Cellar - probably the best place to store most fruits and vegetables. He has many. Who is in the basement of a dacha house, someone in a separate building. Cellars come in all shapes and sizes, but there is one thing that unites them - a mold. Unfortunately, almost every gardener in underground storage has fungus. Its causes can be many:
- The high temperature for a long period of time (More than + 19 degrees);
- High humidity exceeding the mark of 95%;
- The presence of cracks in the ceiling, floor or walls;
- Poor waterproofing;
- Lack of ventilation and ventilation;
- Faulty design.
Talk about the reasons of occurrence can be very long, but in this article I want to talk about how to get rid of mold and mildew.
There are many specialized services that are professionally struggling with mold and mildew, but their services are very expensive. In addition, mold often appears within a year after treatment.
I have to say that before using any of the techniques necessary to fully clean the cellar of the content. And not only on vegetables, fruits and canned food, but also on the racks, benches and shelves. Cellar to be transformed into an empty concrete box.
If the walls of the cellar are covered with paneling, plywood or any other material - it will have to pull out.
Once we turned the cellar into a concrete box, you need to take an iron brush pile and clean the walls, floor and ceiling of all visible manifestations of the mold. If the precoat cellar or basement floor, the top layer of soil of 10 cm depth. you want to delete.
1 way. Lime and sulfuric checker
After all the preparatory work can safely proceed to the destruction of the mold. One of the most affordable and easiest ways is based on sulfuric checker. Buy it can be in any gardening and hardware stores at a price of 50-80 rubles. To her right is accompanied by instructions for use.
Before using sulfuric checkers ensure that:
- The door closes and has no cracks and holes. If the door has a deadbolt, the keyhole is desirable to seal the tape;
- All vents closed tightly and does not leak air;
- The cellar is left of pets and other animals;
After application sulfuric checkers (Do all that, as stated in the instructions) Leave ventilated cellar for the next 12 hours.
Then you can begin processing the walls, ceiling and floor lime. This simple and effective way will cost you ten times cheaper than calling a specialized service. In addition, if necessary, you can always repeat it.
2 method. An unusual national method
After all of these preparatory works, including surface treatment of walls with a brush, a cellar can be treated with vodka. This is a fairly popular folk recipe.
No it is not necessary to prepare a solution. Just buy the cheapest vodka and spray spray it in the places of location of mold.
I have to say, the way is not that cheap and less effective than sulfuric checker. However, to buy vodka can do everything, but the sword and lime sulfuric have to search.
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