Hi Everyone, I really need some help! I have 15 indoor
plants all in different areas of the house ranging from the hallway, kitchen,
lounge, bathroom and main bedroom, the rooms mainly face north / north east and
south / south east, I mostly have a few different varieties of Calatheas,
Dracaenas, Calla lilies and a rubber plant, most were pot bound apart from the
Dracaenas so I moved them to the next size up, e.g. the Calatheas were in 17 cm
plastic pots so I put them into 20 cm plastic pots, the Calla lilies were in
12cm pots so I put them into 15cm pots etc. All pots have plenty of drainage
holes and sit in saucers, I used Verve multi-purpose compost, thoroughly
watered them and the excess water that ran it the saucers was emptied straight
away, this was about 3-4 weeks ago and the soil is still damp, it’s getting
white mould on the top and I am seeing fungus gnats, any ideas why the soil
isn't drying? What I can do to help? How to eliminate the mould, gnats and
larvae? I have a plant in work that was potted the same way, watered 2
weeks ago and the top layer of soil is dry. None of my plants (at home or
the one in work) are in direct sunlight or only get a little bit for a small
part of the day but I don't understand why the soil is not drying at home, this
is happening in all of the areas my indoor plants are situated not just one
place. Any help/advise would be greatly appreciated.