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Green tinting on soil in containers

hudsonvalley_zone6a

16 years ago

Hi all, I was checking some of my containers and noticed a green almost fungus on my soil. Not sure what this is. Specifically, it was in with the thyme and spearmint containers. I removed the top from my thyme as it is going to be warm today (upper 70s). Any suggestions?

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albertar
16 years ago
Don't worry about the green tint to the soil, it will be fine, it happens to many of us that WS, :) Have a good day and really don't worry about it. Its a form of algae and will disappear once the weather warms up and the tops are off for good,:)

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hudsonvalley_zone6a
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks for calming me down, Alberta.
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olivia001
16 years ago
I'm actually glad you asked...I've been wondering about that, too! :)
glad2garden
16 years ago
That happens in mine too, but it never has seemed to cause any problems. The seedlings keep growing and everything's fine.

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