Beginner Gardening: Fungus Problems w/ Jiffy Greenhouse, 0 by drvsvs

drvsvs wrote:
Greetings,

I'm a beginning vegetable gardener. I'm using the Jiffy Professional Greenhouse to start okra seeds, and they've sprouted very soon! That's excellent, but I also notice I have some fungus growing in the greenhouse, on the peat pellets (see picture).

I have grown other plants in the Jiffy Greenhouse, and I often get these white, cobweb-like fungi at the beginning. Everything is moist, so the fungi seem to always grow. Can somebody identify the fungi in my pictures, and tell me a few specific things:

1) Are they harmful to the plants, and therefore need to be killed with a fungicide.
2) If so, what fungicide do you recommend?
3) How can I prevent these fungi from growing next time? The Jiffy company claims their peat pellets are sterile from the beginning, and I've also tried boiling water as some have recommended to insure sterilization. The fungus seems to grow no matter what I do.

Keep in mind, I have not over-watered anything or made the greenhouse environment any wetter than has been instructed.

Thanks!
-Andrew