We have had extremes of weather this week. We very rarely see snow. Last week I taped the windows and stuffed foam in the door and this week we are opening the greenhouse front and back with the temperatures getting almost 90 F. We always take the cover off April 1st since it will be way too hot in a polytunnel to grow anything. Then we use the area as a container garden with trellises. Watch the video to see the details.
To make an oil soap spray take a gallon sprayer and add 2 Tb cooking oil and 2 Tb castille soap and mix well. Test leaves first and wait a few days to make sure the spray will not burn your plants. Also, I never use this kind of oil spray if the temperature is over 80 degrees and I spray in the evening. The idea is to get the pests under control in the greenhouse during the winter. Beneficial insects will emerge and take over some of the pest control chores during summer. I switch to using only the soap and spot spray isolated infestations if I don’t see predators sitting right next to them!
Lake Mary Gardens 