Mold is often seen as the reason your plants are dying, it isn’t the mold that is the issue. But in this episode we will control the mold, and keep your plants alive for better gardening success indoors.
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44 Comments
thanks….
fabolus idea…..woo hoo
For the tier planter should have a special soil
What are your thoughts on cinnamon? I've heard it from from various people and even have read about it in a few books. I added to the top of my starts last year when I was having trouble with surface mold and it seems to have helped.
hopefully i didnt miss how much peroxide to use 3 T per gal….water??? loved it kills off the .nats …!!!!
Good info, thanks!
Grow tower?
Thank you so much for the awesome advice! I'm in Southern California but it rained a lot last winter & spring so I had fungus gnats that wouldn't go away. And now I'm getting mold for the 1st time. I'm going to try the peroxide & white vinegar this week. Thanks again!
What are the dilutions? Vinegar to water? Peroxide to water?
Does this help tomato blight?
You mention 3T of vinegar, same or different amount for peroxide?
Thank you!
Isn't fungus good for your plants though? Just don't keep the soil water logged and it should be fine.
Thank you Luke. Great info!
Silica 👍
Use a VPD chart
"Garden Friendly Fungicide" is bacillis bacteria that have been battling fungi in the wild for millions of years. It'll kill any fungi.
Do you have any tips on washing the crust off of used cloth grow bags? Thanks in advance 🙂
Fungi can absolutely hurt plants, not directly but they compete for nutrients with the plants.
Don't you dilute the hydrogen peroxide first?
3% hydrogen peroxide? Dilute with water? Spray on or watering? On seedlings or on top of soil? Thanks!
Ironically, you had mold on the outside of you fabric pots😂 I get that too, and wonder if it spreads the spores around the house more readily. Just a thought
Everybody that starts their own seeds should see this video. Period.
Thank you! Great advice 😊
What is the dilution of the hydrogen peroxide please?
Great information again! Thank you!
Man… I received a Key Lime plant from a nursery last year that was so badly infested with fungus gnats that the soil was moving from the number of larva moving around. I hit it 4 times that day with hydrogen peroxide right from the bottle (3% strength). Was super concerned I would kill the plant but didnt want the gnats spreading. The next day there was still a significant fraction of them around so I hit them 2x more. That almost got rid of them but the final nail was a tea made from Mosquito Bits. Now I treat all of my plants with mosquito bits tea every couple weeks. (The plant defoliated due to the fungus gnats and my hydrox attack but it sprung back, less a few lower limbs which never recovered probably due to root damage)
Now if I could only find as definitive a fix for spider mites… they keep coming back and no amount of neem oil, dish soap, and isopropyl alcohol mix seems to do the trick for very long. Merp
Thanks for the tips! Mold deep in the soil doesn't bother me any but good thoughts on the vinegar dosing. May come in handy!
Also seems like a great way to treat blueberry seedlings?
What is the big deal of the ads in Amazon showing a lot of different types of Mycorrhizae, and what are they worth looking into.
Your going through some changes, I can see; Did you take the shots?
Here on the west coast of Oregon, you can't use a fan because the plant (s) will mold.
This was very helpful Luke. I really appreciate the detail. 👍🏽👍🏽🥰
I gave up on house plants. Friends had good intentions of offering suckers from small trees outside my zone and sure enough mold bloom in the pot and house. No more house plants. However, I do plan to get starters going early spring for the garden. They should be ok out in the garage until planting and not cause mold problems like the enormous planters that must be transported on moving dollies.
Thankyou Luke, have been struggling with this. MORE PLEASE
I'm getting moss in my raised VegePod garden. I wonder if this method will work for my situation, especially if I do it before the planting season! Thanks, Luke! Happy New Year, too!
You can use a mix of H2O2 and H2O at 1 part hydrogen peroxide and 4 parts water to kill mold. It even works on fabric bags that can get mold.
The mold is the food of the gnats. Root tone is also an acid base, so likely safe/
VINEGAR IS ONE THE WORST THING YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR SOIL…..
Mix the mold with the top soil and forget about it…
If your seedlings are growing in mold, place ventilation and control watering by watering from the bottom and control room humidity with a dehumidifier.
Did you say how to mix the hydrogen peroxide and I missed it?
Use more perlite, ventilation and room temp/humidity control.
Never getting mold in my controlled environment unless I bump the humidity too high.
Great video. I knew about peroxide but not about the vinegar. This video actually taught me more about the mold and how to kill it down low. Thank you. Have a great New Year
How much hydrogen peroxide in water?
Doesn't vinegar kill the roots I ask because we use vinegar to kill weeds, or is the diluted version the key.
In Florida rain for weeks in the summer …too much mold in my clay dirt😵💫😵💫😵💫
I think stacked bins would be a party house for mold and gnats. lol, gnats…OH WOW 😂
I think you will need to give your recipes on a pin as most of the comments are asking.