Black mould deposits,home remedy?

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Anyone know a home remedy to clean the mould off leaves/stems.I was doing a clean up and water with a tooth brush gets rid of most.But still left the more stubborn stains.Thanks Keith

Weng · Accepted Answer

Sooty mould is only unsightly.  You have an infestation of sap sucker- scale & mealy bugs are the usual culprits.Wen

Keith Kent · Answer

Thanks Keith

keith · Answer

Hi Ray, i get it over the winter months and do not clean the leaves very much,in fact hardly  is one cultural change i need to make ,i need to clean the leaves more often instead of letting the dust /mold etc build up.I am sure i dont have scale/mealy bug i find they are easy to spot,i only seem to have trouble sometimes with mites.Cheers Keith

keith · Answer

All i can put it down too is all my plants were in a 10x8 greenhouse which was full so air circulation was probaly not the best.I have moved them into there new home 28x12 which prescents me with new extremes all over again to get right.I have just installed the hydrofogger so am trying to get the right temp with humidity,which is a  you know you open doors/vent humidity drops ,you close up the temps  i am in tinkering mode ,then the autumn/winter period will be here to get through for the first time with this orchid house.So will have to see how the mold goes, it was only some plants,so think localised conditions in the greenhouse caused this,ie plants crammed in the corner due to lack of space.Will also keep my eye on the nasties.Thanks Keith

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