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Green coating on Coco

CruellaDeVil
CruellaDeVilstarted grow question 3 months ago
Can anyone explain why i got some green coating on my grow medium? Medium is Coco PH is at 5.8
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001100010010011110answered grow question 3 months ago
a little algae - As it gets shielded from light it will die. It is of no risk. It is a reason to reassess watering habits as well as size of pot to plant used. Algae can happen early on with best efforts because seedlngs don't drink fast enough, initially, but if you don't allow the top layer to dry between irrigations, you could be exacerbating it, for example. A tiny plant in a large pot is more likely to get algea, too. even though it is of no concern, i just knock it off at transplant.
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 3 months ago
moss or algae. Moss is a spore forming plant that is everywhere and just waits for the righ conditions. My one batch of Coir has some liverworts in it. Also a spore forming plant. Looked really cool. Algae is caused by to wet and not enouth dryback and abundence of nutrients.
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FogponicCult
FogponicCultanswered grow question 3 months ago
This looks like algae to me. I would cover your growing media with something that dries out quickly like perlite and give h2o2 12% 0.75-1ml/L to your nutrient solution. Works best when added freshly before you fertigatigation
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