Greenhouse Growing Log
Turn a greenhouse from a place things happen into a place with a record, so a bad germination or a lost crop can be traced back to the week it went wrong.
GG-03 1 page
Garden and growing · GG-44
Greenhouse Clean-Down and Sanitation Record
A free printable greenhouse cleaning record: clear-out, glazing, staging, pots and tools ticked with the product used, the date and who did it, plus any disease.
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What this sheet is for
Clean down the same way at every turnaround, so disease has less to carry over. The record shows what was cleaned, with what, and when the next clean is due.
Who it is for
Gardeners, allotment holders, small nurseries and community growing projects with a greenhouse, polytunnel or cold frame.
How to use it
- Write the house, the date and why you are cleaning: between crops, at the end of the season or after disease.
- Clear everything out first, then work through the surfaces and the kit, ticking each line when it is done.
- Write the product used on each line, used as its label says, and the initials of whoever did it.
- Record any diseased plants and how they were disposed of, and set the date for the next clean.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: The clean-down between crops or at the end of the season: everything out, every surface and every piece of kit washed and treated, with the product used and who did it, so disease has less to carry over.
The label decides, not this sheet. Use products sold for the job and follow the label for dilution, contact time, rinsing, ventilation and protective kit; no product or rate is printed here. Wash off dirt before treating a surface, and keep plants out until the label allows.
Write-on lines: Greenhouse, tunnel or frame · Date · Reason: between crops, season end or disease found · Done by
Also printed: Area or item · Done · Product used · Date · Notes · tick · name, used as its label says · initials · Clear out · Plants, crop remains and roots out · Old compost and growing bags out · Weeds under benches and round the house · Floor, paths and under the staging swept · Wash and treat · Benches and staging · Glazing inside, overlaps and glazing bars · Glazing outside, gutters and downpipes · Water butt or tank, and hose ends · Capillary matting and irrigation lines · Kit · Pots, trays and modules · Canes, ties and supports · Tools, knives and watering cans · Door handles and footbath, if used
Write-on lines: Diseased plants: what, and how they were disposed of · Next clean planned
Questions
Which disinfectant should I use, and how strong?
This sheet does not recommend one. Use a product sold for the job, follow its label for dilution, contact time, rinsing and ventilation, and check the rules where you are for using it. The product column is there so you know what went on which surface.
How often should a greenhouse be cleaned down?
No interval is printed. The sheet is built around the usual three reasons: between crops, at the end of the season and after a disease problem. How often yours needs it depends on what you grow and what you found, so the next date is yours to set.
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