Condensation in plastic mini greenhouse

thelimegreencardi

Hi - wonder if anyone can help with this?

Have been growing some veg & flower seeds for the first time and have just transferred them from window sills to a mini, plastic greenhouse outside (really just shelves witha plastic cover). But the inside of the greenhouse keeps getting covered in condensation. I wipe it off, then not long later, is back again!

Is this a bad thing? Does it mean the seedlings aren't getting enough light? Should I keep wiping it all off? Should I open the zip up door in the day time to let air circulate?

Would be grateful for your advice!
Thanks

Lotus-eater

thelimegreencardi wrote: »

Should I open the zip up door in the day time to let air circulate?

Yes ....... filling space.....

Lorian

A little ventilation should help.

Davesnave

Is it a bad thing? No, not at this time of year, but do what the others say and be careful not to boil your seedlings in one of those!

thelimegreencardi

Don't want to boil them!!!! Will open door flap right now!

Thanks for help

heatherw_01

You should have a little ventilation in the greenhouse.

sb44

heatherw_01 wrote: »

You should have a little ventilation in the greenhouse.

Do you only need to ventilate in the daytime?

I usually zip my plastic ones up during the evening, because it gets nippy but also I have this fear of cats peeing in there.

:rolleyes:

Davesnave

sb44 wrote: »

Do you only need to ventilate in the daytime?

I usually zip my plastic ones up during the evening, because it gets nippy but also I have this fear of cats peeing in there.

:rolleyes:

You just have to go with the weather conditions. I would 'zip up' my greenhouse at night, but it's 1/4 mile away and I can't get there every morning, so I've left it open, even though it's quite cold at 4am. All seems fine, but I've nothing really finicky in there. If we went back to a few degrees of frost, I'd have to make more effort.

A bit of plastic netting when we get balmy nights will keep cats out. They won't go to much bother trying to get into one of those. Your biggest enemy is wind.......