Fumigating a wooden greenhouse - ok to use a sulphur candle?

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Yana

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I am probably having a 'blonde' moment here (apologies to all blonde people) but is it ok to use a sulphur candle in a wooden greenhouse?  :(
I have used them in aluminium greenhouses for years, however there is something in my head that says I should be using a different sort of fumigating agent.
Advice most welcome, thanks.
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Re: Fumigating a wooden greenhouse - ok to use a sulphur candle?
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2013, 11:01 »
Yes, it's ok  ;) Just not so close to the frame that it could catch light, obviously  :D

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Re: Fumigating a wooden greenhouse - ok to use a sulphur candle?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2013, 13:48 »
I went to W*lko looking for these but they had none. Just Christmas stuff  >:(

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Re: Fumigating a wooden greenhouse - ok to use a sulphur candle?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2013, 15:33 »
I went to W*lko looking for these but they had none. Just Crimbo stuff  >:(
Thanks for the heads up CQ. I will have to think of where else I can get them.

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Re: Fumigating a wooden greenhouse - ok to use a sulphur candle?
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2013, 16:39 »
I've seen them in B'n'Q and they are still listed on their website - doesn't mean they've got them in your local one but it's a start.  :)
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Re: Fumigating a wooden greenhouse - ok to use a sulphur candle?
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2013, 16:41 »
That was my next port of call actually.  Is it the right time to do it now though, or do we wait til the spring?

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Re: Fumigating a wooden greenhouse - ok to use a sulphur candle?
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2013, 16:46 »
I don't use them because until it seems like a bad idea I just scrub down with diluted Jeyes, but if I did I'd wait 'till spring so that anything not killed by frost might be just waking up thinking how lucky they'd been..........  ;)



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