Lean-to greenhouse - mould
 

We have a small, nay, very small lean-to greenhouse.

Trouble is, we are getting quiet a lot of powdery, mildew-like, mould inside it. It is bare treated timber.

Despite opening the doors as much as possible, it has got worse.

I have now given it a good scrub and the sun is drying it out. But I would like to do something to stop it happening again and again. Any suggestions? My suggestions so far have not gone down well. :-(

Lean-to greenhouse - mould
 

On Mon, 25 May 2020 08:29:01 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

We have a small, nay, very small lean-to greenhouse.

Trouble is, we are getting quiet a lot of powdery, mildew-like, mould inside it. It is bare treated timber.

Despite opening the doors as much as possible, it has got worse.

I have now given it a good scrub and the sun is drying it out. But I would like to do something to stop it happening again and again. Any suggestions? My suggestions so far have not gone down well. :-(

I've found benzalkonium chloride works well for moss, algae and mold.
It's what's used in a lot of patio cleaners, but it's a lot less
expensive to buy it in more concentrated form as "BAC 50".

Lean-to greenhouse - mould
 

Caecilius wrote:
On Mon, 25 May 2020 08:29:01 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

We have a small, nay, very small lean-to greenhouse.

Trouble is, we are getting quiet a lot of powdery, mildew-like, mould
inside it. It is bare treated timber.

Despite opening the doors as much as possible, it has got worse.

I have now given it a good scrub and the sun is drying it out. But I
would like to do something to stop it happening again and again. Any
suggestions? My suggestions so far have not gone down well. :-(

I've found benzalkonium chloride works well for moss, algae and mold.
It's what's used in a lot of patio cleaners, but it's a lot less
expensive to buy it in more concentrated form as "BAC 50".


What concentration do you use to treat algae?

Tim

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Lean-to greenhouse - mould
 

On 25 May 2020 17:18:40 GMT, Tim+ wrote:

Caecilius wrote:
On Mon, 25 May 2020 08:29:01 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

We have a small, nay, very small lean-to greenhouse.

Trouble is, we are getting quiet a lot of powdery, mildew-like, mould
inside it. It is bare treated timber.

Despite opening the doors as much as possible, it has got worse.

I have now given it a good scrub and the sun is drying it out. But I
would like to do something to stop it happening again and again. Any
suggestions? My suggestions so far have not gone down well. :-(

I've found benzalkonium chloride works well for moss, algae and mold.
It's what's used in a lot of patio cleaners, but it's a lot less
expensive to buy it in more concentrated form as "BAC 50".


What concentration do you use to treat algae?

Tim

I use 200ml of BAC 50 in 5 litres of water (25:1) and apply with a
sprayer.

Lean-to greenhouse - mould
 

On Monday, 25 May 2020 19:01:12 UTC+1, Caecilius wrote:
On 25 May 2020 17:18:40 GMT, Tim+ wrote:

Caecilius wrote:
On Mon, 25 May 2020 08:29:01 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

We have a small, nay, very small lean-to greenhouse.

Trouble is, we are getting quiet a lot of powdery, mildew-like, mould
inside it. It is bare treated timber.

Despite opening the doors as much as possible, it has got worse.

I have now given it a good scrub and the sun is drying it out. But I
would like to do something to stop it happening again and again. Any
suggestions? My suggestions so far have not gone down well. :-(

I've found benzalkonium chloride works well for moss, algae and mold.
It's what's used in a lot of patio cleaners, but it's a lot less
expensive to buy it in more concentrated form as "BAC 50".


What concentration do you use to treat algae?

Tim

I use 200ml of BAC 50 in 5 litres of water (25:1) and apply with a
sprayer.

Thank you. Will look at that. (I know it is widely used in medical products.)

Lean-to greenhouse - mould
 

The question really is, where is the bit of mould you miss? If spores are
always in the air, it will soon re-establish itself. My guess is there is
somewhere where its really bad which you have not found or is difficult to
get at.
Brian

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On Mon, 25 May 2020 08:29:01 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

We have a small, nay, very small lean-to greenhouse.

Trouble is, we are getting quiet a lot of powdery, mildew-like, mould
inside it. It is bare treated timber.

Despite opening the doors as much as possible, it has got worse.

I have now given it a good scrub and the sun is drying it out. But I would
like to do something to stop it happening again and again. Any
suggestions? My suggestions so far have not gone down well. :-(

I've found benzalkonium chloride works well for moss, algae and mold.
It's what's used in a lot of patio cleaners, but it's a lot less
expensive to buy it in more concentrated form as "BAC 50".