Would you?

[cacran]

Would you use water from water butts that have been stored over Winter to rinse off your greenhouse after cleaning with Jayes fluid?

[snuffer]

I wouldn't. Who knows what nasties might be lurking in there? Seems a shame to go to all the trouble of using the ***** fluid and then rinsing it off with dirty water.

I would have no qualms about using the water to water well established plants but wouldn't use it on seedlings either.

[TEB]

I would, my butt froze not so long ago , probably more sterile than the ground in your greenhouse

[Jardiniere]

i would use it but i wouldnt breathe in any spray from it............

[kitchengardner]

Would you use water from water butts that have been stored over Winter to rinse off your greenhouse after cleaning with Jayes fluid?

Stored rainwater is fine for rinsing the outside of the greenhouse as long as the water doesn't have green slime on top (ie algae) or smell badly. However I would not use it to wash the inside because of the risk of contamination

Regards

Kitchen Gardener

[cacran]

Yes I thought that it mght contaminate if used on the inside. My problem has been solved now as the house adjoining my plot let me use their outdoor tap which is unmetered. My greenhouse is now lovely and clean.

[Nicos]

Well...to be honest- that's always a thought!

When our water butts are empty at the end of a hot summer- and then fill up during a wet Autumn....It's a wonderful feeling to have that reservoir of water...if it's constantly being replaced by winter rainwater- I can't see a problem in using it in the Spring on plants...because the 'old' water s being diluted with fresh rain water.

Rising off a greenhouse isn't the same as watering a plant- although if it's inside you're washing...I imagine any bugs surviving would die off in the warm/dry greenhouse ( compared to a water butt)

Peeps put ***** fluid in the water for cleaning the inside of a green house...just a thought????