Mouldy Paeonia Mlokosewitchii Seed

[HairyBeast]

Hello,

I received some Paeonia Mlokosewitchii seeds from the seed exchange, and have started them in damp vermiculite in a small pot. They were sown about 2 weeks ago. I've noticed that some of the seeds have developed a fuzzy mould around them (at the top of the pot in the image), I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to nip this in the bud/prevent it spreading?

Many thanks, Jordan

[Véronique Macrelle]

It seems too wet to me.

you can collect each seed, clean them with absorbent paper and soak them for 1 or 2 days in water with 1 drop of washing-up liquid.
For me, it's easier to sow them in the soil/potting mix, avoiding getting the sowing pot wet too.
in my house, even when they were rooted in vermiculite, very few were able to adapt to real soil afterwards

[Jeffnz]

Remove the seeds, wipe clean then soak them for 24 hours in water to which a mouldicide has been added, this will hopefully kill existing moulid and mould spores. In my experience dishwashing liquid will not kill mould/mould spores. Not sure why but paeony seeds do seem to be susceptible to mould, maybe the seeds were not sufficiently dry before packing and sending.