hi starting a new grow with bb fem, aurora indica, chronic, mazar, and sensi star fem. looks like there might be mold in the basement/ old house so i need to figure somethng out. on a low budget. also i need help with the ventilation. should i draw in air via dryer duct or expose of air out of the dryer duct. if i draw in the duct, then i can expose the air out of the "tent" into a air filter. would that be suitable? thanx for any help.
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hi Germinating, need help, mold probs.
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thanx jj. i am in a pretty cool climate, sometimes below freezing, would it still be ok to draw in air from the outside?? can i expel it in the same room?? will that make it clean enough if i run the it through a carbon air flilter or should i try to position the filter in a room in the house??
You don't want to draw in such cold air that your temps go under 70 degrees. I take it you are in a basement? If you are in the country and can vent the air outside that is cool. If not a filter of some kind will be needed if it is a large grow. I also wouldnt worry about venting the air from the cellar into the growroom just because there is mold
You may be like me and have problems with mold killing germing seeds, test some spare seeds first to see if you have the killer seed eating mold like I do in my basement! Antifungal stuff from the local plant shop works and keeps them safe till they get the cots out.
Dont mist in flower or mold might get a chance to set in the flowers where they touch etc.
Dont mist in flower or mold might get a chance to set in the flowers where they touch etc.
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If you're talking about the seeds becoming mouldy before they sprout a taproot because of germing in moist conditions like a paper or even a glass of water,a small amount of bleach believe it or not wont harm the seeds or stop germination,it'll just render the mold ineffective
ok. thank you for all the advice. i do have a basement and i spent 6 hours cleaning it with bleach water last night. i hope that helps. i also noticed that there is a water leak in there as well. i moved the germing seeds out of the basement until i have completely cleaned it out. i was thinking about getting a sulfur burner, but i do not know how much and effective it is. i am going to try and seal the room and then put up that visqueen plastic.
would i apply fungucide to house or plants. the mould is awful you guys. it is rotting the whole house. if you look up at the ceilig of my room some of the wood is white with mold. i was thinking maybe i could ge the weather plastic that some people put over ther windows and put it up the along with the chopper stopper. or i could clean it again,but it is so plentiful i do not think i can get it all. any suggestions??
In that case it might actually not be safe to live there! Mold in a building is hard to get rid of and can hurt you. I'd figure out if its safe to live there before worrying about growing anything. Dehumidifiers can help but if its in the whole building it could be very bad. I hope your renting as you could take the owner to court probably if its so bad, at least you can in my area.
But when you get that figured out and need to germinate seeds I would apply a seedling safe fungacide to the seeds, once they get their two cot leaves out and green they will be able to defend against mold much better. Go to the largest garden supply/nursery nearby and ask to speak with somone who can help you with germinating some seeds, they will help you if they can and I unless you act all suspicious they wont care what your growing, if they ask just say its for an avacado seed or somthing like that for fun etc.
But when you get that figured out and need to germinate seeds I would apply a seedling safe fungacide to the seeds, once they get their two cot leaves out and green they will be able to defend against mold much better. Go to the largest garden supply/nursery nearby and ask to speak with somone who can help you with germinating some seeds, they will help you if they can and I unless you act all suspicious they wont care what your growing, if they ask just say its for an avacado seed or somthing like that for fun etc.
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i have germinated and developed the cots and bursting new leaves through that. all of them are doing well except one of my sensi stars. it is developing a white substance on the leaf and it looks like ot is eating the leaf from the tips. i have bleached the wallsagain and i did a very thorough job. what do u suggest to treat the baby sensi?? have u ever tried sulfur burning?? thanks for help and suggestions.
Easyiest way would be to remove the affected leaves (only if the plant will be ok with loosing the affected area completely). I'm not positive but I think you need a special machine to do sulfur burning, if you are having established seedlings getting literaly eaten by mold there are probably a LOT of spores in the air and attacking your plants. Like I said it might not be good for you so if you live there you should look into that for the safty of your health.
i will check into that. there is a dehumidifier in the room that i leave on and that has been helping. i will look further into the sulfur burning,but i hope to treat the problem successfully. i am thinking of getting some neem oil or einstein oil. have u ever heard of or used these before??
I thought neem was for bugs? Never heard of einstein oil. I've only had problems with mold eating seeds and roots before my plants got established, if your past that threat and still having problems I dont know what you could do realy because I dont have experience there.
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like stated above ...mold problem can make you very sick,and even cause death. The wall may contain mold if not insulated good to prevent cool air from condensing .
run dehumidafiers and if its exposed mold, you may need to use a hand sprayer with a mold killer in it.
Young children and older folks are usually bothered by mold first, if you contact a professional, you may end up ripping out all the drywall, or in a bad case, the house could get condemened.....so start attacking the mold NOW.
and fix any leaking water...
run dehumidafiers and if its exposed mold, you may need to use a hand sprayer with a mold killer in it.
Young children and older folks are usually bothered by mold first, if you contact a professional, you may end up ripping out all the drywall, or in a bad case, the house could get condemened.....so start attacking the mold NOW.
and fix any leaking water...
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thanks i looked into it and contained the problem and found the source of the nastiness. i weashed it with bleach and scrubbed it off. thank you guys for your help and concern. i am on the third leaf set and just fim'ed one of the mazar for an experiment. i have really old fox farm nutes that have been sitting in a hot garage and i think it burnt my plants..used .25 strenght..??
