Mold control during flower

What’s everyone’s go to treatment for mold control? I’ve read baking soda, peroxide, even milk? Just trying to avoid spraying too many store bought pre mixed sprays but if that’s what it takes. No mold or mildew yet, but outdoor conditions have been really humid. Just trying to get ahead of the game

A dilute peroxide spray will work.

Mine is store bought " The Amazing Doctor Zymes Eliminator Insecticide and Fungicide" read all labels and see if you feel it maybe for you…

@MidwestGuy what’s your rate of dilution and how often go you spray?

5:1 every other day for prevention. Every day for treatment of an existing mold.

I rotate through Dr. Zymes, PureCrop1, and a mild peroxide solution…every other day unless I see a problem. Also do a peroxide wash after outdoor harvests…but am considering washing in Dr. Zymes this year.

Hypochlorous acid works really well to help prevent/control mold and wpm.
I used to use a product called Agrowlyte, but you can buy machines on Amazon to make your own for a fraction of the price you’d pay for a gallon of the stuff… :nerd_face:

Thanks for the help brithers. A couple of different things to try for some preventive maintenance

What kind of machine :thinking:

Something like this:

I haven’t bought one personally, but I knowa couple of people who did and they are really happy with their machine…

Airflow.. enough to keep mold from being able to thrive. I deal with 80% during the day during lights off. Ive never had issues with mold. I haveca 20 inch oscillating fan on em 24/7. Only con is it strengthens the branches way faster

I got an advice to mix 50/50 all natural orange juice(no sugar added) and water.

Last summer if any mold occurred, I snipped the moldy part off and gave squirt from the spray bottle. It worked, the mold didn’t spread from that part.

@kaptain3d I have this. Whats your mixture rate per gallon?

I bought it for an entirely different reason, to flush the roots.

I have found another product i bought for the Reservoir that contains Bacillus amyloliquefaciens also works wonders on foliage. Seems to eliminate mold and mildew.

Beware whats in some of the stuff people spray on plants to prevent mold. Canola oil is in some and ends up as a bad tasting bud.

The Agrowlyte rep told me that 1 gallon of hydrochlorous acid to 4 gallons of water was a good mix. And do a 50/50 on really bad wpm infestation… :nerd_face:

On the jug it says 375 ml per gallon. You should see what it does to roots. Makes them snow white.

Stuff seems pretty harmless. But i have never used it on foliage. Does it kill off the good bacteria?

I have had great success with the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and think i will continue but its nice to have a backup.

I’ve never used it for the roots… But I know Floraflex has a similar products for roots. Maybe @Low has some knowledge of this one. :thinking:

I’ve used it for 3 years, it works great at cleansing roots during flush. I just have never seen or heard of its use for mold untill now. Buttt, there it is on the jug for Folliar and its used worldwide to dip cuttings.

Yeah, Athena Cleanse can be used as a foliar spray it’s actually listed on the label for that use. It’s basically stabilized hypochlorous acid, which is a safe, non-toxic sanitizer that helps kill off things like powdery mildew, bacteria, or algae on the leaves. Just mix it at about 375 mL per gallon (1:10 ratio), spray it lightly on the leaves, and do it in the evening/lights out so the sun or light doesn’t break it down too fast and cause leaf damage.

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I see now I’m late. My bad

Like this? Is this what you’re talking about Low?

That is an option. The machine that @kaptain3d shared would probably pay off better in the long run though.