marcia
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Posts: 14
Joined: Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:35 pm
Location: traverse city michigan zone 5

found mold on plants roots

I was planting my broccoli plants today and found a white mold starting on the soil and roots. I sprayed them with some fungicide and planted them anyway. will they be OK? They were starting to get some yellow leaves.

DoubleDogFarm
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Joined: Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:43 pm

marcia,

What is in your growing soil :?: Is it a purchased mix :?:

The potting soil I use has
1. Forest humus
2. Chicken manure
3. Worm castings
4. Bat guano
5. Gypsum
6. Kelp meal
7. Oyster shell
8. Lime & dolomite limes(pH adjusters)
9. Mycorrhizae

When I open the bag, it has white threads all through it. Mycorrhizae, I believe. So you may have killed all the beneficials in your mix. :?

Decado
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Posts: 480
Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 10:52 pm
Location: Crystal, MN (Zone 4)

Definitely could have been mycorrhizae, a beneficial fungus. Fungicides are no good.



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