Love your energy!
Thats a brilliant idea with the cardboard egg packaging to help draw out moisture i the soil, thats really interesting with the baking soda and it will be a fantastic tip if it works, so happy you love my energy Sandra, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon thanks so much xx Update: the cardboard idea seems to be working at drawing moisture away Still, for now I just decided to let mould be as if I kept scraping it off soon enough I'd have no soil left lol If it's harmless, let it be The mould on my other plants has not returned though after I scraped it off I love your no nonsense approach to plants Do you have any products or services I could purchase?
@@SandraStachowiczLtd Thanks so much Sandra :-D I don't sell any plants and the only products I sell are my cactus merchandise on Teespring, but I hope to introduce some plant products in the very near future on my website, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX
This was 4 years ago but it’s still very helpful to me as a 15 year old who started potting inside my house also I did see the mold growing but I was paranoid so I just kept watering it and that’s most likely why mine had grown bigger it’s almost touching my plant and I was scared but than I went and watched this video and realized I’ve been overwatering it and that the soil I have chosen for my Venus fly trap is honestly really bad so I will be buying new stuff for it and stop over watering :)
Thats wonderful that the video has helped you, and when you repot your Venus fly trap its important that you use only soil that is especially for Carnivorous plants, as normal houseplant soil contains nutrients which can harm Venus flytraps, and use rainwater to water as Venus flytraps need a soil and water that is nutrient free, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon Thank you so much sadly I learned it the hard way but it’s good that I had made a mistake now I’m learning better :) once again thank you so much!!!
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I found molds and fungus in my newly potted plants.This is the first vedio came up. Thank you very much for your advice.
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX
Got some bad news for you as like any other molds around your house this mold also releases spores which are not very good for your lungs. Just get rid of it by spraying/watering a solution made with equal parts of water and Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). This will also help your plant to absorb nutrients more easily.
You were so delightful to listen to. So sweet and very clear. Thank you for your help ❤
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald isle and have a terrific Thursday XXXXXX
whew! thank you for this because i immediately panicked 😂
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a terrific Tuesday XXXXX
Thank you so much! I had begin to panic reading articles. I'm so glad you posted this. I've never seen this on my plants and I really appreciate you sharing this with us all. Lots of love from here in Oklahoma ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ have a GREAT day 😊😘
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@@desertplantsofavalon you're very welcome 😊❤️
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thank god, i've had some of this starting to grow on my bonsai soil
Its good to know it is harmless and can be scraped off easily :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic happy Monday XXXX
Thank you for your video. I was worrying about garden soil became White sands. Did manufacture spray/mix Black paint on the White sands, then, sell it as garden soil?
So happy you enjoyed the video, I have not heard of manufactures spraying black paint onto the sands to sell as garden soil, thanks so much for watching and wishing you a wonderful Sunday today XXXX
So glad i found this was having a mini breakdown about my cacti having this on the soil around it
Its so good to know its harmless Rowan :-D thanks so much for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a terrific Tuesday XXXXX
Thank you! I was concerned, because I have gardenias that I bought with a PH problem in the soil, and they had yellow leaves as a result... So I got the PH corrected,
and was trying to be careful not to overwater it... but then I had just watered my plants when we had a rainstorm, and I was vacillating back and forth for a few minutes
as to whether I should bring the plants under the eaves to protect them or whether the soil would drain. By the time I made up my mind to bring them under the eaves,
it had already gotten the soil a bit too wet. I then had to bring them inside because they said we would have gusty winds, hail etc (which didn't show up in our area)
and it was cooler inside. So I guess the combination of the soil being a bit too wet and the cooler temps (70's) without the sun caused the mold to grow on the top of
the plants. The mold was not as white as yours, but I believe it was a common soil mold based on what you said about it. All the right combination of things that happened
was there. That makes me feel a LOT better and to worry less. I am sure now that my plants will recover. They didn't wilt, so I don't believe the overwatering got to the point
where the plant could not uptake water to it's leaves. So hopefully this situation with the yellow leaves will resolve as I keep the soil moist but not soggy, and keep the PH at
the right level. Thank you again for the video, because I sure did not need one more thing to worry about with these gardenias!
So happy that the video put your mind at ease, and I bet your gardenias will continue to thrive well, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX
Plant poweeerr ! 🌱🤜🏻🤜🏻🤜🏻 oh my gosh, thank you so much for calming my little worrying heart, i feel much better and will fix this common mold soon, bonus to your wonderful sense of humor and sunny personality🤗🌼
Thanks so much and thanks so much for watching, sending lots of love and PLANT POWER your way for a FANTASTIC Saturday XXXXX
You made my panic mode calm quite a bit. Thank you!
