On Sun, 27 May 2012 10:20:58 +0000, Preditor
wrote:


I am a complete newby when it comes to Greenhouses and planted some
Chili seeds in my greenhouse some time ago and all was doing fine until
the this last bout of really hot weather, I had the roof vet and the
louver vent open but my poor chillies have now wilted and are looking
well sad, can anyone tell me how I might revive them other than keeping
them in a cool place and out of this strong sunshine from now on.

The last few days have been challenging. Leaving the door open is one
strategy. Another, that I am going to explore tomorrow, is to apply
some Shading Paint to selected panes. (Always assuming that I can buy
some and that there is a sensible way to remove it later!) I also
fabricated a screen door from battens and wire mesh so that I could
leave the GH door open without the local fauna gaining access and
wreaking more havoc.

I have an RF thermometer sensor in the GH so that I can see from the
comfort of my computer station when things are getting overheated and
plants are at risk. Same in the conservatory, in which earlier this
week unprecedented temperatures were reached.

As to the Chillies, I understand that they prefer to be drier rather
than wetter and that one should leave them to get almost to the
wilting stage before watering them. I have retrieved a number of
plants that were close to being composted by careful, sparing
watering. Too much and they will rot off. You might be lucky.

HTH
JonH