I just noticed mold among the soil for my potted plant. Does that mean the roots are moldy? Will this go away, do I repot, or will I have to throw out the whole plant?
2007-11-06 16:55:03 · 4 answers · asked by T 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
it sometimes happens when you overwater your plant...I would repot it, and take that old nasty soil off the top. Your plant should be fine.
2007-11-06 16:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by Helen Scott 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The roots are probably fine. The mold you are seeing is probably just a surface mold from watering too much.
Let the surface of the soil dry out before watering again. Let the soil drain and the top gwt a little dry before watering.
Set the plant in the sun, it will help kill the mold.
It might be good to repot the plant.
2007-11-07 01:25:01 · answer #2 · answered by bahbdorje 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mold is not healthy to breathe in so you should dispose of the plant. Where I come from, we never got mold so I don't know how your plant could get moldy but any mold is not safe to breathe in or touch so just get rid of it.
2007-11-07 00:57:50 · answer #3 · answered by Juniata P 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Eat it.
2007-11-07 00:58:04 · answer #4 · answered by Devo 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