Mold On House Plants? Who Knew!

10/18/2016 (Permalink)

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There are many ways to prevent the growth of Mold within your home. Small changes and adjustments to your environment can have some immediate effects on the growth or even the prevention of Mold. Mold can grow in places that you would least expect. For example, Mold growth on household plants is a rising issue in centrally heated homes. Household Mold travels in soil, on plants, and in the air. Luckily, there are ways to stop this from happening. First thing you can do is water plants deeply and infrequently. The reason for this is because shallow watering encourages growth near the soils surface, not at root level. Ohio State Univeristy recommends, keeping the humidity in your home under 85%, maintaining good air circulation, and using copper-based fungicides to control botrytis Mold. 

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