lovebonsai
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Bonsai Mould/Fungus?

Hello!

I am new to this site, so please do excuse me if I have done this wrong! I just have a few questions regarding my bonsai. I'm not exactly sure what type of bonsai it is ... but I'm sure that its an indoor one! I believe its 2yrs old, however I have only had it for just over half a year now and have been watering it 1-2 times a week since. I water it by submerging the dish into water for 10 minutes, and I place it by the window sill where it gets some sun (when we're lucky over here in London) :wink:

Recently, patches of white mould or fungus has been growing on the moss and bottom part of the bonsai tree though :( and I'm not too sure whats causing it, how to get rid of it or prevent it from happening again! I have attached a few photos if you would like to see!

Any advice or suggestions would be very much appreciated!
Thanks and look forward to hearing from you guys! :)
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tomc
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I think you want to use a chop stick to test soil for moisture and let things dry out more between watering.

My short is: I think you may be watering too much.

The bonsai learning forum here talks about how to use a chop stick to test.

lovebonsai
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Thank you, Greener Thumb!

I'll give that a try :)



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