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Posted 1Y ago by @lotusbumpkin

white fuzzies on my plant, what’s up with her? soil is mo...

#VirginiaBlueFern
1ft to light, indirect
2” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 months ago
Are the fuzzies on the plant or on the soil? Is there away to photo the fuzzies
I ask because if on the plant itself it’s likely mealy bugs they look like white fuzz in the plant. If you the soil it is likely Mycorrhiza fungi which actually does not hurt anything it just looks bad. Some soils actually have it added to it because it can be beneficial to plants. But since it is unsightly then you can get rid of it with a spritz of one part peroxide mixed with 3 parts water. It will dissapear.

If on the plant peroxide would also work for mealies etc but you will need to dilute it more for the leaves. For the leaves use:

1 part 3% peroxide (sold everywhere) mixed with 5 parts water and spritz down whole plant even underside of leaves. Repeat weekly for 3 weeks.