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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. :-( |
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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". |
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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 -- Please don't feed the trolls |
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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. |
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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.) |
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