Just finished my least favourite allotment job today - cleaning and sterilising the greenhouse. Of course the biggest part of the job is clearing out things that were just left in there after last season and, after furtively turning the water supply on (NOT supposed to do that before the end of March), attending to the various hose fittings that hadn't survived the winter. After that, plain sailing: a thorough spray inside and out with Jeyes, a swift cup of tea, then hose it all off. The second biggest part of the job is going over all the bits I've missed which, as I stand inside, are all on the outside, and while I'm on the outside, see some more bits which are on the inside. And it's surprising how rigid a hosepipe becomes when it's full of water about two degrees above freezing. I hung it on its hook after use and it leapt straight off again and resumed its coiled up position on the floor. However, it's done now, thank goodness.
Geoff.
