Mold - is it a goner or what?

[kmccormic]

So I had bought this cute Paph - "Winston" something. But it came in with snails, so not a problem, I put in those blue pellets from Deadline. But it's outside on the balcony and it's been drizzling for over a week - pretty much almost 100% humidity even when it wasn't getting direct rain. So today I went out to see if anyone needed water, and found this in the medium- all this white fluffy mold! I've never had much luck once mold appears anywhere near/on roots, but I love Paphs, even though I'm still learning with them. Anyone have any ideas? I'm open to anything.

Regards,
Kara

[RJSquirrel]

its the snail pellets that get fuzzy. just wash em down with some fresh water. old snail pellets is all it is....

it bothered me too 1st time I used snail bait and found the same thing. You dont need the snail bait all the time. I found snails dont do as much damage on paphs as they tend to prefer my phal leaves. Paph leaves are tougher and not as fleshy on most of them.

[kmccormic]

So you don't think I need to toss this plant or repot into new medium? Won't the mold strangle it?

[Bud]

I get molds in the high humidity of summer in my environment. I just increase air circulation and use Clorox bathroom tile anti mold spray.