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Mold & Fungus


Question
Why are fungus and mold a problem in a pot with germinating VFT's?  Don't they get it in the NC bogs?
John

Answer
Hi John,

Some seeds of any plant may succumb to fungus, but overall outside in a natural environment is a totally different creature than a pot in a windowsill.  Outside you have wind, rain, organisms that eat fungus and compete with it, and you have strong UV light which kills fungal organisms.  Inside a house we harbor a much higher spore count of molds than would be outside.

Good Growing!

Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.growcarnivorousplants.com

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