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Chronic Pain | Last Active: Mar 25, 2023 | Replies (9)

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@sueinmn

I do keep an eye on it. Most of my soils are covered by coconut coir (fiber) or pebbles. The biggest cause of mold on houseplant soil is overwatering. After 60 years of raising them, I do not rely on my finger or a schedule for watering. I still use a moisture probe to test each pot and only give it water according to the plant's needs. In winter, many of my larger plants only get a drink every 2-3 weeks.
Another thing I do is (masked and gloved) remove the top inch or 2 of soil in each pot & replace with sterile potting soil each Fall (when the big pots come inside from the patio) or repot as needed - again sterile potting soil.
Since I learned not to overwater, I haven't had issues.
Sue

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My wife can walk down the aisles of plants at the nursery and plants start dying then lol. When she comes home with one , I just say how many days will it take lol

Thank you for those great tips!

Many plants don't like water on their leaves either. Lots of humidity here so I won't worry about water for a week, then won't saturate it either. The new iPhones have a plant identifier on them, we've been using it tons. Press the info button i.. after taking pic. If you don't have a new iPhone download Seek Inaturals it's free. Works pretty good. We hit a botanical garden today, surprised a two foot black snake at the garden.