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White mold on the pot and roots of my avocado plants

lisa.haufe30lisa.haufe30 Posts: 5
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Hello everyone!
I really love the avocado I planted a few weeks ago. It looks healthy and grows fast. But today I looked underneath the pot and saw this white mold. Is it dangerous? What caused it?

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,798
    Nothing to worry about ... just one of those things that happens around pots of damp soil. 
    Enjoy your avocado plant ... are you going to prune it so that it branches out into a bushy plant?

    info here (scroll down) https://www.thespruce.com/grow-avocados-indoors-1902590
    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 13,282
    Those look like the roots to me.
    There are ashtrays of emulsion,
    for the fag ends of the aristocracy.

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,798
    @punkdoc 😊  I think Lisa means the white stuff on the base of the pot?
    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • lisa.haufe30lisa.haufe30 Posts: 5
    @punkdoc like @Dovefromabove said I do mean the white stuff that is mostly on the pot and a bit on the soil
  • lisa.haufe30lisa.haufe30 Posts: 5
    @Dovefromabove thank you for your answer, thank you for the answer! I'm so glad that it's nothing serious. The link was really helpful too :)
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,798
    edited September 2019
    It really is nothing to worry about. Your soil is full of organic matter that is breaking down so that it can be accessed by your plant’s roots. It’s moulds and fungi that break it all down ... all part of the normal circle of life 😊 
    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • lisa.haufe30lisa.haufe30 Posts: 5
    @Dovefromabove It makes sense, I guess I just panicked a bit. I've read a lot of stuff about dangerous plant diseases so I got a bit paranoid. I'm also new to the whole plantparenthood thing so yeah. Again, thank you :)
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