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Sanitising greenhouse soil.
I had a bad mildew problem in my greenhouse this year :-(
I don't really want to cart all the soil out of the main bed and replace it though. Can anyone recommend a fungicidal drench or something that might stop the problem recurring? Victoria |
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Sanitising greenhouse soil.
Victoria Clare wrote in
. 205: I had a bad mildew problem in my greenhouse this year :-( sorry, meant this as a separate thread. Apologies... |
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Sanitising greenhouse soil.
"Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... Victoria Clare wrote in . 205: I had a bad mildew problem in my greenhouse this year :-( sorry, meant this as a separate thread. Apologies... hi Victoria - are you sure the spores stay in the soil?? Will it not improve with good cleaning up and plenty water next year when things are growing again?? Chris S |
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"Chris Stewart" wrote in
: "Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... I had a bad mildew problem in my greenhouse this year :-( hi Victoria - are you sure the spores stay in the soil?? Will it not improve with good cleaning up and plenty water next year when things are growing again?? I don't know - will it? I've never had a greenhouse before! (only many pots...) I'd assumed the problem would recur, as it's in a confined space. I am not sure how it got started this year, as I thought I was watering pretty carefully. Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
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Sanitising greenhouse soil.
Victoria Clare wrote:
I had a bad mildew problem in my greenhouse this year :-( I don't really want to cart all the soil out of the main bed and replace it though. Can anyone recommend a fungicidal drench or something that might stop the problem recurring? Victoria Jeyes or if you don't like that then Citrox. You might also want to consider a good general clean of surfaces with water/detergent as a primary clean. Both the above are available from good suppliers. Citrox is supplied by Agralan. // Jim |
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from Victoria Clare contains these words: I had a bad mildew problem in my greenhouse this year :-( I don't really want to cart all the soil out of the main bed and replace it though. Can anyone recommend a fungicidal drench or something that might stop the problem recurring? Empty the GH, scrub it out, leave the door and vents wide open to let frost in. Janet. |
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Janet Baraclough wrote in
: The message 5 from Victoria Clare contains these words: I had a bad mildew problem in my greenhouse this year :-( Empty the GH, scrub it out, leave the door and vents wide open to let frost in. I have a number of things I overwinter in there, so I don't really want to leave it standing open. Is there another way? Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
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Victoria Clare wrote:
Janet Baraclough wrote in : The message 5 from Victoria Clare contains these words: I had a bad mildew problem in my greenhouse this year :-( Empty the GH, scrub it out, leave the door and vents wide open to let frost in. I have a number of things I overwinter in there, so I don't really want to leave it standing open. Is there another way? Victoria Frost 'isn't' necessary, IMO. a good clean out on a dry and preferably windy day is and DO let things dry out afterwards.. If you leave it over night (and plants out) and it looks a bit chilly then fleece is always an option against very light frosts. You don;t give a locaion so its hard to say if this would work. Citrox is also suitable for use on plants (not seedlings IIRC) so you can have no worries about accidentally spilling it whereas Jeyes will kill plants. (Not sure of dilution of Jeyes.. Long time since I used any!-) Prolly about 5 - 10% or something. Certainly not more. There's some evidence that Sodium bicarb inhibhits mildew groth on plants so might be useful for cleaning as well. http://www.agrobiologicals.com/products/P1576.htm // Jim |
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"Jim W" wrote in message news:1g3ow39.570hvv1e52og6N%00senetnospamtodayta@m acunlimited.net... [snip] There's some evidence that Sodium bicarb inhibhits mildew groth on plants so might be useful for cleaning as well. Not to be used by the organic gardeners? Franz |
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:31:00 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote: "Jim W" wrote in message news:1g3ow39.570hvv1e52og6N%00senetnospamtodayta@ macunlimited.net... [snip] There's some evidence that Sodium bicarb inhibhits mildew groth on plants so might be useful for cleaning as well. Not to be used by the organic gardeners? What is organic? http://www.soilassociation.org/web/s...isorganic.html -- Martin |
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"martin" wrote in message ... On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:31:00 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann" wrote: "Jim W" wrote in message news:1g3ow39.570hvv1e52og6N%00senetnospamtodayta@ macunlimited.net... [snip] There's some evidence that Sodium bicarb inhibhits mildew groth on plants so might be useful for cleaning as well. Not to be used by the organic gardeners? What is organic? I have not seen a rigorous definition yet. However, I understand, possibly wrongly, that an organic chemical is a chemical which is produced "artificially", whatever that may mean. If it means that an organic chemical is one which is produced by a plant or an animal, then Sodium Bicarbonate has to be excluded from the "organic" category. http://www.soilassociation.org/web/s...isorganic.html -- Martin |
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"martin" wrote in message ... On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:31:00 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann" wrote: "Jim W" wrote in message news:1g3ow39.570hvv1e52og6N%00senetnospamtodayta@ macunlimited.net... [snip] There's some evidence that Sodium bicarb inhibhits mildew groth on plants so might be useful for cleaning as well. Not to be used by the organic gardeners? What is organic? http://www.soilassociation.org/web/s...isorganic.html That URL says that the word "organic" is a legally protected word, but I have not found a definition of that word in that URL. Franz |
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:30:28 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote: "martin" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:31:00 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann" wrote: "Jim W" wrote in message news:1g3ow39.570hvv1e52og6N%00senetnospamtodayta@ macunlimited.net... [snip] There's some evidence that Sodium bicarb inhibhits mildew groth on plants so might be useful for cleaning as well. Not to be used by the organic gardeners? What is organic? http://www.soilassociation.org/web/s...isorganic.html That URL says that the word "organic" is a legally protected word, but I have not found a definition of that word in that URL. Nor me. Why did they ask the question if they had no intention of answering it? It reminds me of catechism. Try finding out what organic standards are on the same site. It goes around in a loop without ever answering. Perhaps it's just a poor website. How do you describe what my wife does, which is to grow vegetables without using any form of pesticide? Allowed Pesticides... http://www.soilassociation.org/web/s...256db10038e3df!OpenDocument -- Martin |
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