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Advice needed: How to combat mold indoors? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by to c/hydroponics@slrpnk.net
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Hi!

I've been running a kratky-experiment with some basil in a 3l yogurt bucket and stonewool/clay substrate.

However, my household is quite succeptible to mold growth, so the substrate and the stone wool sadly received some white swaths.

How do I prevent/fight this? Removing the plant from the stone wool is probably impossible. I already got some H2O2, but I'd need to be careful not to hit the stem. Do you have any mitigation strategies/ideas?

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[–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

Indoor mold is dangerous and difficult to get rid off once it's nested in your walls. Ventilation and heating are essential, but you can (and should) also put up dehumidifiers near the sources of the humidity.

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 3 months ago

    Maybe you didn't check the community, but this is a hydroponics comm. The "source of the humidity" is the substrate for the plant. And I don't want the pieces that should be drenched in water to get mouldy.

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    • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Better ventilation? 🤷

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