damp squid

[BUFFS]

has anyone any idea how to stop everything going mouldy?,even in the g/house my peppers and toms are going bad,still on the plant,we have only seen 4-5 hours sunshine in the last fortnight,but constant rain and cold appear to be what summer of 2011 has all been about,we have thrown away plums,raspberries,strawbs and greengages,all gone rotten,even the melons,which we usually get 12+ fruits,but this year = 3,and no guarrantees that these will ripen,especially as we have 80mph winds now lashing the area,roll on 2012.....

[Arthur Pounder]

I've had no mould this year compared to last year when I lost loads of tomatoes to Botrytis. Last year I had the greenhouse packed and I watered copiously.

This year I kept it minimal with lots of air flow and only watered into upturned bottles at the roots.

This summer has been very weird weather though, super hot start in April then straight into Autumnal conditions here.

[Two_Sheds]

squid ?

You answered your own question: you need sunshine and warmth, not cold damp conditions. My late French beans all rotted and went mouldy on the plants last autumn, so this year I've taken every leaf off to increase airflow, and done the same to the toms in the gh too

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4799157/Damp-Squid-The-top-10-misquoted-phrases-in-Britain.html

[Florence Fennel]

Sounds like you've been defeated by the weather this season Buffs, better luck next season.

[jacob]

I think a bit of mould in the greenhouse come autumn (which started in July this year) is inevitable. Particularly when it's as crowded as mine!

I just try to be as aggressive as possible at removing anything with even the hint of disease, which has kept things at bay, tomatoes have been fine, considering... But with the weather several of my very healthy looking aubergines and chilis don't seem very interested in fruited. Luckily some others have shown more enthusiasm and it's not a total wash out.

Mind you, it's not quite as wet over this side of Scotland...

[taff]

you'll have to let a bit of air in the greenhouse and not overcrowd it. Take some stuff out and regretfully say goodbye to it, or if it's tomatoes, take them off the plant and put them on a windowsill or uproot the whole plant and hang it in your house if you can.