I wanted to test some germination rates of my potting mix, vs. compost so I sowed some seeds in a couple of egg cartons and placed them in a cardboard box in my garage. After only two days I noticed a lot of mold in the potting soil mix carton (none in the compost one).
The mix contains peat moss, compost, perlite, bone meal, and lime. The compost and perlite were just bought this week but the peat moss has been sitting open my garage for about a month. I've had the bone meal and lime for several months now.
I noticed a little of this mold in the leftover soil remaining in the bucket that I used to repot some plants earlier this week. Can anyone give some insight as to what may be going on here? I'm worried that this huge bag of peat moss has gone bad.
Maybe it was too humid in the box in the garage. I thought this egg carton was in need of more water after these two days but the entire thing was still moist.
The mix contains peat moss, compost, perlite, bone meal, and lime. The compost and perlite were just bought this week but the peat moss has been sitting open my garage for about a month. I've had the bone meal and lime for several months now.
I noticed a little of this mold in the leftover soil remaining in the bucket that I used to repot some plants earlier this week. Can anyone give some insight as to what may be going on here? I'm worried that this huge bag of peat moss has gone bad.
Maybe it was too humid in the box in the garage. I thought this egg carton was in need of more water after these two days but the entire thing was still moist.
