Mold or Mildew?!
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StonerGrower
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Sounds like mold.
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is it fuzzy powdery or sand crystal powdery?
fuzzy powdery = probably mold/fungus---- distiled water & peroxide
possibly might clear it up
commercial agriculture fungicides
let your dirt dry out
sand crystal powdery -- possible excesss fert. salts build up
scrape off top 1/4 -1/2 inch dirt add fresh dirt and loosen
dirt up aerate with a shish kabob skewer than leach/ flush with
distilled water by watering till the pot is steadily draining and wet so that adding a cup of water to the saturated soil has close to a cup draing out almost immeadiately
if this fixes it cut back on feeding solution strength
fuzzy powdery = probably mold/fungus---- distiled water & peroxide
possibly might clear it up
commercial agriculture fungicides
let your dirt dry out
sand crystal powdery -- possible excesss fert. salts build up
scrape off top 1/4 -1/2 inch dirt add fresh dirt and loosen
dirt up aerate with a shish kabob skewer than leach/ flush with
distilled water by watering till the pot is steadily draining and wet so that adding a cup of water to the saturated soil has close to a cup draing out almost immeadiately
if this fixes it cut back on feeding solution strength
is it fuzzy powdery or sand crystal powdery?
fuzzy powdery = probably mold/fungus---- distiled water & peroxide
possibly might clear it up
commercial agriculture fungicides
let your dirt dry out
sand crystal powdery -- possible excesss fert. salts build up
scrape off top 1/4 -1/2 inch dirt add fresh dirt and loosen
dirt up aerate with a shish kabob skewer than leach/ flush with
distilled water by watering till the pot is steadily draining and wet so that adding a cup of water to the saturated soil has close to a cup draing out almost immeadiately
if this fixes it cut back on feeding solution strength
fuzzy powdery = probably mold/fungus---- distiled water & peroxide
possibly might clear it up
commercial agriculture fungicides
let your dirt dry out
sand crystal powdery -- possible excesss fert. salts build up
scrape off top 1/4 -1/2 inch dirt add fresh dirt and loosen
dirt up aerate with a shish kabob skewer than leach/ flush with
distilled water by watering till the pot is steadily draining and wet so that adding a cup of water to the saturated soil has close to a cup draing out almost immeadiately
if this fixes it cut back on feeding solution strength
RooRman
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Sounds like mold, and if mold is forming you need to improve you soil drainage and air flow. Also, maybe a sign of frequent overwatering. 
Racefan
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pics please. Obviously there are a couple different possibilities and only a pic will clear it up.
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Racefan
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DO NOT USE 1 PART PEROXIDE TO 2 PARTS WATER. That strength will destroy the feeder roots causing lock out and will kill the plant.
What your describing sounds more like a nutrient salt build up to me. A good flush would cure that. if mold, Cover the top of the container so that the soil still breathes but light is blocked to keep mold from growing on your soil surface.
