I wouldn’t be so sure thats mold. could be obviously be wrong but to me it looks more like minerals blooming out the pot. basically just salts washing out. Google how old and worn terracotta pots look, they have all sorts of things growing on them 😅
if you want to be sure tho, just change the pot. plant looks great, so “saving” really isn’t necessary.
just1nurse
Hard water can do that.
ConsciousLetter2626
Shower the plant, change the soil and pot.
BestComputerDeals
This happens a lot with clay pots. They are just mineral deposits and sometimes algae will grow. You just have to maintain cleaning it or you can just let it be.
facepubes77
Next time you water the plant, replace water with 3% hydrogen peroxide. Will cleans the soil of bacteria and most fungi. Don’t worry that you are watering with peroxide, ( might seem wrong or scary, but it’s OK) plants can withstand up to 15% H202( which is how I manage pests on my strawberry field)
No-Flight-1009
Hahahahahahaha hahahaha do nothing lmaooo “CaN I SAvE iT” save what??? Literally the most normal terracotta pot reaction? It’s leaking chill it’s all okay nothing is wrong just start using bottled water if you hate this
DesmondCartes
Throw it out immediately and send it to me
sheldonator
Not mold, your plant is doing fine
DesmondCartes
I think it’s mould. Just wipe it off with a cloth and pretend it never happened. It could be a cold room, or a humid room, or both, or condensation from steam onto a cool pot. It could be spores in the porous terracotta; could be minerals; if you’re overwatering, do it a bit less. Pots stay wet because porous.
Sad_Independent_9006
My terracotta pota have been turning white from just watering.. is that normal??
MyTVC_16
Looks like salt.
Sameshoedifferentday
Yeah, throw it out. Throw it all your plants and all your potting gear. Plants have never had a single speck of mold in their entire lives. You’re doomed.
HeinleinsRazor
It’s normal with Terra cotta.
NessaBearz
I never use terracotta for this reason I hate it.
NopeNoNahNay
It’s fine. Just wipe the pot off.
Allidapevets
Wipe it off,it’s not hurting anything.
poorpeasantperson
Terra cottas can be sanitized regularly too since they’re porous and if a plant is diseased, say a soil problem, it can linger in the pot. I clean mine every year with boiling water and a toothbrush doesn’t really matter tho If you don’t
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I wouldn’t be so sure thats mold. could be obviously be wrong but to me it looks more like minerals blooming out the pot. basically just salts washing out. Google how old and worn terracotta pots look, they have all sorts of things growing on them 😅
if you want to be sure tho, just change the pot. plant looks great, so “saving” really isn’t necessary.
Hard water can do that.
Shower the plant, change the soil and pot.
This happens a lot with clay pots. They are just mineral deposits and sometimes algae will grow. You just have to maintain cleaning it or you can just let it be.
Next time you water the plant, replace water with 3% hydrogen peroxide. Will cleans the soil of bacteria and most fungi. Don’t worry that you are watering with peroxide, ( might seem wrong or scary, but it’s OK) plants can withstand up to 15% H202( which is how I manage pests on my strawberry field)
Hahahahahahaha hahahaha do nothing lmaooo “CaN I SAvE iT” save what??? Literally the most normal terracotta pot reaction? It’s leaking chill it’s all okay nothing is wrong just start using bottled water if you hate this
Throw it out immediately and send it to me
Not mold, your plant is doing fine
I think it’s mould. Just wipe it off with a cloth and pretend it never happened. It could be a cold room, or a humid room, or both, or condensation from steam onto a cool pot. It could be spores in the porous terracotta; could be minerals; if you’re overwatering, do it a bit less. Pots stay wet because porous.
My terracotta pota have been turning white from just watering.. is that normal??
Looks like salt.
Yeah, throw it out. Throw it all your plants and all your potting gear. Plants have never had a single speck of mold in their entire lives. You’re doomed.
It’s normal with Terra cotta.
I never use terracotta for this reason I hate it.
It’s fine. Just wipe the pot off.
Wipe it off,it’s not hurting anything.
Terra cottas can be sanitized regularly too since they’re porous and if a plant is diseased, say a soil problem, it can linger in the pot. I clean mine every year with boiling water and a toothbrush doesn’t really matter tho If you don’t