Hello Gardening Section,
I've started a few coleus plants from seed and their soil is now covered in a white fuzzy mold with small green spores. At first, little green dots showed up (mostly on uneven points in the soil) and then the white stuff spread around them.
They were initially planted into cut up milk cartons because I had no pots for them at the time. This is where the problem started. I had washed the cartons out with liquid dishwashing detergent, but apparently that wasn't good enough. Since then, I've transplanted them to regular pots. I rinsed them down completely, removing all old soil from the roots before moving them to their new homes, but it wasn't long before the white stuff came back (the green dots/spores showed up within 1-2 days).
Any idea what this is and how I can get rid of it? It doesn't seem to be harming the plants so far, but it's horribly unsightly.
Full shot.
Close up to show the green/brown little things in the middle of the fuzziness.
Any help is much appreciated.
-Seren
I've started a few coleus plants from seed and their soil is now covered in a white fuzzy mold with small green spores. At first, little green dots showed up (mostly on uneven points in the soil) and then the white stuff spread around them.
They were initially planted into cut up milk cartons because I had no pots for them at the time. This is where the problem started. I had washed the cartons out with liquid dishwashing detergent, but apparently that wasn't good enough. Since then, I've transplanted them to regular pots. I rinsed them down completely, removing all old soil from the roots before moving them to their new homes, but it wasn't long before the white stuff came back (the green dots/spores showed up within 1-2 days).
Any idea what this is and how I can get rid of it? It doesn't seem to be harming the plants so far, but it's horribly unsightly.
Full shot.
Close up to show the green/brown little things in the middle of the fuzziness.
Any help is much appreciated.
-Seren