I got this fig tree from a garden store about 5 weeks ago and re-potted it in this large ceramic pot with cactus soil and a bit of starter. When I got it the roots were spiraled so I figured I’d give her some more room. I’ve been monitoring soil moisture and only watering when the top 3 inches are bone dry.
There’s now a mysterious yellow fungus growing from my soil. Maybe last time I used too much water. Any help is appreciated. How should I get rid of it?
BluesyShoes
Yellow fungus isn’t harmful to the plant. If you want to get rid of it, I would scrape it off, and then treat the top portion of the soil with a solution of 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide to 2 parts water, and focus on treating the top 3″ of soil. Maybe do this once a week for a month, and then once a month thereafter. Yellow fungus can be poisonous to pets or people if they eat it, so watch out for that.
The other concern is that usually for fungus to grow at the surface, the soil is staying wet for too long. I had an similar issue with white mushrooms from some new potting soil when I over compacted the soil while replanting. The soil ended up holding onto moisture for too long because it was so compact, and it was overall bad for the plant. I ended up loosening the soil, and the mushrooms stopped appearing as the soil dried out faster.
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I got this fig tree from a garden store about 5 weeks ago and re-potted it in this large ceramic pot with cactus soil and a bit of starter. When I got it the roots were spiraled so I figured I’d give her some more room. I’ve been monitoring soil moisture and only watering when the top 3 inches are bone dry.
There’s now a mysterious yellow fungus growing from my soil. Maybe last time I used too much water. Any help is appreciated. How should I get rid of it?
Yellow fungus isn’t harmful to the plant. If you want to get rid of it, I would scrape it off, and then treat the top portion of the soil with a solution of 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide to 2 parts water, and focus on treating the top 3″ of soil. Maybe do this once a week for a month, and then once a month thereafter. Yellow fungus can be poisonous to pets or people if they eat it, so watch out for that.
The other concern is that usually for fungus to grow at the surface, the soil is staying wet for too long. I had an similar issue with white mushrooms from some new potting soil when I over compacted the soil while replanting. The soil ended up holding onto moisture for too long because it was so compact, and it was overall bad for the plant. I ended up loosening the soil, and the mushrooms stopped appearing as the soil dried out faster.