algae help!!!!!

[red662]

i recently left my grow in someones care and came bak a few days later to find green shit all over the surface of the soil and the leaves all dryd out as if the green agae is takin its nutes, any ideas on how to kill this without destroyin or puttin to much chemicals into my food or any suggestions apprecaiteded:rasta:

[PhatJay]

I had green algae form on the soil of my 1st grow, but it didn't affect my leaves. I got rid of it by gently removing the top layer of soil with a spoon. I then made some covers for my pots that stopped light hitting the soil, so the algae was starved of light and couldn't grow.

Someone suggested a way I could remove it chemically...


A quick tip regarding the mold, hydrogen peroxide will remove the mold and also is a great fertilizer when used in small amounts. Check the below page for the exact amounts used, ive used their ratio when i had small amounts of mould on my clones and the results were spectacular!

Mixing charts for gardening with hydrogen peroxide (http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/gardening-with-hydrogen-peroxide.html)

but the manual method worked for me.

[red662]

ta 4 the tips man im gonna try out the el natural method first but if im reading right it presents a whole dif prob wen u cover the soil.
when covered the soil has no way to evaporate the water from the soil.
personally i cant see that bein a prob as the plant will absorb what it needs and the rest will drain off through the holes in the pots, i hav them raised from the floor so as not to be sittin in the excess water,food. then the lights will do natures job and evaporate from the lights, does this make sense lol im thinkin so but need confirmation r the opposite off confirmation lol.
ideas really apreciated:rastasmoke:

[PhatJay]

ta 4 the tips man im gonna try out the el natural method first but if im reading right it presents a whole dif prob wen u cover the soil.
when covered the soil has no way to evaporate the water from the soil.

I was worried about that too, so I put flaps in the covers, since then though I have found out that a very experienced grower on this forum (Weezard)covers his soil to prevent fungus gnats and he has never had an issue and my plants suffered no ill effects at all.

here`s the post with a pic of Weezards pot covers, his are on the soil, I put mine at pot height.

http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-growing/182335-whats-easy-grow-medium.html#post2077685

[red662]

phatjay thanks for the tips man ill go with it and see how it turns out ill start postin a few pics shortly so u can hav a look c and see wot u think.:rasta: