Planting when the soil looks like this??

Medskunk

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Hello everyone! So i was off for 10 days and thought id plant the seeds before i leave. I definitely covered them too much... plus extra water on the tray then i came back to this

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Question is, can i plant other seeds in this state of the soil?? Is this particular mold a problem if all parameters are in check constantly? temp, rh
Could i cover it with smore compost and forget about it? Cheers guys :leaf:
 
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Phytoplankton

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Without a microscopic view and a lot of knowledge about identifying molds/fungus there's no way to tell for sure. It's probably OK, it could easily be a mycorrihizal fungus, looks like little fruiting bodies (white balls) on the ends of the fungus. I'd mix it in and let that soil dry out quite a bit, maybe start with just one seed and see what happens. The soil definitely got too wet! I'm assuming the seeds never germinated.
 

Medskunk

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Thankfully not a total loss, 4/9 came through.
Ill just go with it then. Prob scrape a bit of topsoil and see how it goes cause the seedlings that made it look fine
 

Medskunk

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For the follow up, it all worked out. Top soil mold cant stop the organic train classic :p
Just transplanted 4 plants this go so i guess itll be 50 days in veg at least. YEAH !!

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