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Started by aquilegia, February 21, 2005, 15:31:39

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aquilegia

I put my new min-max thermometer in my mini plastic greenhouse last Thursday, just out of curiosity.

On Saturday, I checked it. Min was down to -0.5C (not surprising). Max went up to 33C.  :o It was very sunny on Friday and I keep it closed the whole time in the winter.

Will this be detrimental to the plants? Should I open it during the day?

In it there are a new rose bush, autumn-sown sweet peas and various hardy periennial seedlings (most Aquilegias) that I sowed in the autumn.
gone to pot :D

aquilegia

gone to pot :D

Roy Bham UK

I put a few sub-tropical plants in one and they turned to mush or mould, I may try a few seeds after February passes, but I'll be keeping the door open during the day. ::)

tim

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Not surprising! NO greenhouse is immune.
Nothing likes ups & downs, but they are especially bad for propagating & seedlings. And not much help to toms etc.
Don't know, but wouldn't have thought that your other things would come to much harm.
Common sense dictates here, I think. Do what you think sensible, like ventilate, when you can. Even to add some more insulation at night? But you don't want to be ruled by the thing?  

simon404

you can by a gadget from garden centres etc which opens and closes a ventilaion window depending on temperature.

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