The autumn growing season can be busy, meaning some maintenance tasks like cleaning can fall between the cracks. However, these duties are essential for facilitating a prosperous winter harvest.
Pests, bacteria, and fungi can turn any piece of equipment, structural element, and propagation tool into their home. These pesky intruders can wreak havoc on plants, but chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, or quaternary ammonium sanitizers can kill them on impact. Remember to dilute solutions before use according to label instructions.
Below are essential steps of the cleaning process when winterizing a greenhouse:
- Washing equipment: Pests and harmful pollutants can live on equipment, environmental controls, growing media, and other structures. To prevent issues this winter, sanitize the entire structure while inspecting for necessary repairs along the way.
- Sanitizing floors, benches and walls: Deep cleaning and disinfecting greenhouse floors remove bacteria, mold, or diseases that could infect and kill crops. Washing walls and panels maximizes light transmission and ultraviolet radiation, so your plants stay healthy.
- Tidying up materials: Disinfecting, organizing, and preparing equipment can simplify the transition to the colder months.
- Removing debris: Remove debris or leftover material from the last growing season to limit the risk of cross-contamination and pests.
- Purge and clean hydroponics: Sanitize your hydroponic system to ensure reservoirs and channels are pathogens-free
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