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TioRandy
TioRandystarted grow question 7 months ago
Green moss appeared on the surface of the substrate.. Is it dangerous? What do I do?
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mcflow
mcflowanswered grow question 7 months ago
The presence of green moss on the surface of your substrate is generally not dangerous for your plants, but it may indicate certain conditions in the environment. Moss tends to thrive in damp and shaded areas. Here are some steps you can consider: Adjust Watering: Moss tends to grow in consistently damp environments. Ensure that you are allowing the top layer of the substrate to dry out between waterings to discourage moss growth. Improve Air Circulation: Moss often thrives in areas with poor air circulation. Ensure that the growing environment has adequate ventilation. Increase Light Exposure: Moss prefers shaded areas. If possible, increase the amount of light reaching the substrate surface. This could involve adjusting the positioning of your grow lights. Physical Removal: You can manually remove the moss from the substrate surface. While this doesn't harm your plants, it's a cosmetic issue and indicates the need for adjustments. Top Dressing: Consider adding a thin layer of dry material (like perlite) on top of the substrate. This can help reduce excess moisture at the surface. It's important to note that moss itself is generally harmless to your plants. However, it may indicate conditions that could potentially be less than ideal for your plants. Happy growing🍀
Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 7 months ago
It is nothing to worry about. If in soil you should be going from dry to wet stages and it should not survive. Or you are just keeping it too wet. Which can invite rot.
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AutoflowersSucK
AutoflowersSucKanswered grow question 7 months ago
It's not a big issue. Just till your soil a bit and try to keep it dry on the surface. Algae and moss aren't harmful. Your soil looks super wet to me. Weed doesn't like saturated soil. So before you get other problems like root rot and oxygen starved roots, back off on the watering. Less is more.
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 7 months ago
to much water. less of it and will correct its self. It is eatting up a bit of the nutrients but not a lot. Please consider NOT selecting me as the answer so I can NOT be entered for a chance to win grower of the month contest, I would really appreciate your support growmie 😃 🙏
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 7 months ago
probably algea... let surface dry before re-irrigating and it won't happen. early on this is more common. no that your plant has a good root system, wait longer between irrigations. As the canopy shields top of substrate from light, the algea will struggle even if you don't. algea can take a little bit of nitrogen, but it is only on the surface because it needs light. moisture + light = algea growth.
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DoughHead
DoughHeadanswered grow question 7 months ago
This is from over water. Place a fan to gently blow on the top of the container. Don't have it to strong as you'll get wind burn on the plant. Allow the container to dry back half way before next watering. Make sure you don't have any creepy crawlers or little things flying around. If not it's just simply over watering my friend. Also in the future if you run mycos, dynomyco or recharge.. anything with microbes in it then you'll see a white colored fluffy moss looking stuff. This white colored film is nothing to worry about. Just warning ya so you don't freak out. It's actually beneficial and helps the grow. White not green lol. Alright good luck. Please consider selecting me as the answer so I can be entered for a chance to win grower of the month contest I would really appreciate your support growmie 😃 🙏
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