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Posted 8 years 3 weeks ago #28334
I used to successfully grow plants outdoors.
Recently, I have moved my hobby indoors (for personal reasons).
Using the organic soil from Home Depot now my new indoor plants are developing mold.
So far, I have used some dry fenugreek seeds and Apple cider vinegar, as well as some cinnamon sticks to combat this disease.

All these efforts of mine are a preparation to successfully prepare for indoor 名媛直播 trees.

Humidity is around 60%, temperature around 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

My Question: Maybe organic soil is NOT good to grow plants (and 名媛直播) indoor?
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Posted 8 years 3 weeks ago #28342
I have a Jade (crassula) plant and it has developed a bit of mould on the soil. The mould has occurred because it is warm inside, there is organic substrate/soil for bacteria to multiply and slightly overwatering causes the soil to develop small pockets of mould.
Scrape away the mouldy soil from the top and it should be as fine. The other thing is using a mixture of organic and inorganic substrate as that will limit the bacteria. If you enjoy watering and can water often, a free draining mix will help so there is no excess water retention.
There is an interesting article concerning soil on the Blog section of Kaizen bonsai's website.
Hope that helps.
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Posted 8 years 3 weeks ago #28351
Is it really bad? I keep my plants in 100% humidity and warm temperature. Some green substance is growing on rocks, I'm not sure if it's mould or algae.

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Posted 8 years 3 weeks ago #28352
It is killing the plants I had in the pot...there is no water coming out at the bottom of the pot.
I am over watering, I know, but the organic soil I had added does not seem to drain at all.
There is no clay in it, but it does not drain...
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Posted 8 years 3 weeks ago #28353
How do you know it's mold that killing plants and not, say, lack of root ventilation?
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Posted 8 years 3 weeks ago #28354
I don't know. Could be. I had purchased this plant (photo attached) and it was actually two plants. So I removed one and planted it in a pot full of organic soil. It started to loose leave after leave until nothing was left.
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Posted 8 years 3 weeks ago #28363
That's a very colorful plant you have there, but this forum is about bonsai. Why do you think the darker leaves at the bottom are going to "fall off"?
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Posted 8 years 3 weeks ago #28373
The large leaves of the plant looked like plastic. When the mold set in, the leaves started to look moist. Then they started to fall off.
I know these are not bonsai trees yet, but I read in some bonsai books to start simple.
If my indoor plants develop mold, I will not try to move to advanced bonsai until I have figured out how to make them grow indoors.
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Posted 8 years 3 weeks ago #28378
- Plants do not grow inside. They were evolved to be outside. There is no such thing as an indoor plant. Some plants however are quite forgiving and may stay alive indoors. None however do really well, certainly not as bonsai.
- Fungus is not the same as bacteria. Funcgus (mould) devlopes when the soil is moist oevr a long period of time, and there are things to grow on. Bad quality opotting soild with poorly composted elements might be that something.
- Roots die due to lack of oxygen and/or drying out. Often a combination of both (Drying out and then too wet). Proper care for your plants should be anought. The substrate is less important than your care.
- Leave drop canalso be caused by change in location, temperature, drying out, insects etc.
The green on the soil are algea, due to being moist and warm, posibly in combination with fertilizer
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Posted 5 years 9 months ago #48376

Liam456 wrote: Perhaps mold is formed because of the general humidity in the room, then it can be not only in the plant. As a way out of the situation for everything, you can try to choose one of these devices, it should solve all the problems that you have .


I disagree. (Also, this subject is over 2 years old..)
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