Re: Mold
dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Tue, 06 Aug 96 18:48 EDT
> From: Richard White <maldoror@PACIFICNET.NET>
>
> I know this topic has been covered before, so forgive me, but what do you
> do about mold appearing around CPs? I currently have a number in a 60 gal
> terrarium and just recently some mold appeared and began to spread near the
> base of one of my Droseras. I'd thought it was due to lack of ventilation,
> so I removed one of the top panels, which greatly increased the airflow and
> decreased the humidity- didn't seem to make a whit of difference as far as
> the mold goes. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. TIA.
Well, once it starts, dropping the humidity won't kill it.
I've been using H2O2 on a moldy pot of Heliamphora. It
eats up the mold and doesn't appear to harm the plant. Of
course, I try not to hit the plant with the H2O2 and as soon
as I apply it I rinse water over the crown. Some H2O2 must
get to the plant through my water and become even more
disappaited by my rinsing the soil around the crown. At that
dilution, it appears harmless to Heliamphora. Can't really
say if the same holds true for Drosera but I suspect it does.
Dave Evans