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Plastic Greenhouse Condensation

matthewothomasmatthewothomas Posts: 1
in Tools and techniques
Hi, I’m a new gardener and I’ve bought a small plastic greenhouse for my seeds. No matter how much I open up the door in the middle of the day it seems to have loads of condensation. I’ve done some reading around the internet and people have suggested a fan. Does anyone recommend a solar panel fan? When should I use it (day and night)? Since it’s plastic I can’t use an extractor fan so I’m looking to circulate the air. Thanks in advance. Matthew

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  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    I'm not sure I'd necessarily regard that as a problem?  I get it all the time on my plastic bottle 'cloches' and suffer no adverse problems.  If there's too much condensation it'll form larger droplets and run down into the soil whence it came
  • Bright starBright star Posts: 1,153
    I would be opening the flap fully  for most of the day at this time of year before it gets too hot, open it first thing and leave it slightly open at night so air is circulating all the time and condensation doesn’t build up.
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