Here's how to do it

Growing fruit and vegetable plants or tropical exotics under glass all year round or even growing completely new varieties is unbelievable fun and it is that The supreme discipline of the hobby gardener. In any case, until mold forms in the greenhouse, then the fun is over. Still must the dreaded gray horse by no means be a cause for despair. Even under the mostly complicated climatic conditions that naturally prevail in the greenhouse and sometimes change several times a day, you can prevent the annoying fungi quite well.

Causes of Greenhouse Mold

The good news to start with: Even the most aggressive gray mold can hardly harm healthy and undamaged plants. On the other hand, they offer problematic attack surfaces withered parts of plants, kinked flowers and leaves or overly fertilized plants. That means: Regular checks of the stocks help a lot, which does not mean that the tomato, pepper or cucumber plants concerned are as good as possible

removed quickly and rigorously Need to become. After all, this method is still better than watching the greenhouse mold destroy all plant stocks in a very short time.

Too many plants would be a false ambition

As understandable as it may be, at some point every greenhouse is simply full and simply reducing the planting spacing in favor of the quantity does not pay off in very few cases. Especially with high humidity values the natural ventilation of the plants work with each other. If it doesn't, it won't take very long before the characteristic “gray lawn” that consists of rapidly reproducing mold spores on the previously healthy plants spreads. When setting up a greenhouse seasonally, it would be important to note that:

• Plants must have enough space to dry off;
• Avoid excessive humidity (regular ventilation);
• When watering the leaves do not get wet, but rather pour them on the roots;
• Plants also suffer from stress, be it from drought, exposure to cold or heat, but also incorrect fertilization!

How to avoid greenhouse mold

It is best to water in the greenhouse during the growing season early in the morning. The plants have the best chance of drying off quickly, as the humidity is still bearable for them at this time. As a preventive measure, in addition to regular checks for mold infestation, there have been occasional measures Watering with nettle or Horsetail broth proven. If the day is too hot, it helps to cover the greenhouse and thus quickly lower the internal temperature. If you want to practice your hobby in a particularly professional way, that's it Acquisition of a suction fan recommended, which can be switched to heating mode later in winter.