A Random Gardening Tip!

So I am not a gardener by any means, but I am pretty good at keeping plants alive for quite a while. I brought a miniature palm tree with me to the UK, and am desperate to cultivate the flora, if only to make me feel a bit more at home.

 Lately, I have been having some issues with the tree, more specifically, white mold growing on the soil. I scrap it off, it grows back. Ew.

Now, my first thoughts were similar to most people's, I'm sure.. "Mold=bad. You are getting poisoned by something you so lovingly cared for, now you need to through it away before you get sick, blah blah blah".

Well, thanks to my dear, dear Google, I have learned I do not (most likely) need to get rid of wonderful foliage. Apparently, white mold is common, and not dangerous for the plant or people (in small amounts. If you have an entire greenroom caked in the stuff, you may want to re-Google). 

So how do you get rid of it? Well, constant replanting is one way to do it, but I do not have the time or patience to do that every week. So the easy DIY fix? 

Cinnamon!

That's right, sprinkle on the soil, and voila!

It's been a week since I added the cinnamon, and so far, so good. I guess I need to wait a bit longer to see the real effects of it. Worse comes to worse, it saved me a week of white fuzz, and gave the bedroom a slightly Christmas-y smell!