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Grey Mould
Hi, this is my first post to this site, so I hope you will forgive me if this problem has been covered before. Every year the overwintering plants in my unheated greenhouse suffer from grey mould. I make sure that the plants are not too close together and that the greenhouse is well ventilated, although up here in Morayshire most of the air going in is fairly damp. I wondered if there was a spray someone could recommend that might prevent this, as I am a bit wary about using sprays on dormant plants. I tried green sulphur powder last year but it did not have much effect.
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In article , eptal writes: | | Hi, this is my first post to this site, so I hope you will forgive me if | this problem has been covered before. Every year the overwintering | plants in my unheated greenhouse suffer from grey mould. I make sure | that the plants are not too close together and that the greenhouse is | well ventilated, although up here in Morayshire most of the air going | in is fairly damp. I wondered if there was a spray someone could | recommend that might prevent this, as I am a bit wary about using | sprays on dormant plants. I tried green sulphur powder last year but | it did not have much effect. It wouldn't. In the West Country, houses were (and probably are) built without room heating, as it was and is largely unnecessary. But they did have fires and airing cupboards, which used the heat to reduce the relative humidity. You almost certainly have the same problem. If you can get power there, occasional (SLIGHT) heating to reduce the humidity temporarily will discourage grey mould. It won't do more, unless it is done more-or-less continuously. Another thing that you could try is a small (ultraviolet) tanning lamp (e.g. one for the face) and leave it on in various positions, not too close to the plants. I have no idea if it will discourage grey mould, but it might. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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"eptal" wrote in message ... Hi, this is my first post to this site, so I hope you will forgive me if this problem has been covered before. Every year the overwintering plants in my unheated greenhouse suffer from grey mould. I make sure that the plants are not too close together and that the greenhouse is well ventilated, although up here in Morayshire most of the air going in is fairly damp. I wondered if there was a spray someone could recommend that might prevent this, as I am a bit wary about using sprays on dormant plants. I tried green sulphur powder last year but it did not have much effect. eptal Maybe the soil is to damp?? I try to keep most of my pots on the dry side. Geraniums stand this very well. Which plants do you seem to be having the most trouble with? Jenny |
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writes Hi, this is my first post to this site, so I hope you will forgive me if this problem has been covered before. Every year the overwintering plants in my unheated greenhouse suffer from grey mould. This tends to be a problem with UK winters. Cold grey foggy days are perfect for fungal spores to germinate and dormant plants are vulnerable. You may find some species fail more easily than others - frost will seriously affect most tender plants in a greenhouse so if you can keep it frost free that will help a lot. So will ventilating on any "warm" sunny days. I make sure that the plants are not too close together and that the greenhouse is well ventilated, although up here in Morayshire most of the air going in is fairly damp. I wondered if there was a spray someone could recommend that might prevent this, as I am a bit wary about using sprays on dormant plants. There used to be a smoke that you could use, but it was withdrawn some while ago because it was effective (ie also dangerous) I tried green sulphur powder last year but it did not have much effect. It wouldn't. Regards, -- Martin Brown |
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I have geraniums and fuschias and I keep the soil as dry as I can , only giving a little water when things are looking quite droopy. It seems to attack the places where I cut back the stems , though again I cut back long before I put the plants in the greenhouse in order to let the 'wounds' seal before I take them in. Last year I over wintered about 35 geraniums of which I was able to save about 12, and I lost all of my fuchsias. Having just read what I have written to you it occurs to me that perhaps in letting things get too droopy they are more susceptible to disease. Eptal |
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"eptal" wrote JennyC Wrote: Maybe the soil is to damp?? I try to keep most of my pots on the dry side. Geraniums stand this very well. Which plants do you seem to be having the most trouble with? Jenny I have geraniums and fuschias and I keep the soil as dry as I can , only giving a little water when things are looking quite droopy. It seems to attack the places where I cut back the stems , though again I cut back long before I put the plants in the greenhouse in order to let the 'wounds' seal before I take them in. Last year I over wintered about 35 geraniums of which I was able to save about 12, and I lost all of my fuchsias. Having just read what I have written to you it occurs to me that perhaps in letting things get too droopy they are more susceptible to disease. Eptal I think I probably prune my geraniums and fuchsias harder than you do. I don't have a lot of stems with leaves, more twiggy dead looking things ! Pics at : http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/FS1.pdf Jenny |
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"Martin" wrote wrote: I think I probably prune my geraniums and fuchsias harder than you do. I don't have a lot of stems with leaves, more twiggy dead looking things ! Pics at : http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/FS1.pdf The geraniums that over wintered on my office window ledge remained in flower and are still in flower in our garden. Martin Yes, they will keep on growing indoors, but IMO out in the 'just frost free' GH they need pruning hard. Mine are also still outside and flowering. I am reluctant to prune and bring in until it gets really cold! Jenny |
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Janet Baraclough.. wrote: Ideally, at some time during a very cold spell, open all the doors and vents wide overnight to let the cold kill mould spores. Obviously, you'd need to put any plants in the house or garage while the GH was getting the freeze-cure. Are you sure? Yes, you will kill active grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) that way, but I should have thought that its spores would take any temperature this country ever gets to. This is checkable by finding out its northerly limit in the wild, but my guess is that it extends right up to the limit of fruiting plants. That doesn't affect the relevance of your recommendation, of course, as there are lots of parasites that ARE killed by cold. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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