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Mold? 4 years 2 months ago #55936

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I got this little bonsai this last summer, and have been fighting with mold? On the soil and on the base of the tree. Why is this happening?

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Mold? 4 years 2 months ago #55938

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watering with hard water causing scale buildup, most likely.

Your picture is not clear enough to tell.

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Mold? 4 years 1 month ago #56046

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I’ve been using bottled water

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Mold? 4 years 1 month ago #56065

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Usually mould appears in organic wet soils, or around organic slow release fertiliser.
Maybe overwatering it? Is the place around your bonsai too humid?

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Mold? 4 years 1 month ago #56071

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Once again, if you show a clear picture of the soil, we can see what is going in. So far I am not convinced it is mold

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Mold? 4 years 1 week ago #57020

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It’s been sitting in the sun room and it’s watering itself, I put water in the pan below and it sucks it up. It’s winter out so there’s not a lot of humidity. I hope this pic is better.

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Mold? 4 years 1 week ago #57023

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It’s been sitting in the sun room and it’s watering itself, I put water in the pan below and it sucks it up. It’s winter out so there’s not a lot of humidity. I hope this pic is better.


You have got mold because you put it in a pan with water which it sucks up.

Also, Junipers belong outdoors.

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