I am new to growing peppers and this is my first go at it. I started in May with some of seeds and I was watering everyday in peat trays, which I know now was a clear case of overwatering. Then a couple weeks ago when it got colder I went from having them on my back porch to having them under a grow light indoors and they did better under the growlight. Peat trays are crap and I now grow the peppers using the 2 cup bottom watering method. I put Oscomote on the top of the soil for each cup and that caused the plantes to finally get out of the cotedcyle (however you spell that) and start growing leaves.
However, my problem is that I am noticing white mold on some of the plants especially my favorite plant, the Chocolate douglah plant. Now of course these plants are all small but this is all new to me so I am just happy they finally have true leaves growing.
Anyways, the problem is that last night after reading on the internet that hydrogen peroxide kills mold, I got a dropper and put about a milliliter and a half of 3% hydrogen peroxide on the soil and some on the leaves of my prized chocolate douglah plant. I grow indoors and when I woke up today I noticed the previously healthy plant now cannot even hold up its own weight and fall over yet is still green etc. At this point I read about how I was supposed to super dilute the Hydrogen Peroxide but wish I seen that first before doing it.
Is this plant now doomed or can I save it somehow? I put some water through the top and left the second cup off so it can drain out. Any help to save my favorite plant would be appreciated. Ill put a pic from last night and a pic from this morning (top left corner plant).
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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However, my problem is that I am noticing white mold on some of the plants especially my favorite plant, the Chocolate douglah plant. Now of course these plants are all small but this is all new to me so I am just happy they finally have true leaves growing.
Anyways, the problem is that last night after reading on the internet that hydrogen peroxide kills mold, I got a dropper and put about a milliliter and a half of 3% hydrogen peroxide on the soil and some on the leaves of my prized chocolate douglah plant. I grow indoors and when I woke up today I noticed the previously healthy plant now cannot even hold up its own weight and fall over yet is still green etc. At this point I read about how I was supposed to super dilute the Hydrogen Peroxide but wish I seen that first before doing it.
Is this plant now doomed or can I save it somehow? I put some water through the top and left the second cup off so it can drain out. Any help to save my favorite plant would be appreciated. Ill put a pic from last night and a pic from this morning (top left corner plant).
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
http://s428.photobucket.com/user/Kurt_Easton/media/before_zpsp8fnhjwn.jpg.html
http://s428.photobucket.com/user/Kurt_Easton/media/after_zpsldmtthzp.jpg.html