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Mar 5, 2010 12:12 PM CST
Name: Joanne
Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3a)
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I have had long english cucumbers, peppers & tomatoes in the GH all summer. I have them in big pots since the GH has a gravel base. The cucumber did get powdery mildew. I didn't have a problem with any bugs or spider mites. The door is really easy to remove so it was off except for chilly nights.

We had a speaker the other night at the garden club meeting re: GH & cold frames and he had said that running a small fan in the GH is enough air movement to prevent the mildew and also spider mites. fan means having power to the gh tho

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