Moldy seed trays grrrrrrr...

[susan]

Last night I had to totally empty a seed try and start over with new peat pots and potting soil. I even washed the tray with borax, rinsed and dried it. I was lucky that I spotted the mold when I had only put 2 rows of jalapeno seeds in. I figured it was from having the trays stacked on my table and that was the bottom tray. Well, I just checked the other tray that looked fine last night when I planted it. It's got a 10 cell section of tomatoes showing mold on the peat pots and another 10 cell section of bell peppers showing mold. When I gently lift the pots, there is mold growing on the bottoms. So, opinions please. Should I ditch all of this tray? or only the affected pots? I've got more pots, potting soil and tomato seeds, but I'm not sure I've got enough pepper seeds to replant all of them. I've never had this happen. Oh, the other thing, the room my little green house is in has leaks in the ceiling. Could that be contributing to this? Bad thing is, the chicks hutch is in the back of that room. Lord we need a new roof so bad.

Susan

[Cyngbaeld]

I wouldn't worry about it too much, Susan as long as the plants are growing ok. Maybe put a fan on them to keep the air circulating.

[Valerie]

Mine had this white moldy stuff on the surface but it didn't hurt the plants at all. We figured out it was probably some kind of bloom from watering from the bottom. If it's really mold, you can put a few drops of listerine or similar mouthwash in a quart of water and drip some of that on the surface. And do like Kim said and set a fan so they get some circulation. A fan is good, too, because the breeze makes sturdier stems.

[susan]

Thanks guys. All I could see was more work and expense when I'm under the gun to get everything ready to leave for FL Monday morning.


Susan

[joanfromzone6]

i've had some luck knocking down the surface mold by making sure the peat pots get some direct sun during the day - just make sure they don't get scalded by too much sun -

and, talk nice to them -