Moldy seaweed extract!? help...

vegasjeremy · April 3, 2011

I have had a bottle of Growmore seaweed extract for a couple months and last week I noticed that there was a little white mold growing inside the bottle near the opening. Today I went to mix up a batch of tea and there were clumps of mold in the bottle. Is this stuff garbage now? Has anyone else experienced this?
Just curious...
Thanks
VegasJeremy

RayR · April 3, 2011

Contaminated seaweed extract? The mold is probably harmless. The mold should only be forming at the top of the bottle where there is air. If you empty the contents into another container and clean out the the bottle with s bleach solution, then pore the extract back in, cap it tightly and store it in a cool/cold place you should be fine.
You should always store organic extracts like this in a cool place, mold needs some warmth to really grow in a moist, nutrient rich environment.

vegasjeremy · April 4, 2011

Good call! its been in my grow room cupboard, and in the past couple weeks its been steadily 85-90 in there. (this is vegas after all...) i will put it in the fridge i think.

diluting it will lower the concentration of nutrients making it hard/impossible for the mold to thrive, right? so make the tea and leave it for a day or so?

Thanks for the help!

RayR · April 4, 2011

I don't know if diluting it will make any difference at all. I think the most important thing is to scoop out all the mold that has formed to lower the number of spores that have developed and keep it cool and see what happens. Refrigeration will at least slow down mold growth.

April 3, 2011	#1
vegasjeremy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3	Moldy seaweed extract!? help... I have had a bottle of Growmore seaweed extract for a couple months and last week I noticed that there was a little white mold growing inside the bottle near the opening. Today I went to mix up a batch of tea and there were clumps of mold in the bottle. Is this stuff garbage now? Has anyone else experienced this? Just curious... Thanks VegasJeremy

April 3, 2011	#2
RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,466	Contaminated seaweed extract? The mold is probably harmless. The mold should only be forming at the top of the bottle where there is air. If you empty the contents into another container and clean out the the bottle with s bleach solution, then pore the extract back in, cap it tightly and store it in a cool/cold place you should be fine. You should always store organic extracts like this in a cool place, mold needs some warmth to really grow in a moist, nutrient rich environment.

April 4, 2011	#3
vegasjeremy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3	Good call! its been in my grow room cupboard, and in the past couple weeks its been steadily 85-90 in there. (this is vegas after all...) i will put it in the fridge i think. diluting it will lower the concentration of nutrients making it hard/impossible for the mold to thrive, right? so make the tea and leave it for a day or so? Thanks for the help!