RE: Mold\
Rand Nicholson (writserv@mi.net)
Mon, 1 Jul 1996 13:27:32 -0400
>>I have been trying to grow some sphagnum moss though
>>and I did it once and I had some good green growth and then MOLD!!!
>
>What does the mold look like?
>
>I grow my plants in a pot with 100% sphagnum. In some spots of the sphagnum
>that appear to be dying off, I eventually get what appears to be a green
>slime of some sort on the surface. It is quite hot here this summer and I
>think that is part of the reason. The slime, for lack of a better word,
>does not appear to be effecting my plants at all, although the heat does a
>little. I had the slime appear last year on the surface of my sphagnum
>during the hot part of the summer, but it didn't appear to effect my plants
>then either.
>
>I use only distilled or rainwater, so that shouldn't be the problem. Some
>spots of the sphagnum grow like crazy and are a nice bright gree. Any
>suggestions?
That sounds like algae.