Should I clean and disinfect my greenhouse

balloo_2

Finally I Have picked my last Tomatoes the ones I now have left have split and I think I will throw them and take the pots that i grew them in to the tip or reuse them. should I clean and disinfect the greenhouse, Glass and the pots after I empty them.

peter_the_piper

Always a good idea, commercial greenhouses generally sterilise their benches after each crop.

jitters

We've a greenhouse in our garden which we used this year and I've often wondered if I should have cleaned/sterilised it before using it to grow veg. I've yet to clear it from this years 'crop'. What do you suggest using? Jeyes fluid?

balloo_2

Jeys fluid seems to be the norm but how much to how much? that is the question.

valk_scot

I'd definately clean it now, as in clear out all the debris and give it a good sweep and dust in the corners but I'd leave the sterilization part till a few days before you intend to start using it again. Why? Well, it will fill up with spiders and webs and snoozing insect life again before that so it's not going to remain sterile for that time. Of course, you could do it twice which is even better, but it's more work.