beneficial mold or bad mold?

Chriswolfee94

Chriswolfee94

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ive found some kind of mold in my drainage hole but im not sure if its "good" mold or bad ive been using peroxide to contain it till im sure its not bad for the plants but they do look healthy and very green so im really not sure also i notice it starting two weeks ago and my plants are 28 and 24 days old
 
Chriswolfee94

Chriswolfee94

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ok so have i been treating it correctly? with peroxide or is there a better way to go about it plus my plant look healthier than ever so it hasn't affected them at all in that 2week period but i have been use peroxide each time i water
 
orbo

orbo

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Chriswolfee94 said:
ok so have i been treating it correctly? with peroxide or is there a better way to go about it plus my plant look healthier than ever so it hasn't affected them at all in that 2week period but i have been use peroxide each time i water
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Can you post a pic?
 
Chriswolfee94

Chriswolfee94

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theres not gonna be much mold there no since i just watered yesterday with peroxide but yes i will post a pic of whats starting to come back and would you want my plants pics cause they seem healthy there 28 and 24 days old
 
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Connoisseurus Rex

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You don't have your pots sitting off the ground, do you? That mold is from it being too damp underneath the pots. No circulation.

Put a spacer between the bottom of the pot and the floor.
 
Chriswolfee94

Chriswolfee94

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Yeah I've been doing that for a week and its still trying to start again is there more ways to prevent this plus my plants don't seem affected?
 
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Connoisseurus Rex

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Peroxide kills any beneficial bacteria in your soil. If you use bottled nutes, peroxide isn't as big of a deal.

With it raised off the floor though, it should go away in a week or so. At least it did for me.
 
Ledhed

Ledhed

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Do you plan on transplanting them or are they in their final containers? If you transplant, try, as others have said, keeping them off the ground so the water drains and you don't have a moisture buildup under them anymore. If you're not transplanting, then keep it as clean as possible under there and keep the pots elevated a bit. Might even just take a butter knife or something, and scrape/scoop the bottom of those holes too to get as many spores out as you can. Might be nothing, but mold is rarely a good sight.
 
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