hi friends, i sowing here in brazil,much light and heat,and always i get some colognes of cianobacterias,this is a mess in my seedling plate! Help!!! any sugestion!?
WHAT WRONG IM STILL DOING?
Honestly, I've had the same problem even after microwaving and/or putting my soil through the oven before I sow anything (which are two methods you can try). I think they're actually slime molds though, and, unless they start covering seedlings, the seedlings seem to grow just fine.
I agree that it is an eyesore at times, but, your seedlings should be fine for most cases
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gemhunter178 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:18 am
Honestly, I've had the same problem even after microwaving and/or putting my soil through the oven before I sow anything (which are two methods you can try). I think they're actually slime molds though, and, unless they start covering seedlings, the seedlings seem to grow just fine.
I agree that it is an eyesore at times, but, your seedlings should be fine for most cases
one friend told me that maybe is to much material organic and much light, he told me to try to germinate in the sand and half dark!
Gustavo Augusto Rosa wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:54 am
one friend told me that maybe is to much material organic and much light, he told me to try to germinate in the sand and half dark!
For some seeds I've used a sifted perlite as a top dressing- the mold still grows, though it's slower and not quite in clumps. As for germinating in the dark - make sure the seedlings sprout in good light conditions so they don't get burned when you move them. Before they sprout, I don't know how/if that would work.
Like to note that the mold didn't really affect my seedlings again... so- I'd say go for what is the best for the seedlings
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Gustavo Augusto Rosa wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:50 am
hydrogen peroxide? and will not burn the seedling? how much the volume of the hydrogen peroxide?
Yes hydrogen peroxide. The diluted ones they sell at the pharmacy. I spray it on my seeds and on the ground around my seedlings. Never harmed any of them
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Gustavo Augusto Rosa wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:50 am
hydrogen peroxide? and will not burn the seedling? how much the volume of the hydrogen peroxide?
Yes hydrogen peroxide. The diluted ones they sell at the pharmacy. I spray it on my seeds and on the ground around my seedlings. Never harmed any of them
I have found that the greenish/brown slime is very attractive to fungus gnats and they will destroy whole pots full of
seedlings. they eat the roots or hollow out the seedlings. I have had some success spraying pots with insecticide then top dressing the pots with a deep layer of napa 8822 to prevent the gnats laying more eggs.
