A bit of care can keep your houseplants from sheltering harmful mold

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A bit of care can keep your houseplants from sheltering harmful mold
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If you're coughing in your home, you might want to check on your plants.

in addition to the standard saucer to protect the surface underneath my plant pots. You can also water your plants in the sink, a bathtub, or outside. Any sort of dampness is the first villain you’ll want to vanquish.Now, if you see a suspicious slime, powder, or other strange color or texture on your houseplant soil, it may be a fungus that’s large enough to be visually apparent.

From there, you can move on to more specific fungicides, though you might want to figure out what species of fungus you’re dealing with so you know what to apply. You can do so by noting its appearance and doing some googling, or asking yourIf a suspicious ooze worries you enough that you’re ready to replace your houseplant, be sure to sanitize the pot, change out the soil, and get your next plant from a reputable nursery.

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