White mold growth in terrarium?
Hello fellow plant people!! I've got several terrariums in my in home oasis. My two largest are glass fish tanks (one 5 gallon, one 10 gallon) with various plants, mosses, cute little decor that not living, with glass/plastic covers. They do pretty well, however, I just noticed some white mold on my fittonia, and in the other, fluffy white mold on some lichen I have living in there as well. I've done a lot of reading on how mold is a common terrarium problem and typically more of a nuisance than a threat but I'm worried about my fittonias nonetheless!! Aside from opening the terrariums for a while (and stop over misting thinking they're not ok 🤦♀️), is there anything I can do to preserve the life of my fittonia before it damages it?? (Photo of Minerva pre mold experience.) #terrarium #terrariummold #fittonia #sendhelp #plantmompanic
0ft to light, direct
8” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 years ago
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@ShadesofGreen hmmmm … some people use a vinegar solution in a spray bottle. Some use hydrogen peroxide. It cleared mine quickly when I spotted mold spots, fuzzy sticky white stuff on some leaves in my fiddle fig leaf plant and it cleared it right away. But I don’t have my plants in a terrarium. I checked my sources and found this one: https://www.thefunempire.com/terrarium-mold/. Hope this helps.
Thank you, I'll try that!!