Re: [CH] green house

Ron Hill (rontah@enigma71.freeserve.co.uk)
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:07:05 +0100

Hi David,
Just one word of caution - don't try growing aubergines (egg plants)
in the same greenhouse, because they are host plants for whitefly, 
One year I found out about it too late, after losing a crop of tomatoes :-( 

Regards,
Ron.
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At 13:57 18/04/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>I have just finished putting up a greenhouse from aluminum pipe and
>>agricultural plastic film. It is 5m deep x 3.6m wide. 
>
>Good size; that's very manageable.
>
>>Does anyone have any warnings about growing chiles in a greenhouse? Any
>>hidden dangers? I will be growing everything out of the ground under the
>>roof.
>
>You'll see warnings about whiteflies and other greenhouse pests.  I probably
>should not say this because it will be inviting disaster, but I have never
>had a pest problem in the years I have been growing things in my greenhouse.
>