Follow a watering schedule suitable to your plant's needs and generally wait until the top ... of mold on houseplant soil is by improving soil drainage. "If soil is poorly drained, add peat ...

"Those little fabric things around the peat pots are even worse," he adds. "You can't get rid of 'em. They say 'biodegradable' but they're woven plastic." Soil blocking tools, he says, are ...