How to deal with mold on the ground with planted seedlings?

A successful plant transplant process depends not only on knowing the characteristics of each of them. This also requires healthy soil. Although, despite all efforts, almost every gardener sooner or later encounters mold in the ground with seedlings. There are many different reasons for this.

Why does mold appear?

Novice gardeners often do not understand why white bloom appears on the roots of only sown plants. The most common causes of mold are high humidity, poor room air circulation, and high room temperatures.

Also, white bloom in the soil for seedlings is caused by the following factors:

• the selected soil has a very heavy structure, which leads to an increased level of moisture on the surface;
• insufficient drainage at the bottom of the pot, which leads to excessive evaporation of moisture from the soil and, therefore, the appearance of mold;
• inappropriate size of the pot in which the seedlings are grown;
• watering is carried out with too "hard" water;
• choosing the wrong watering regime for each type of seedling;
• dry air in the room where the seedlings are located, which leads to the removal of salts from the soil to its surface.

At the very first manifestations of mold in the soil where the seedlings are planted, you can determine the cause and begin a timely fight against the problem. This will help grow a healthy plant and avoid the negative effects of molds.

Preventing mold

If the plant falls under the influence of negative factors, then in the soil where the seedlings are planted, a fungal infection very soon begins to develop. Many gardeners note that mold appears precisely in newly sown sprouts, while the soil of seedlings and "older" plants does not react at all to the processes of mold development. This is because it is very difficult for young sprouts to resist infection without additional help. Untimely intervention at the initial stages in the process of their development and germination can lead to decay and loss of seedlings.

There are several secrets that can help prevent mold on the soil of young plants.

• Mulching the topsoil, which should be done every 2-3 weeks. Use for this is charcoal and ash, mixed in a 1: 2 portion.
• Preliminary preparation of the soil - treatment with special preparations against fungal infection, freezing.
• Formation of a slightly acidic or neutral base so that the microorganisms causing the appearance of fungal infection are suppressed by other types.

Although often, despite all the preventive measures, the soil under the seedlings still grows moldy. But do not panic in such cases, because there are methods that can help get rid of mold in seedlings.

How to deal with mold?

If a white bloom is still found on the ground with seedlings, then methods of dealing with it should be applied. If you do everything as experienced gardeners advise, you can get rid of the fungus very quickly.

• Most often, if a white coating appears on the soil with seedlings, it is recommended to replace the diseased part of the soil with new soil. But there are times when you have to do this many times and to no avail, since the ground molds again on an even larger scale.

Advice

This procedure can be carried out only when the plant is well rooted so as not to damage the roots and stems.

• For both prevention and treatment of fungus on the soil, it is worth mulching the soil.

Advice

To get the result of "curing" the soil from mold, the soil should be dried completely.It is best to do this by exposing the seedling pot to the sun.

• If white bloom is found, then you can take river sand, sprinkle it on the infected soil and loosen it all thoroughly.
• White mold, which is a sign of soil disease, also disappears after using special deoxidizers that are applied to the soil cleared of infected soil. To enhance the effect of deoxidizers, it is recommended that after their application also add a mixture of humus with leafy soil.

So, at the first appearance of mold in the soil with seedlings, the main thing that should not be done is to throw the plant away. The first step is to determine why the soil has become infected. A timely fight against the disease will make it possible to completely get rid of it before the sprouts wither.

In addition, mainly white bloom does not affect all plants, but only a small part of them, and the rest of the seedlings remain healthy. After applying the methods of treatment, as well as optimizing the external conditions, you can completely get rid of the manifestations of mold.

It should also be remembered that watering the seedlings must be carried out with water only at room temperature. Experts recommend using aquarium water or melted snow. If there are no such types of liquid, then plain water can be defended.

If the control methods do not give results for several weeks, then the entire soil in which the seedlings are located should be completely replaced.