Make your greenhouse ready for the new season
For you to make the most of your greenhouse, you need to put in a little work making the greenhouse ready for the new season. Then you can enjoy all the wonderful flowers, fruits and vegetables all summer. Whether you have a small greenhouse or a large greenhouse, a greenhouse with glass or polycarbonate window panes, you start by emptying the greenhouse completely, so you have room to work. If you have delicate flowers or plants that cannot be moved, you simply have to work your way around these obstacles when you clean the greenhouse. You could cover the plants with tarpaulin or similar, so they do not get splashed with soapy water or disinfectant. Remove old withered plants and throw them on the compost. If there has been pests or sickness, consider burning the remains as pests, diseases and viruses may survive inside the protected environment in the greenhouse.
Use eco-friendly soap and disinfectant
Start by making a bucket of hot, soapy water and wash down shelves, pots and planters. We recommend that you use an eco-friendly garden disinfectant for cleaning planters and other containers, but make sure you rinse them before you start filling fresh soil into them. Then you clean the windows of the greenhouse, as algae and mildew may grow there. Too much growth on the windows may reduce the light inside the greenhouse, deteriorating growth conditions in general. Make sure to clean all the crevices around all the window panes.
Check the greenhouse for damages
When you are preparing your greenhouse for the new season, be sure to check for any damages in the frame, windows and base. It is so much easier to repair things now when the greenhouse is more or less empty. If you discover cracked windowpanes, it is now you should change or repair them. Cracked glass panes will allow heat to escape and water to seep in. Polycarbonate windows may be stronger than classic glass, but we still recommend that you keep the kind of material you have when repairing the greenhouse. Do you have a greenhouse where the windows are fastened with clips? Check all the clips and make sure they are in place. Also, check the joints of the frame and the nuts and bolts. Is everything tight? If you detect rust, you may want to replace the corroded parts.
The base must be plane and stable
If the base of the greenhouse has sunk or cracked, the greenhouse may begin to tilt. First, the doors and windows may be difficult to work properly, but eventually, the entire greenhouse could be damaged. Check the foundation or base of your greenhouse and repair or fix it, if you detect any problems. Are you looking for a new greenhouse? Please have a look at our extensive selection here: https://www.dancovershop.com/uk/products/greenhouses.aspx
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