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a wonderful Wednesday XXXX
I googled this because there's little white molds on my plants when I transplanted it from a planter to the ground . Thank you so much for this
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a marvellous Monday XXXX
Thank you so much.I had a dream last night and a lady, told me and also took my plant out to the trash' saying this is toxic. When I woke I searched, and you said I dont have to get rid of it. Iam glad I saw you, I was going to follow the dream and get rid of it this morning it is growing so well. Thanks again for this video. NOW I KNOW NOT TO OVER WATER.
Thats wonderful to know that you don't need to worry, and this mold is almost always a sign of the soil being kept too damp :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a fantastic new week ahead XXXXX
It's pretty beneficial actually as well. It keeps the rotting organic matter in the soil to low levels cause its what the fungus munches on.
So very true indeed :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful weekend XXXX
The fungi actually feeds the plants! Just like in nature! Thank you.
Thanks, first year in a green house. Helped a lot
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
First, You accsent is amazing, and the energy you bring to this video is uplifting and positive! Seccond, the info is verry usefull! My problem with this fungus is the fungus flys wont go away, lol. But its nice to know my lillys wont be harmed. Thank you, I hope your day is wonderfull! 😆😁 🌸🌻
Thank you so very much for your wonderful words and thanks so much for watching, wishing you a fantastic plant powered Sunday today XXXX
Your voice is so comforting haha. Thanks for this video.
So happy you enjoyed the video, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a fantastic Thursday XXXX
Thanks for the great video! I have a small container garden (vegetables) in my backyard, southern exposure, *lots* of direct sunlight, warm days and cool nights. We have been having a great deal of rainfall with chance of hail over the past few days with overnight temperatures just above freezing, so I moved my garden into the garage for safekeeping. After 2 days and 3 nights, we finally have a beautiful sunny day and the garden has been moved back outside. I noticed some little fuzzy white tufts of fungus on the soil, and I had a bit of a panic that all my plants were in danger. Your video really made me feel better! I'm going to see if the warm sun drying out the soil is enough to put the fungus to rest; if not, I'll brush off the soil and maybe sprinkle a bit of cinnamon if we get more heavy rainfall warnings over the next few weeks.
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Thank you for teaching me something that we were panicking for. Now we know not to panic. Thank you!!!
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You are so sweet and LOVE your energy!!! I have a few cacti and learned so much from you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ from Indiana, USA.
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I’m glad I saw this video first so I didn’t panic from other’s videos!! I’ll fix the watering problem ASAP- meanwhile, I’m glad my wandering “jewel” is still putting out more growth despite the small amount of fungus! Thank you for easing my worries!!☺️
Its fantastic to know that this white mold on the soil is harmless
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My carnivorous plants have this mold on their soil. As you mentioned, it doesn't look attractive, and that's what I'm worried about. It's awkward having to explain to people that it's safe. Especially since they're people that can't keep an indoor plant alive to be able to witness this stage. As a person that has 30 plants in my office, 20 being différent species. I notice the mold with plants like pothos that require moist soil after needing water when the top soil is dry and the bottom soil 25% wet. The mold appears and then "dies" out until the next watering. What can I do to stop the mold from coming back on my carnivorous plants' soil? It's tricky because their soil always has to stay wet by keeping the base of their pots in 1/3 in of water., The this is that it's not even soil it's perlite and spagnum moss.
Hi Ricardo :-D Carnivorous plants are very prone to getting this white mold on their surface of their substrates due to them always needing to be kept moist, I find my carnivorous plants are always coming down with this mold too, I gently turn over the very top surface of their substrate with a tiny fork, this helps to keep it looking more attractive although I have to keep doing it a lot, you could try using horticultural sand on the top of the soil as this will not harm the carnivorous plants and should not dry out the soil if the plants are kept in a saucer of water but the sand on the surface should help to keep the mold down, thanks so much for watching and for your wonderful comment and wishing you a fantastic plant powered weekend XXXX
I recently potted a bamboo plant in soil. I literally soaked the soil.... And now the soil is dry with white fuzz. I haven't watered it in a few days.. Thank you for this video
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Thank you so much for making this video! My seedlings' soil just got covered in white mold, but they're still growing strong. I was just a little worried.
Its so good to know that this mold is harmless, if you have it on your seedlings, I would very carefully and gently rake the top surface of the soil with a very small and fine little brush to increase more air into the soil, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a safe and sunny Tuesday XXXXX
Is it still harmless if its a plant I’m going to eat in the future ? My small chile plant has some on soil but not plant . I just caught it and the plants been doing good so I’m going to clean it , but I do want to make sure plant is still safe to eat when vegetables are fully grown !
