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Why Mold?
Arwen,
I asked a similar question in the spring of 2001, except that I was asking "where did the whiteflies come from"? In my case, I started seeds in brand-new APS kits, filled with brand-new seedling starter mix (both purchased from a long-time favorite catalogue vendor, as well as items I had used successfully in the past). While I realize that whiteflies (or whatever) could simply have migrated from my houseplants to the seedling trays, I offer this: A) I have only 2 houseplants, neither of which showed any infestation. B) Seedling trays were on a separate level of the house. C) Door to room with seedling trays was kept closed at all times (to keep pets from digging up, eating, or otherwise "insulting" seedlings). The problem you describe sounds like "damping off" -- not sure what it means, exactly, but it's the reason that most seed-starting kits advise watering seedlings from the bottom. Anne Lurie wrote: So, this is really intriguing. I recently potted some seeds in some soil here at home. The soil was brand new from Home Depot, potting soil, the containers were clean. In some of those containers, there is a network of fuzzy white fibrils all across the surface of the soil. What on earth? Is this lousy soil, or is it a NC thing, or what? I've seen the mold-on-clay-pots business, or bits of fungus near the edges of a pot, but this is very pervasive & I'm somewhat hesitant to remove the plastic wrap from the tops of the pots/jars etc (plastic wrap being to create the greenhouse effect... err... you get the idea). Arwen |
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