howw do you kill mold that is growing on the dirt of a house plant without killing the plant?

SEE?

that looks like u dumped some sugar in the dirt !

if it is mold ... it is a symptom i believe that u have either :

wrong soil PH

or too much damn water ! (mold grows with moisture i believe) ...

just a quick .02 withOUT lookin it up ... but seriously . that is some nasty lookin stuff .. dont u take care of your plants ??? u gotta talk to em man ...

ColAngus said:

it goes away when the dirt dries out, but then the plant dies
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It might help to put something underneath the plastic pots so that they are level with the top of the white outer one. That way the top of the dirt won't be in shade all the time. Mold likes shade, usually.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

excellent point

horatio said:

piss on it.
and while you're at it
talk to them.

One4All4Ever said:

doin' it right now

put the plant in the sun. sun should kill the mold.

superspaceboy said:

it gets a whole lotta sun all morning til' about noon

horatio said:

Get some sun on the actual soil, and make sure there is some air circulation. Report back in a few weeks.

maybe you're watering too often. Try watering more each time, but less frequently.

horatio said:

Use a gun,
but only aim at it the mold.

Illustrator said:

what kind of plants are those?

they look





not of this earth

ZombieKitten said:

Oxalis, i thought it was called oxtails for a long time
they go to sleep at night, kinda fold up like bat wings.
And wake up in the morning. And have at times little purple flowers.

ZombieKitten said:

yes, I was gonna ask why he cut all the leaves in half

So, yer REALLY gay.

Maaaaan.

HamsterHuey said:

Garlic kills mold, chop a few cloves up and place right on the dirt...you plants are like orchids, don't move them if they grow well there. Later repot the plant in a ceramic pot with lots of pebbles in the bottom (about 2" thick) so plant has better drainage.



Yes.....I am a nerd.....but in my defense, botanist are sexy 'cause we play hard in the dirt

paintedlady said:

i love plants, i wish i had more, they dont always do too well around me. its trial and error sort of thing.

horatio said:

I am still in need of a gardener. I got two gardens that need tending.

HamsterHuey said:

It's time to become buddies with the neighborhood gay couple ....I know it's a bad stereotypical thing to say....but where I live those are the neighbors with the most pretty gardens ...and take the time to know what they are doing....not like my cousin Jose that's a sadist with a machete

paintedlady said:

I just need ONE more gay guy then.

Good. Horatio?

Horatio....try pothos plants or bamboo....for a first time orchid, I recommend a lady's slipper (Paphiopedilum) and always buy flowering plants with the buds unopened.


I really need to learn how to post pictures

horatio said:

CUTE!!!!!

I remember visiting a nursery up in the hills that had a kind of wild oxalis collection growing all over the place, I thought it was weeds and was nearly stepping in it