Rockwool Issue

jwagman1

Active Member
My plants are growing in rockwool cubes. The cubes have a lot of green algae or moss growing on them... is this a problem? if so, how do i prevent it? i try to only water when the cubes are dry on top but it seems to be taking over the whole top of the cubes. Really started noticing when i up'd the nutrients.

any help/ideas are greatly appreciated.
 

SheepsBlood

Well-Known Member
Mix over the counter H2o2 (Hydrogen Peroxide) in a spray bottle or in your water mixture. the more the better. It is only 3% that you get at the store. No need to mix it with water really but if you feel unsure try it with water. I use it strait and my plants thrive. Not just the mean green either, all my plants.

When H2O2 comes in contact with “impurities” it will give a reaction which causes it to fizz. This fizzing is the Oxygen atoms coming out of their bond with the water molecules and bubbling out of the solution. As gardeners, we can use this eagerness to break its’ bond to help keep our plants free from everyday pests.

Plants can easily cope with a 5% H2O2 solution and because the mixture reduces to water in a short space of time, the dilutions are not that critical. For this reason also it makes a great disinfectant for plant pots and greenhouses as well as grow-rooms. It may be used at 10% for these jobs, but make sure to only use it if the area is plant free. A really great advantage is that you do not have to rinse it away after use because it will revert to water on its own.

Hope this all helps and it will stop mold, or anyother bad fungal growth. :weed:
 

Puff

Well-Known Member
Thats good advice, just wanted to add that the algea is not going to hurt anything nor will it slow the growth of your plant. I recently reasearched this topic cause I have the same problem. The H2O2 helps but you need to follow the directions carefuly. I mixed up some and it must have been to strong because the plant I hit it with fell over within minutes and most of the roots burned off. Now I add about 25 drops per gallon not a half a cup like I read somewhere. Im using 35% so that may be why I had that mishap. The plant is recovering Im happy to say.
 
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