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Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: davethespread on January 01, 2010, 09:29

Title: greenhouses
Post by: davethespread on January 01, 2010, 09:29

can anyone tell me how best to vent a polycarbonate greenhouse please.i lost all my brassicas to damping off last year,and was told that my greenhouse maybe needed venting.

Title: Re: greenhouses
Post by: mumofstig on January 01, 2010, 14:05

Has the greenhouse not got a window you could leave open a little? You can buy solar powered fans that fit into the roof that work when the temp rises. Will have a look to find the link .....

But generally speaking,brassicas don't really need to be in a greenhouse any way, they are perfectly hardy:)



Here's the Link (http://www.selections.com/GF2179/solar-greenhouse-vent/?utm_source=googlebase&%24%24tid=rlO0StJ1IDzoh4KBUx855BqXOHsK3shBmMzP1vBjvLqrGYy2X6jy1tomy10qRNLQ)
but am sure you can get them cheaper

Title: Re: greenhouses
Post by: noshed on January 01, 2010, 15:38

I wouldn't put brassicas in a greenhouse - a cold frame maybe, until they're big enough to plant out.

Title: Re: greenhouses
Post by: davethespread on January 01, 2010, 16:18

thank you,i will not put them in there this coming season. ;)yes there is a window in the roof and it was open most of the time,especially when it was hot with the door open too ???