Re: greenhouse advice needed
- To: lindsey@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: greenhouse advice needed
- From: D* S* <d*@kode.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 18:59:00 -0600
Lester Kallus wrote:
> My greenhouse is finally operational. It's been a refreshing change
> walking into an area with high humidity and warmth where plants are
> actually growing rather than just hanging on in our usual cool dry conditions.
>
> A couple potential problems have come up and I'm hoping to get advice:
>
> 1. The humidity may be a tad too high. I've got a meter in the room
> saying that the humidity is up to 65%. Is that too high? Could plants
> suffer? I could fix it easily (and also humidify some of the house) by
> keeping one of the doors open slightly.
>
> 2. Probably because of the humidity, many of the pots have a fuzzy fungus
> growing on the soil surface. Should I be spraying it with Daconil, or
> pouring Benomyl onto it or is this type of fungus benign? If I should be
> trying to control it, what's the best control measure?
Les --
Do you have any fans in the greenhouse? Air circulation (or lack thereof) is
usually the problem with high humidity situations, not the humidity itself.
Dean
