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  • Dormant Vines and Sulphur Bombs

    We've got 2 grapevines in the greenhouse which are planted into the soil just outside the wall of the greenhouse.

    We've got a couple of sulphur bombs to let off in there, but I know I need to make sure the vines are dormant.

    How will I know/how do I tell? Should I wait until later in the year (mid-December/early January) to make sure the vines are dormant?

    Cheers

    OWG

  • #2
    I'd wait as sulphur bombs will kill any living thing in there!!
    ntg
    Never be afraid to try something new.
    Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
    A large group of professionals built the Titanic
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    • #3


      What are the sulphur bombs for?
      Shortie

      "There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children; one of these is roots, the other wings" - Hodding Carter

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      • #4
        Scaring the neighbours last time I used one...........

        Seriously though, you light one in the greenhouse and it kills anything in there (obviously you empty out anything you want first) - sanitises the whole place and gets rid of any critters etc.

        Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

        Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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        • #5
          We decided to use one as there as late summer/autumn the last of the toms got blight and had some kind of beetle-y thing.

          Plus I think that the greenhouse was extensively used before we got it and has never had the soil cleaned/swapped/sanitised.

          We're going to let off a sulphur bomb, then dig some manure in there as the soil is pretty poor quality.

          I think I will wait until my vine has lost all its leaves before "bombing" it!

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          • #6
            You'll need to ventilate it well before you go in otherwise you'll suffer as well!!
            ntg
            Never be afraid to try something new.
            Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
            A large group of professionals built the Titanic
            ==================================================

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            • #7
              Not used one for a few years but seem to remember the instructions tell you to shut the greenhouse up totally while you're using it then the next day open the door and all the vents and leave it a few hours. Think I doubled the time they said just to be on the safe side - this GYO lark is meant to be healthy, don't want to risk keeling over!

              Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

              Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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              • #8
                Sounds like a bad idea because it could kill some of those beneficial soil invertebrates and microbes.

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                • #9
                  Not a problem in my greenhouse seeing as I've not got any beds - there's a large tree root from a now defunct tree only about a foot or so under the base and I'd have never been able to dig it out.

                  Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                  Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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