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Does anybody know what this salty looking powder outside my terracotta pot is? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by SoySaucePrinterInk to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (3 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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[–] SoySaucePrinterInk 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you! :)

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