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Does anybody know what this salty looking powder outside my terracotta pot is? (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 years ago by SoySaucePrinterInk@sh.itjust.works to c/plantclinic@lemmy.world

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[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Could be minerals from your water or the soil. Terra cotta is very porous and wicks water away from the soil, where it then evaporates and leaves the minerals behind.

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[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Second that. Minerals from evaporated water.

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