How to treat your molded plant?
by Rambie
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I have a moss ball plant that I did in a planting class last month. I live in Florida and it's been raining for a week straight I happened to look over and my moss ball plant has some kind of black mold on the cloth I wrapped it in. Please help me treat it properly?!?
6 answers
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Janet Pizaro
on Jun 14, 2017
Take it out of the cloth and replant in fresh soil in a pot with drainage -
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9530106
on Jun 15, 2017
Cute idea, but not even practical or healthy for that matter. Crazy things we think of nowadays. Yes, get rid of that moldy fabric or burlap!- See 2 previous
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Jerry
on Jun 15, 2017
I live in Calif. and used to have a commercial citrus nursery, growing orange trees for sale. We regularly used burlap to "ball" the trees when they were dug for sale. At planting, the planters would drop the whole tree with burlap ball into the hole they had dug and cover it up. The burlap will shortly rot and disappear. The mold on the cloth wrap was not a danger to your plant it was just the cloth beginning to rot away. If this happens again you can just stick the whole ball, with cloth, into your planting hole. Good luck. -
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Trish Enos
on Jun 15, 2017
1 part hydrogen peroxide to 10 parts water...mist/ spray only the soil area lightly every day -
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Jerry
on Jun 16, 2017
Sorry, I don't know anything about moss balls, but generally you can plant most anything once the danger of frost has passed (not an issue in your case) and just be sure the plant is well drained. More plants have died from overwatering than under watering. -
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Rambie
on Jun 16, 2017
What I do is if I think it need water then I wait a day before I do. All my plants have plenty of new growth so I guess it's working, Lol :)
Janet Pizaro
on Jun 14, 2017
9530106
on Jun 15, 2017
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