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Growing => Gardens => Topic started by: suziequeue on January 17, 2015, 06:11:17 pm

Title: Jeyes fluid - spraying inside the polytunnel.
Post by: suziequeue on January 17, 2015, 06:11:17 pm

I have some Jeyes fluid that somebody suggested I should spray the inside of the polytunnel with to keep pests down. It's a standard 300ml tin of the stuff but all the instructions seem to be for outdoor use


I have a few questions:


Should I be spraying the inside of my polytunnel with it?


If yes - what strength should I use and is it OK to use it now?


I haven't got anything planted in there at the moment.


Thanks

Title: Re: Jeyes fluid - spraying inside the polytunnel.
Post by: Louise Gaunt on January 17, 2015, 09:56:20 pm

My neighbours spray the I side of their largish greenhouse, but I don't know what concentration they use.

Title: Re: Jeyes fluid - spraying inside the polytunnel.
Post by: Mammyshaz on January 17, 2015, 10:19:03 pm

my initial worry would be mist from spraying Jayes  :tired: even wearing a mask but then again I try to avoid chemicals wherever I can due to allergy problems.
I tend to use Eco wasing up liquid to wash the poly and since it is also recommended for aphid on plants hopefully it should help with pest control  :thinking:

could Jeyes be taken up by the plants if it gets in the soil? 

Sorry, not much help if you have Jeyes and no idea what dilution.

Title: Re: Jeyes fluid - spraying inside the polytunnel.
Post by: pgkevet on January 18, 2015, 06:59:53 am

I do wash down the insides of my greenhouse with jeyes until everything is dripping with the stuff.. a winter job when it;s going to have a few months to break down and then rinse in similar style. Fr simplicity I use a pressure sprayer and a good mask (one of those with proper chemical filters so I can smell nowt while doing it)
I couldn't remember the instructions off hand but jeyes facebook page suggests 35ml in 5L for glasshouses. I rinse all the pots too.
I have no idea whether jeyes would affect polytunnel plastic

Title: Re: Jeyes fluid - spraying inside the polytunnel.
Post by: nutterly_uts on January 18, 2015, 09:26:14 am

If you have cats avoid Jeyes - anything cloudy in water in usually toxic (specifically phenols but what it looks like in water is a pretty good test if its safe -its clear, if its not, its cloudy - not foolproof though!) and Jeyes is one of the worst

Title: Re: Jeyes fluid - spraying inside the polytunnel.
Post by: devonlady on January 19, 2015, 08:24:14 am

I wouldn't use Jeyes for anything!

Title: Re: Jeyes fluid - spraying inside the polytunnel.
Post by: cloddopper on January 21, 2015, 12:48:17 am

pgkevet
I use it in the same concentration , use the weedkiller sprayer to apply it once the glasshouse is emptied .
Half an hour  later I power wash the glasshouse out using a half power setting . Then aqua vac the floor dry , leave it to dry for 24 hrs with the vents /door open

Then use a car screen cleaner wash  in the washed out sprayer to re spray the glass for a full clean inside & out . Working it in with a soft mop and power wash it off , again  aqua vacuuming  the internal floor clean/dry . It certainly helps kill off white fly and red spider mite as well as any slugs that may make it inside. 

 I use a half strength Jeyes solution with a 1/2 cap full of household bleach & a dash of the good old green fairy liquid in ten gallons of warm water to sterilize all my pots  and any other containers / tubs . The bleach helps break down the water & grime's surface tension so it comes clean easier .

Title: Re: Jeyes fluid - spraying inside the polytunnel.
Post by: Shropshirelass on February 01, 2015, 08:01:07 pm

If any cats are in the vicinity avoid it at all costs as it's known to kill cats x