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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: grogan197 on February 08, 2009, 20:53:13
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I need some help deciding what best to use to clean out my greenhouse before I start sowing.
It has sat for about 5 years and had brambles and all sorts take over. I have chopped all these back now and will spray them in late spring so they don't come back. Where the brambles were against the windows in the greenhouse it has got some dark spots of moldy looking stuff. I have used diluted bleach to clean a few of the panes.
I'm wondering what the best thing to use to kill off any fungus that might be lurking ready to spread to any new plants. I have heard jeyes fluid does a good job but to be honest I can't stand the smell and would prefer to use something that won't kill off all the spiders residing in there at the moment.
The greenhouse is about 2000ft² so something that isn't going to take an age to clean with or cost the earth would be good.
Thanks
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whatever you use ain't gonna do the wildlife any favours!! to be honest, soft soap (not washing-up liquid) and a soft brush is about as good as it gets, followed with a Sulphur Candle to kill of any fungus. post some photies of progress, you've got me interested in your exploits!! ;) ;D ;D ;D
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I've got some Growing Success, natures disinfectant. It says effective against a wide range of bacterial & fungal diseases.
Janet
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we use warm water, washing up liquid and vinegar, works a treat ;D
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For cleaning glass, neat bleach on a sponge/cloth, don't dilute it (make sure you use protective gloves). As for the rest of it if you don't want to use disinfectant or other chemicals, soft soap as tonybloke says and lots of fresh air. You could try a vinegar/garlic spray(spiders are pretty tough) and there's plenty more spiders and bugs where they came from. If you are going to use a sulphur candle, keep well out of the way of the fumes, they are lethal. A lot of people have told me they've tried sulphur candles and they don't have much effect, as I havn't tried them myself I keep an open mind but they're great for storing apples, pears, etc.
Sorry Manic, I think we cross posted there :)
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Do Sulphur Candles kill goodies like frogs and toads lurking?
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TBH, I don't know david, I'll do some research at college 2morra! ;)
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TA
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I used a sulphur candle last year it worked a treat. ;D
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I've used both Armillatox and Citrox. The former smells nearly as bad as Jeyes but the latter is actually quite pleasant, though possibly not as strong.
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Do Sulphur Candles kill goodies like frogs and toads lurking?
David, couldn't get a definate answer at college, so, have been on to the manufacturer, and am awaiting a response from their technical chappie! will let you know their response to the hibernating / lurking, frog / toad issue.
rgds, Tony ;)
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I've used both Armillatox and Citrox. The former smells nearly as bad as Jeyes but the latter is actually quite pleasant, though possibly not as strong.
Just looked up Citrox on google and it sounds good. Will see if i can get some of that. I got some vinegar today to start oon the windows as suggested earlier. Seems to work fairly well, I'm scrubbing the muck off there first with water and a brush then getting the rest with vinegar on a scouring pad.
whatever you use ain't gonna do the wildlife any favours!! to be honest, soft soap (not washing-up liquid) and a soft brush is about as good as it gets, followed with a Sulphur Candle to kill of any fungus. post some photies of progress, you've got me interested in your exploits!! ;) ;D ;D ;D
I took my camera with me today to get some new pics went to take some and realised I hadn't got the memory card! ::)
I'll try again at the weekend. :)
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Thanks Tony... I'll keep my eyes peeled for the reply :)
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Saddad, this is the response from 'growing success' makers of sulphur candles
Thanks for the interest and enquiry.
I wouldn’t use the Sulphur Candle with amphibians present. Sulphur is a particularly unpleasant substance when fumed into an area and I fear would be too much for the Frogs/Toads to be able to handle. You may well be better off speaking to a company called Agropharm. They specialise in all sorts of fumers and will, I feel sure, have a solution to the problem. Their website: http://www.agropharm.co.uk/.
Hopefully this has helped
Kind regards
Steve
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Thanks Tony... I felt it might be too strong... I'll have alook at the other place...
:)
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I use a steam cleaner !!! kills all the nastys but uses no chemicals :)
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Got some citrox greenhouse cleaner. Found a place on the net selling it for 99p a bottle instead of the usual £6! They only had 3 bottles left so took the lot. Have been using it a bit this weekend and seems like good stuff. There's a photo below of the greenhouse and you can see the difference in the windows that have been cleaned compared to the others.
Have got a steam cleaner coming to blast out the crap between the panes and see how that fares at the windows too so will let you know how that works. Thanks for the tip on using one flowerofshona.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n309/grogan197/stuff/IMG_9681Medium.jpg)
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Looks good :)
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I'm going to use a pressure washer i'm hoping it will blast the moss out so i don't have to take the glass out. Grogan they look briiliant what are you planning to grow.
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WOW !! Thats some greenhouse !! Good luck with the cleaning.
I have cleaned mine today - gave it a good wash with hot soapy water, rinsed it and them the once over with the lovely Jeyes ! Smells.........clean :-\
Washed all pots and trays too - so am all ready for action :)
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Armatillox is one of the best kept secrets around. It's only allowed to be sold in the EU as a path cleaner, like Jeyes Fluid, but if you suffer with clubroot or white rot then a 1-100 appliction of Armatillox 3 weeks before sowing will suppress both problems for a season.
Armatillox was originally sold for this purpose until the EU beauracrats stuck their oars in, so now it can only be sold outside the EU for this purpose - see their .com website www.armatillox.com
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No I don't work for them
But
My father-in-law has endemic club root and has used Armatillox for years to suppress it
I have endemic white rot on one of my plots and have now used it for 2 seasons and 2 winters without suffering failure of my onion crops.
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flowerofshona. Never thought of using my steam cleaner for cleaning greenhouse, I have found it useful for defrosting my freezer. Thanks for that tip, will soon have a clean greenhouse, well as soon as my daughter returns steam cleaner. Have always used Jeyes in a sprayer but that doesn't really remove any of the dirt.