Mold Help/Questions

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figlayla

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Posted 1433939395 · Edited	Reply with quote #1

My wife gave birth to our first child and we got home yesterday after 4 days. i checked on my plants and cuttings and saw mold on the cuttings that im trying to root and possible mold on my 2 of my potted plants. I took some pics of what im talking about but they are not so easy to see. The cuttings were placed in promix/perlite and covered with bottles on may 20th and were doing great. i placed three cuttings in each pot. when i got home i saw that only one cutting in each pot has mold. one of the moldy cuttings is growing buds and is only moldy on the top. what do i do about this? can i remove the mold by cutting off the moldy area? do i leave it alone and let nature take its course? should i open the caps and leave them open? when i saw the mold i took the caps off and let them air out for about 2/3 hours. My plants seem to have mold growing on the top of the soil, should i repot these with a different potting mix? maybe more sand or perlite. should i not water them for a day or 2 and let the soil dry out? thanks in advance for all the help. __________________ Joshua Ahl New York/Long Island Wish List: black madiera, vdb, rdb, nero 600 ( waiting on greenfin's delivery) pomengranete cuttings/plants..and a bmw r25/26/27 Current list in pots: Sals, honey, green ichia, monstrues, hardy chicago, joe morle Goccia d'Oro, atillio purple, black mission. Rooting Unknowns Now

figlayla

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Posted 1433939830	Reply with quote #2

__________________ Joshua Ahl New York/Long Island Wish List: black madiera, vdb, rdb, nero 600 ( waiting on greenfin's delivery) pomengranete cuttings/plants..and a bmw r25/26/27 Current list in pots: Sals, honey, green ichia, monstrues, hardy chicago, joe morle Goccia d'Oro, atillio purple, black mission. Rooting Unknowns Now

figlayla

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Posted 1433939896	Reply with quote #3

__________________ Joshua Ahl New York/Long Island Wish List: black madiera, vdb, rdb, nero 600 ( waiting on greenfin's delivery) pomengranete cuttings/plants..and a bmw r25/26/27 Current list in pots: Sals, honey, green ichia, monstrues, hardy chicago, joe morle Goccia d'Oro, atillio purple, black mission. Rooting Unknowns Now

nycfig

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Posted 1433954741	Reply with quote #4

Mix a 10% bleach solution and spray the moldy parts. Let them air out and you should be fine. __________________ Danny NYC Z7a It's all about the figs! Facebook: NYCfigs Buying Fig Trees and Cuttings From the Internet

figlayla

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Posted 1433995438 · Edited	Reply with quote #5

Quote: Originally Posted by nycfig Mix a 10% bleach solution and spray the moldy parts. Let them air out and you should be fine. Thanks nycfig, can I spray that on the potted plant also? __________________ Joshua Ahl New York/Long Island Wish List: black madiera, vdb, rdb, nero 600 ( waiting on greenfin's delivery) pomengranete cuttings/plants..and a bmw r25/26/27 Current list in pots: Sals, honey, green ichia, monstrues, hardy chicago, joe morle Goccia d'Oro, atillio purple, black mission. Rooting Unknowns Now

don_sanders

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Posted 1433996227	Reply with quote #6

I'd probably just scoop the top off of the pot rather than spray it with bleach personally. __________________ Don - Columbus, OH. Zone 5b/6a Wish list: Rafed/Adriano's Genovese Nero, Your favorite fig.

hoosierbanana

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Posted 1433998857 · Edited	Reply with quote #7

The bigger container looks like algae, decrease your watering frequency. Congrats :) __________________ 7a, DE

jdsfrance

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Posted 1434031273	Reply with quote #8

Hi, Too much humidity and insufficient airflow leads one to mold. So let the medium dry a bit, and let fresh air come in ( provided that you are not under a polar vortex ) . I would just remove the mold with a fork and clean with a wet towel the mold on the stem. So far, I never had to use bleach and the molding stopped after cleaning and airing the pot of the cutting . __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

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