FlytrapCare Carnivorous Plant Forums

Are you fertilizing/feeding the plants? If so, stop.

How deep is the planted container sitting in the water? Keep it moist. But, don't drown the seedlings. It looks *very* wet.

Air flow will help. If you're keeping them under a humidity dome or covered some other way then be sure there is adequate ventilation. You might even think about uncovering them completely for a few hours, check them, if they're doing ok leave them uncovered another few hours.

Did you rinse your growing medium a few times before planting the seeds? Lots of people never rinse and do just fine. Other people have trouble with algae and mosses if they don't rinse well. I'm also go by the moniker "OCD-Me" so I rinse all my media ingredients...peat moss, LFSM, perlite, sand, pepperoni, etc.,. I seldom have any algae issues.

Are you watering with rain water or distilled or RO water? Rain water *may* be introducing algae spores...especially if you're collecting water from the edge of the roof or possibly even more so if collecting via gutters.

But, for you immediate situation I would be lowering the water level (if it is indeed high) and giving the pot lots of fresh air. Even a small fan turned on low to create a gentle breeze over the pot might help matters. And, if you're fertilizing it would probably be a good idea to stop for the time being.

Best wishes!

don't use a water trey with LFSM. Its ok if you are going out of town ever so often but full time it will cause issues. I let my LFSM get crusty on top then water.

Good info, optique! Thanks for the info.