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title: "We’re not worried about this green slimy stuff, right?"
description: "We’re not worried about this green slimy stuff, right?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/653684230b61b76ed812a49a"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Veronica"
published: "2023-10-23T14:33:07.667Z"
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# We’re not worried about this green slimy stuff, right?

_Posted by Veronica on 2023-10-23_

We’re not worried about this green slimy stuff, right?

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## 4 comments

### Evil Plant Dad commented on 2023-10-23

Green algae. A lot of people don’t use clear pots for that reason, the light promotes algae growth.  
You can mix hydrogen peroxide into your water, this actually increases oxygen availability at the roots but you can kill off good bacteria in the process.

Typical hydrogen peroxide is 3% but you need to dilute to 0.5% before adding to plants, you can google a calculator on how much water to add to dilute to the right amount

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2023-10-23

Adding this to my mental list.

#### Veronica replied on 2023-10-24

Thanks I’ll try doing that and see how it improves!

### Evil Plant Dad commented on 2023-10-23

I love when people incorporate rocks into their plant displays, looks so nice. Nice job, wish you linked your plant so I could see how cool it looks!

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