Mold on live spaghnum moss

[kwende]

I have a D. Venusta whose moss is starting to show signs of some mold or fungus or something. I'm wondering if there is something I can apply to the medium to turn the tide?

....originally I admit the humidity was getting too high in the terrarium (added to that what I later discovered was improper air flow). I have since reduced the humidity to about 30% and pointed a nearby fan towards the tank to increase air flow (as the fan passes I can see the leaves "dance" a bit, so I know air is making its way across the plants).

Still...I'm somewhat concerned about this since this is a new terrarium setup. Usually I grow my sundews on windowsills, and I guess this sort of thing wasn't as much of a concern in that situation.



Thanks for your input,

Ben

[kwende]

Addendum:

I'm reading online and I'm seeing that Captan, 3335 Cleary and Domain are the best fungicides for carnivorous plants. I'm going to make a run to the store tomorrow and pick one of these up unless I hear something different from the community.

[Aidan]

The moss is not Sphagnum. In which case it is probably easiest to scrape it off the surface and top-dress the pot with a little fresh media.

[kwende]

Thanks for the spelling correction.

The moss isn't sphagnum? What is it, then?

I will try scraping off the top layer; thanks!

[Aidan]

Jul 16, 2012 14:47:45 GMT kwende said:

The moss isn't sphagnum? What is it, then?!

Other than that it is not Sphagnum, I regret that I can't tell you. There are myriad moss species and I can only identify a few.

[kwende]

Interesting. I'll see if I can contact the seller and find out the variety of moss.

Thank you for correcting me as I had been telling people it was Sphagnum. Much appreciated!

[Aidan]

I wouldn't worry about it (and the vendor probably doesn't know either). Given time, mosses will colonise the surface of pots and what you have there is typical.