Mold on the outside of my fabric pot

[Serpentz]

I did something stupid, and without researching, decided to grow a plant in one of those 'breathable' 20l fabric pots.

Now I see a big problem and that is there is white mold growing on the outside of this thing. The plant is in the early stages....about 2 weeks.

I'm not sure what to do about this. I bought a dehumidifier and it's sucking a LOT of moisture out of the air, I don't think that's gonna stop the mold. I was thinking about putting it INSIDE the tent...I just don't know.

My question now is what the heck should I do? Should I burn the fabric pot and the plant together and start over or what?

As always, I appreciate the communities constructive help in this matter.

 

[Budzbuddha]

It salt buildup from your nutes.

 

[medidedicated]

coco? soil? If it is coco its salt from the nutes.

 

[Budzbuddha]

All fabric pots suffer from this - some growers clean them ( wash ) after a run.

 

[Scuzzman]

I get alage on the fabrics - I spray with a diluted bleach/water combo ,and as stated above I wash the bags in the washing machine after run , I also upgrade the bags every 5 grow as they start to break down on the stitching(were I found most alage )

 

[Serpentz]

It salt buildup from your nutes.

Yeah, I'm not so sure about it. The reason is because its BIOBIZZ All Mix soil + a little California Red Worm Biogumus mixed in. I have used this soil combination with excellent results before. But, I also used a plastic grow container last time. It's still possible for this to be salts? It sure don't look like salts to me...looks like mold.

 

[medidedicated]

My last run all the pots were completely white and green instead of black, a few mm’s thick. Mycelium can grow out of it though if using mycorhizae, but coco shouldn’t have that.

 

[Serpentz]

I get alage on the fabrics - I spray with a diluted bleach/water combo ,and as stated above I wash the bags in the washing machine after run , I also upgrade the bags every 5 grow as they start to break down on the stitching(were I found most alage )

OK, this is a brand new bag so it wasn't used before. Can you tell me what your bleach to water ratio is?

 

[Scuzzman]

OK, this is a brand new bag so it wasn't used before. Can you tell me what your bleach to water ratio is?

what ever ratio you feel comfortable spraying -I personally use a 40/60 bleach-water mix, - should also wash bags before use, never trust a retailer or supplier to have clean products

 

[Serpentz]

Well, the plant is starting to look really good. It's got a beautiful green color. So I would hate for mold to destroy it. It's sleep time for this Black Jack, so tomorrow I will give the water bleach thing a shot. By the way, I do see some algea growing on the very bottom of the pot. Thank you all for your kind help. This is the best community....ever.

 

[Scuzzman]

^^^^^^ correct should have said so my bad

 

[buckaclark]

Well, the plant is starting to look really good. It's got a beautiful green color. So I would hate for mold to destroy it. It's sleep time for this Black Jack, so tomorrow I will give the water bleach thing a shot. By the way, I do see some algea growing on the very bottom of the pot. Thank you all for your kind help. This is the best community....ever.

Don't use bleach on living plants.Maybe a little dilute peroxide until your run is over.GL

 

[Gemtree]

Whatever it is doesn’t matter since we’ve all had it hundreds of times

 

[Jjgrow420]

Bit of hypochlorous acid would make short work of that

 

[Richard Drysift]

Not a problem…all my old pots look like this and worse. Will not affect anything. Don’t even sweat it