I have put them near a leaky window to dry out but I don’t want my new baby’s to die before I even get them on the patio! The peat has dried but I put some water crystals in the mix so the mold might be living inside the soil!!

Are there any natural, non-chemical, means of getting rid of the mold or should I go to Home Depot and buy something? If I should buy something, any brand/ingredient recommendations?

I need to keep them inside until the weather stabilizes and they are big enough to not grow up along the pot when I put them out so they will be kept inside for at least a month.

I am going to grow them upside down hanging from the patio above mine (I have their permission! LOL!) in hanging baskets so that no animals can get to them and with any luck not as many fruits will soil rot like the plants on the roof.

I got a great deal on very attractive hanging baskets lined with coconut/plastic matting. I paid about $3.50 each at Walmart! I was going to use plastic buckets like a lot of websites do but that is kinda’ ugly and my neighbors would complain.

When I put them out I will update the post to tell you all how my experiment is going but unless I kill the mold they won’t make it that far!!

Please help!

Thanks!

You can also use chamomile tea, I've heard it works really well on mold/mildew.

So just take a deeeeep breath and keep them by that window. It sounds like you're off to a rocky start this year, what with the weather and your berry plants! Best of luck, I'll be following your saga, though I probably can't offer much advice.