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Questions tagged [mold]

Questions about mold and fungus growth

Mold (or mould in non-American English) is a common name for a kind of fungus that typically appears in damp conditions.

Mold on plants is usually indicative of over-damp conditions, and will typically result in a sick or dead plant.

Use this tag for questions about identifying, avoiding, and curing mold on plants.

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How can I recognize mould in the soil of potted plants?

Is this mould on my bonsai's soil? If it is mould, how can I treat it? How can I recognise mould in potted plants in general?
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What is this fungus or mould on my oregano, and how should I treat it?

I have recently planted an upright herb garden. While setting up a watering system, two weeks later my oregano has this fungus or mould which is making its way to the thyme. What is it and how do I treat it? EDIT I added the first image via the…
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how can i save a succulent from white mold?

It got this white mold a couple days ago. Is it possible to save it?
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How can I tell when a crab-apple tree is dead?

I have a crab-apple tree for a few years that was fine, as much as I can tell, however this year it didn't grow leaves. This is south Canada zone and all trees around are green for many weeks now. There was a few days of frost a month back, other…
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Kentia Palm Dying! Sooty Mold? Root Rot?

I've tried searching but I can't find any similar cases to mine. I'm a plant newbie so apologies if I'm missing something obvious. My Kentia Palm (bought about 2 years ago from IKEA) is really struggling. For a couple of months now it has had this…
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What is soil mold and how to kill it

I used neem oil spray on a succulent that had mealybugs. 5 days later, This fuzzy, stringy white mold appeared all over the soil. It stunk, and I hated it. I sprayed the mold with neem oil, and the next day there was more. The succulent died because…
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What causes mildew on plants and how to prevent it?

Whats the best/cheapest/natural (3 separate questions or 1?) way to control mildew on plants? We have a lot of roses that had not been nurtured for years, and they are really struggling with mildew (black, white, yellow, you name it these roses got…
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Mold on tomato leaves

I've noticed these moldy, fuzzy spots on many of my tomato plants: I figured it is some sort of a mold problem, but I couldn't find which one exactly and what to do with it. The plants are on the balcony. Due to an early mistake of planting them…
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White spots and patches that look like mold in water tank used to water plants automatically

When I leave for multiple weeks I leave an automatic water pump to water some of my more needy plants. When I returned, I noticed there were white patches on the water pump, as well as on the surface of the water in the tank I used. This had…
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What is growing on my pots and soil?

I used to have these plants growing in my dorm room. I needed to add some more herbs to my collection, so I dug up most of the previous plants, took the soil from the pots, and mixed it with home depot potting soil. I watered them like normal and…
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What's wrong with my gardenia?

I have 4 gardenias and 3 different issues, that im trying to identify. Please help, any feedback or how to bring back the health of the plant is greatly appreciated. I live in central florida and its been pretty cold lately, with some rain. 1)…
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I planted raw almonds and they got very moldy. What to do?

Before planting 20-something almonds I've read on various forums that people have encountered mold growing over theirs and destroying the seeds. After about a week from planting, I'm seeing a very thin white layer of mold on the surface of the soil…
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Garden Grass/Lawn Mould Identification

We have a standard grass lawn and in true British style got a paddling pool out a month too early. The pool got infested with mosquito larvae so we drained it (not into the garden) and got rid of the pool. When we removed it we found that mould(?)…
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How do I treat gray fuzz on the soil around my Peace Lily plant?

I purchased a Peace Lily, but I didn't have a chance to repot it yet. However at the beginning of the week I saw some gray fuzz and and also mites and sprayed it with Bayer Insect Disease and Mite Control. It helped for a day or so but I saw the…
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Is this mold or fungus from my Mykos (Mycorrhizae) powder? Also, my leaves have slight yellow spots on them?

These are 4 week old jalapenos. I am growing them in grow bags and I see white fuzz (not sure what it is) on most of the grow bags. Also noticing some spotting on the leaves. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
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