- Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:42 pm
#208710
I've sown around 160 VFT seeds in the last 3 weeks, and many of the first group have already started to germinate. I'm now noticing several greyish spots on my medium (mold), and am wondering what my options are for getting rid of it. I'm told that fungicide is out, as it is a weak herbicide, and would likely kill any seedlings. Last night, I decided to experiment in one of my 6 cell trays with Hydrogen Peroxide. I suppose I'll see what happens, but I'd really like to hear from others that have had to deal with this.
In my setup, I'm using standard 10 X 20 greenhouse trays w/ seed starting cells (72), and a seed heating pad under the trays. Bottom watering with distilled water, 50/50 peat/perlite medium, 3 seeds per cell, 4 6500k T8's at 5" above the trays. I had a dome for a bit, propped up at both ends with orchid stakes (around the diameter of a pencil) laying across the trays, and the dome on top of those, which left about a 1/4" air gap all around. I decided that keeping the surface of the medium moist wasn't going to be that difficult, and have since (about a week ago) ditched the dome. There is a fan blowing a constant, slow, breeze over the trays.
Scraping off the mold would be difficult, as seeing the seeds is darn near impossible for me, unless they've already sprouted. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Jeff
In my setup, I'm using standard 10 X 20 greenhouse trays w/ seed starting cells (72), and a seed heating pad under the trays. Bottom watering with distilled water, 50/50 peat/perlite medium, 3 seeds per cell, 4 6500k T8's at 5" above the trays. I had a dome for a bit, propped up at both ends with orchid stakes (around the diameter of a pencil) laying across the trays, and the dome on top of those, which left about a 1/4" air gap all around. I decided that keeping the surface of the medium moist wasn't going to be that difficult, and have since (about a week ago) ditched the dome. There is a fan blowing a constant, slow, breeze over the trays.
Scraping off the mold would be difficult, as seeing the seeds is darn near impossible for me, unless they've already sprouted. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Jeff
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