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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: raisedbed on March 29, 2010, 10:32

Title: Paper Pots
Post by: raisedbed on March 29, 2010, 10:32

Dear All,

Last week I sowed my first raft of beans and peas in paper pots. The shoots are now poking through and all looks well.

However I have noticed that I have some mould beginning to develop on the bottom inch of the pot.  The white fluffy type mould, similiar to the sort you get on mouldly bread.

Should I bin the lot and start again?

Ignore the mould and plant out when ready?

remove the out layer of paper?

Your advice would be most welcome.

Thanks

Raisedbed

Title: Re: Paper Pots
Post by: Aunt Sally on March 29, 2010, 10:33

I would ignore the mould but try not to over water.

Title: Re: Paper Pots
Post by: JayG on March 29, 2010, 11:39

Aunty's right, the mould doesn't seem to do any harm but don't encourage it!

(I'm just a bit concerned how big the plants are going to get in the next 6 weeks or so before you can plant them outside!)  ;)

Title: Re: Paper Pots
Post by: raisedbed on March 29, 2010, 13:24

thanks for the replies. Glad to hear that the mould shouldn't hurt them.

As for the size of the plants - the peas and mangetout said sow from March onwards - so hopefully will be o.k.  The beans could well be a different story.  They could well be rather large by the time they get planted out.  Is there anyway I can slow their development down - light deprivation, cooler environment?

raisedbed

Title: Re: Paper Pots
Post by: Aunt Sally on March 29, 2010, 13:26

A cool greenhouse would check them but don't let them get any frost.  Don't restrict the light either or they will become long, thin and weak :(