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Post by caretaker on Oct 21, 2013 20:32:45 GMT
Last year I got a smoke bomb to disinfect my greenhouse, was a bit pricey but it seemed to work, not much smoke when lit.
I am thinking about doing it again soon but was wondering if anyone else has used them and what they think.
Now they may not be called smoke bombs but you can get them from garden centres and you put them in your greenhouse light the blue touch paper and run outside, don't forget to close the window and door plus hold your breath.
I like the idea as it is easy to do and can not stand Jays fluid smell.
Reg
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Post by sweetpea on Oct 21, 2013 21:54:10 GMT
I used to use them but had to stop once the frogs came into the g'house. I had a sunken mini pond for them.
I found there was a residual faint smell from them which lasted quite some time. Several days.
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Post by steve on Oct 22, 2013 6:44:07 GMT
Some are called sulphur candles, Amazing the EU haven't got around to banning them yet!
I have had one for a few years, meant to use it but never got around to it but after problems this year with red spider I might light it
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Post by caretaker on Oct 22, 2013 8:57:56 GMT
Sulphur candles, that was the name, thanks for that I will see if I can get one.
Reg
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Post by daitheplant on Oct 22, 2013 19:25:10 GMT
Reg, if your greenhouse wasn`t filled with smoke it`s likely that you didn`t use enough candles. I used them in a 30ft x 30ft glasshouse years ago, I think I had to use 6 or 7. Believe me, you learn how to move when you have that many to light.lol lol
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Post by Tel on Oct 27, 2013 18:54:59 GMT
I saw 2 different makes in the garden centre this afternoon. I thought they would have been a bit cheaper. Cheapest were £7.99  |
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Post by daitheplant on Oct 27, 2013 21:39:30 GMT
Tel, death isn`t cheap.lol lol lol
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Post by robh on Nov 26, 2013 19:03:02 GMT
can i use a sulphur candel in the greenhouse can i leave the tubers in
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Post by Tel on Nov 26, 2013 19:28:07 GMT
can i use a sulphur candel in the greenhouse can i leave the tubers in It may not harm them rob, with them having no foliage. BUT I WOULD NOT CHANCE IT. |
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Post by daitheplant on Nov 26, 2013 21:38:00 GMT
Rob, not a problem, as long as there are no seedlings or new cuttings in there everything else will be fine.
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Post by daitheplant on Nov 26, 2013 21:38:45 GMT
Except the pests that is.lol
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Post by scrumpy on Dec 21, 2013 7:57:52 GMT
try this
I may give it a go this year as allegedly it helps with spider mite that I always get in the greenhouse. It is safe to use if plants are present.
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Post by daitheplant on Dec 21, 2013 19:26:47 GMT
Scrumpy, sulphur is a fungicide. It is NOT an arachnicide which is what you need for spider mite.
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Post by scrumpy on Dec 21, 2013 19:33:09 GMT
"other greenhouse pests such as the Spider Mite can also be controlled by vapourising sulphur."
That is what they say on the site.
What arachnicide do you use to control it, if you get it that is?
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Post by daitheplant on Dec 21, 2013 19:59:46 GMT
There isn`t one.
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