I don't claim to have a green thumb, I'm just trying to keep my few leafy plants alive. One seems to have light yellow crusty mold-like stuff growing just on the surface of the soil. Whether I water the plaint or let it dry out the mold is there.
Will it hurt the plant?
2007-02-03 10:43:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
It sounds like the problem you have is a salt build-up rather than mold. Water your plant until the water runs out the drainage holes on the bottom and then do that several time to help leach the salts out of the soil. Or, for more drastic measures, you can change the soil completely.
2007-02-03 10:53:36 · answer #1 · answered by Gnometomes 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all stop letting the plant dry out you're just putting it under more stress. That mold stuff is natural it happens all the time. The simple solution to it is to simply take your finger and break up the top layer of soil where the mold is growing, if that doesn't take care of it and sometimes it doesn't then scrape off the top layer of soil and throw the top layer away. The other thing that you can do is go to the local harware store and buy a solution that kills mold on plants.
2007-02-03 13:39:38 · answer #2 · answered by Sabrina J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With house plants it better to water less then water lore. You can leave a plant to live better in drier soils then moist soils. I'm a farmer when growing plants indoor or outdoor It a rule of thumb that you water less then more. If leaves are yellowing try to find out if you have aphids or other insects on the plant. Not only they can damage the plant but also carry diseases on them so when they eat the plant will pick up that disease its carrying.
2007-02-03 12:36:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try not letting the water sit on the top of the soil for a long period of time and the mold will not go away and the mold is not a deadly mold and it will not affect the plant. but just to make it look better, mix the dirt , put the moldy dirt below the unmoldy dirt.
2007-02-03 11:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would follow racer's advice but also consider some type of plants are very fussy and need to be watered from below.
That is you set the pot into a pot of water and let the plant soak it up from the bottom. If you go over the top than the plant will rot.
I would need to know the name of your plant to know if you should water using the alternate method.
2007-02-03 13:13:51 · answer #5 · answered by John16 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its mold and in the house it is airborne and will hurt whoever lives in the house. Try replanting it in potting soil and give your plant a fresh non-mold start.
2007-02-03 13:32:25 · answer #6 · answered by kindness 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have to agree with Gnometome it is just salt or lime build up from watering them- mine get that all the time! Our town's water is HORRIBLE with lime!!! I am also the one who asked a couple of questions about hot water heaters and elements - it is cause the lime in this towns water!! But it won't kill your plants-just my hot water heater!!!
2007-02-03 18:24:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is fertilizer buildup. Flush your flowers with water, yet do not enable them sit down interior the water. I have that difficulty each and every from time to time. no matter if that is fuzzy somewhat than crusty, that is mould, you're watering too a lot, shrink lower back somewhat and see if it is going away. wish this helps!
2016-11-24 22:30:20 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can't be good. repot it with new soil in a pot with good drainage. it sould stop the problem
2007-02-03 10:51:56 · answer #9 · answered by racer 51 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