Hi there, yes the good news its harmless to any edible plants but its good to give them a good wash before eating, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic weekend XXXX
Thank you. I needed this, one of my plants has it and I did not want to get any artificial fungicide.
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Well maybe in cold weathers it does not develop more.... but in the tropics mold develops more due to humidity and It be good to spray with a mixture of hidrogen peroxide and water. The mixture ratio can be verified online.
The Hydrogen peroxide mixed with water works so well at getting rid of molds on the soil and also on the plants too, I use it to get rid of any fungus issues I get on any of my young seedlings, thanks so much Carmen for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
Thank you. Honest, to the point, panic over. 😘👌🏾
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Thanks for this video. You saved us of so much panic and worthless labor
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I have had this on a couple of mine and I found by placing a mini fan near the plant helps with air circulation and i have not had it since. I think cool stagnant conditions encourages the mould to form but its never worried me and I never use chemicals to get rid of it.
Thanks so much for the video.im a beginner.and it showed up in my corn and bean container.i thought I needed to keep it watered daily...a huge relief.i actually cleaned off the top layer right before I watched this.and glad to see that's all I had to do.will cut back on my watering..thanks again.
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Awh your spirit is delightful
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Thank you so much for this video. Even though I knew that I just need to scrape it off I didn't know what causes this. So when I scraped it off and seen it again after some days I was a bit scared. Now I know I should cut down the watering a little bit.
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Thank you so.much! I repotted my peace.lily and used, I guess too.much peat moss. Going to get some perlite more draineage. Keep up the great work
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As someone who has no clue about succulents and is trying to learn to take care for mine, thank you for this i began to panic about this. It definitely was the overwatering because it rained more than I thought it would this winter and my succulent got super overwatered bc I kept it outside for maximum sun haha
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Thanks so much for sharing this video!! I was getting worried about my plants!
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It looks like you’re mixing it into the soil rather than removing it - is that what you recommend?
Hi there :-D yes this mold is one that is beneficial to the soil and gently raking o with a little fork helps the microbes that are in the soil, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful Sunday XXXXX
Such a relief! Thanks so much for sharing, this is priceless information for a novice like myself.x
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Thank you! I have 5 plants and they all got it in one day when I was starting my day and I was about to cancel everything to shop for a cure. But you really helped💕
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"Total RUBBISH guys!!!" 🤗 I love your accent! Thanks for the practical advance. I get this all the time & it's an alarm to watch my watering. Good to know it's harmless.
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Thank You,Saved Me Tons Of Soil That I Couldn't Afford To Waste.
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Thanks Lyn, I’ve been worrying about this whitepower on my soil.
Thats wonderful to know its harmless and can be beneficial to the roots and soil Denise :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a terrific Thursday XXXXX
Whitepower? 😂 Must have a racist fungus 😉
Whitepower? 😂 Must have a racist fungus 😉
@@chemicalcabbage Do you also think black power is racist?
Maybe you hate white people?
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Thank you. I was worrying about my newly sprouted tomatoes. I appreciate your lovely video
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My house plant is like that but also the soil is very white and it has orange thing on tops. Is it serious?
Hi there :-D I have not seen the orange before on this type of mold, it may be best to scrape it off to be on the safe side
@@desertplantsofavalon yeah i did scrape it off and i will be more careful with watering from now on
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I get white fungus and also these little orange clusters. They are not fungus gnats, they grow like tiny mushrooms. It's so weird. I literally pick them off every day and they grow back!!
Thank you mine got way to much rain. I was kind of panicking.
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Do you ever have problems with fungus gnats around the soil of your plants? If so, how do you deal with them? I have gnats that keep laying their eggs in my propagation tanks, and they kill my little succulents.
Yes I do get fungus gnats in the soil but thankfully its not as bad since I switched over to using loam based soils as peat based ones seem to attract the fungus gnats more than the loam based soils, fungus gnats are such a pain with seedlings as they eat the young roots but tend not to be as bad with older plants, but switching to a loam based soil with added sand helps to keep them away, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Thursday today XXXX
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They love wet soil. Make sure it is well drained and then add sand on top. That is what I did. It works for me.
Consider getting growstone! I have it on all my succulents. It’s made from 100% recycled material and it’s a pretty white. It makes the succulents stand out and prevents gnat growth!
KelsiBriana use neem oil and spray the plant!
Thank you! Very helpful video. Im new to this and had been over watering it thinking I was nurturing it every day 😄
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