so I went into my garage where I have this bin of some soil I mixed up. It consists of some soil from my garden, neem cake, bone meal, blood meal, and a little Mykos30. I went to get some soil to repot some clones and this is what I saw Theres this white, webby stuff and also some darker stuff too. This has been in my garage covered with a piece of plexiglass so it doesnt dry out. was that the issue, too much moisture? Either way I havent used the soil just left it there. Is it okay to still use or should I toss it? thanks
Toss it man. Gotta let your soil air out and water it every 10/14 days..as needed. We want aerobic bacteria...covering it completely for the duration pretty much kills em
I'm usually pretty happy to see that on my soil. Where you are/what you see is "decomposers break down organic matter" which in turns makes so "minerals and other nutrients [are] released into soil"
Right, but thats not good bacteria or a decomposer...its mildew and mold... Will it kill your soil? No. But you will be releasing soooooo many spores into your grow room and environment that you're seriously compromising future endeavors over $20 worth of soil. PM is not fun..
He's going to say yes simply on the fact theres microbial life. I'm saying no simply on the fact that you don't know what that microbial life is.. Your choice
I usually get the 'Santa beard' white fuzzy stuff when my soils cooking, but never that much, maybe even less then half that much :/
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I'm not saying it's good or bad, honestly idk. I'm just saying mine when 'cooking' doesn't get nearly that much but i also don't let it sit long i usually use it once it's done
Jimmy, this is absolutely fine to use. That white fuzzy fungus is Mycelium - fungal hyphae. From Wiki - Mycelia are vital in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems for their role in the decomposition of plant material. In other words, they are also nutrient cyclers. Read here - Mycelium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Your soil is just fine. Turn it over to give it aeration but whatever the hell you do, don't throw it out. You've made a fine soil and the mycelium shows that it is alive. Fungus in your soil is a good thing - Endo and Ectomycorrhizae are Mycelium. Here is a great article: Mycelium Mushrooms Provide Detoxification for the Earth mycelium is responsible for absorbing nutrients from the environment. It releases enzymes into the surrounding environment to break down the food source into a digestible form, then absorbs it. This process also helps dead plant material and other organic material to decompose. The material can also help renew the soil through this process, for example by decomposing contaminants such as pesticides. Some mycelia help plants absorb water and nutrients more efficiently, and others are also important food sources for invertebrates living in the soil. Your soil is alive. Use it. J
I wouldn't throw it away myself. I feel a slight thrill when my soil shows the fuzz that tells me how alive it is. Does it have an off smell? If not, you're good to go... in fact you're way good to go IME. Those are most likely saprophytic fungi strands. Soil Fungi are completely different than plant fungi and some are indeed decomposers. Its pretty hard to ruin a potting soil to where it needs to be thrown out. Unless it is adulterated with chemicals, poisons, salts etc, an unbalanced potting soil can become balanced again with little trouble. I would let the soil dry out a bit, use the smell test and if you have the sweet earthy smell......plant those bitches and stand back Chunk
Mycelium doesn't form with the presence of bacteria..in specific Trichoderma (If you're using peat sourced from anywhere outside of a sterile environment then there's definitely trichoderma present, trichoderma is the "forest green" mold)...thats not mycelium...mycelium also has nothing to do with fungus either...mushrooms aren't a fungus, they're a fruit! At this point OP I say use it, we'll all see what happens...I can say though that my soil is very active (In that I can decompose PBH in under 2 months) and I've NEVER had mildew form on my soil. All in the name of science right
Once again thank you so much Jerry and everyone else! I had a feeling I shouldnt throw it out so good thing I didnt do that right away! I'll go give it a stir later and then maybe if I don't procrastinate any longer, I'll transplant those clones I did, just stuck em straight into soil and watered with tea a couple times. took a minute but it worked
I had soil that looked similar to that. Used it. About 2 months ago. Here is the crap its grown for me:
