Dirty greenhouse

[janeyo]

I have had mine 2 growing seasons and it WILL be cleaned before I get anythin interesting in it this year. It's on my list.
Unfortunately, it's a very long list as toddlie no longer naps in the day.

[Flummery]

Hangs head in shame - I give it a going over with ***** Fluid early spring

So do I. It's situated under a power line that just clips the end of the garden. All the birds sit on it. All the poo lands on the greenhouse roof.
On the positive side, I don't need to apply shading!

[Incy]

Funny this didnt come up before? but have now found this thread started by Incy last October...

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...reenhouse.html

Was going to say that I asked the same question in the autumn, but I see you found it already. I did use ***** fluid as instructed by the good grapes and it still looks all sparkly now. I don't seem to have completely got rid of the botrytis though but suspect that is because the panels leak somewhat making for a very damp environment, so OH is going to use silicon sealant when the weathers a bit warmer to make sure the panels are watertight

[jackyspratty]

We have one of those green plastic mesh poly/greenhouse things. Not very good as window flaps don't fit windows! Its filthy and you have reminded me that we need to clean pots/ greenhouse etc. But its soooo cold! The poy belongs to my friend, and he completed an NVQ at ocal college in some aspect of gardenening, training park keepers etc, and they told him not to bother with cleaning pots..... and we got a fair bit of disease last year! Also got botrytus pretty bad so it all needs a real good scrubbing. Thanks for reminder.

[annacruachan]

Oh, yes - the greenhouse Out with the soft brush and the buckets, the ***** and the waders! Not a task I look forward to at all; in fact I have never really done it properly. This year..... I do sometimes wash pots, but more usually brush them out when they dry.
Excellent tip to use silicone sealant around the glass - thanks for that, Incy. Our greenhouse has been moved several times and the frame is a bit distorted so that will be a priority once the cleaning has been done. It should also give a bit more resistance to the frequent gales we get here. I lost 15 panes of glass two years ago - not funny!

[Madhouseof5]

I only got my greenhouse last March from freecycle, so it had a total makeover at the time, wire crush and wool, undercoat, 2 layers of green overcoat, all the glass panels were washed as they were put in. I do admit that we didn't clean it up when the season ended and there is a lovely variety of dead plants in there right now. My job for the weekend is to tidy it up. It is currently housing the metal pent shed still in the box as we were waiting on a sunny day to get down to the lottie to assemble it Looks like I will have to work around the box as it is grey and cold and horrible here today. I miss going down to the lottie

[sarraceniac]

Was going to say that I asked the same question in the autumn, but I see you found it already. I did use ***** fluid as instructed by the good grapes and it still looks all sparkly now. I don't seem to have completely got rid of the botrytis though but suspect that is because the panels leak somewhat making for a very damp environment, so OH is going to use silicon sealant when the weathers a bit warmer to make sure the panels are watertight

There is one thing you do have to watch for if sealing your glass Incy. It is just possible that moisture can build up inside on warmer days and cause rot or fungus. So anyone doing this must remember to open vents and/or the door in summer. That is of course if we actually get a summer this year. I live in hope.

[kentvegplot]

If you're worried about using *****, you can use Citrox. It's rather more pleasant to work with. I'm just steeling myself to do the washing down of the polytunnel. I'm not very tall, and OH promised to help with the top last year. Didn't happen - so I had a clean polytunnel up the sides,and a filthy roof!

[Incy]

There is one thing you do have to watch for if sealing your glass Incy. It is just possible that moisture can build up inside on warmer days and cause rot or fungus. So anyone doing this must remember to open vents and/or the door in summer. That is of course if we actually get a summer this year. I live in hope.

That's why I need to seal the panels sarraceniac because currently with our wet summers it is staying too damp in there and causing rot/fungus problems. At least this way I can control the humidity levels a little better.