Construction and location of the greenhouse on the plot - not yet final preparatory work on growing vegetables in it.
For convenience and optimal location inside the plant structures, need to organize it properly and correctly equip.
Types of greenhouses on the nature of the internal arrangement
Greenhouses by the method of growing vegetables in them are divided into specific groups:
- Ground.
- Shelving.
Mainly intended for growing seedlings or potted crops. For the installation of containers, drawers or pots used specially made racks or shelves.
- Combined.
This arrangement is quite rare, but it increases the versatility of the use of internal space. Arrangement inside the greenhouse, can be made in the form of soil beds, and also to put the shelves for container crops in the center or in any part. It is very convenient in this case to grow seedlings on the racks, and then plant them in ridges.
Plants in them are located on the beds. Therefore, you need to make the beds along each wall, or two along the length of the walls, and in the middle one more.
Between the beds for passage laid out track. To prevent soil eruption and water leakage during watering, special sides are made for the beds.
How to equip the greenhouse inside - see photo below:
Track breakdown
The location of the tracks in the greenhouse depends on its size. Greenhouse organization can occur in several ways:
- on the sides - in long and narrow greenhouses;
- in the center - with the arrangement of two beds along the walls;
- between the beds - when broken down into three rows inside.
Today, if you do the tracks in the greenhouse with your own hands, you can break them into the following types:
- Stone - made of natural stone, which is placed on a sand pillow close to each other.
- Tiled - from a stone blocks or the paving slabs intended for the calculation of sidewalks and garden paths.
- Concrete - are made of concrete mixture using special forms, then laid on the sand.
- Gravel - from fine gravel poured directly onto the ground.
- Wood - from a construction board.
- Brick - made of pavement, light brick.
Tracks in the greenhouse - photo from inside the structure:
Equipment greenhouses inside coated with paving stones, tiles or clinker bricks, is the best option. Due to their small size, they can be used to lay out any form of tracks. At the same time, such paths are quite durable and easy to clean.
Making greenhouses inside the concrete pavement is also practical and resistant to damage. However his the cost at production somewhat higher.
Most impractical of those described is gravel cover. It is difficult to move around with a cart, and in wet weather, stones stick to the sole of a shoe. Therefore, it is preferable to use smooth, hard coatings.
The disadvantage of boards is their fragility., as they begin to rot when wet. The variant of simple trodden tracks without any covering is not acceptable either. Paths without coating contribute to the formation of puddles.
Currently, the industry produces very practical stuffwhich can be used as a cover for greenhouses. It is made from rubber crumb. It is very practical to use, durable. The downside of it is only the relative high cost.
Racks and shelves
The use in the greenhouse of various racks, shelves and stands allows you to maximize its area. Vertical layout - rational approach, and the number of crops grown in such a arrangement is significantly increased.
It is necessary to have racks in the greenhouse taking into account the following conditions:
- the upper tiers are used to set the capacity with seedlings;
- middle and lower shelves are used for adult plants;
- the space under the lower shelves is intended for storage of inventory, since the sun does not penetrate there;
- option of racks is the terrace arrangement of beds. Narrow ridges are made in the form of peculiar steps.
Manufacturing Rules
How to make racks in the greenhouse? Greenhouse racks do it yourself can be made of wood, corners from metal, a galvanized profile. The height of the upper tier is determined depending on the growth of the gardener, so that it is convenient to take care of the plants.
Many shelves can not be donebecause the lowest tier will be too shaded and the plants will experience discomfort. The height of the upper shelf is determined just below the eyes of the person caring for the plants. Care of plants from the top tier.
Do not make the shelves too high, as under the ceiling the plants will overheat.
A large number of shelves is not recommended. For a standard greenhouse with a height of 2 - 2.5 meters 3-4 shelves for adult plants are built and 5-6 racks in the greenhouse for growing seedlings. The distance between the shelves should be 0.8 - 0.9 meters, width no more than 1.20. Passages of at least 50 cm are needed between the racks.
Have shelving along wallsso plants get the maximum amount of sunlight. If the greenhouse is more than 3 meters wide, it is possible to arrange another row in the center.
Shelf shelves can be made from any available material. The most comfortable at the same time, and at the same time durable are metal shelving with mesh horizontal surfaces. They provide optimal air circulation under the shelves, the bottom of pots and containers installed on such shelves will not be over-humidified.
Shelves made of brick or concrete are rational in terms of heat transfer. The sun heats them up for the day, and at night all the heat enters the air. Wooden shelves must necessarily process with antisepticto prevent the development of fungal infections.
To increase the number of crops grown in the greenhouse, you can use hanging pots or pots such as pots.
Wire baskets for pots, which are attached to the frame of the greenhouse. It is also possible to attach metal rings in which the pots are placed to the arcs of the greenhouse.
Alternatively, you can use shelves in greenhouses in the form of ladders, each of which is located above the level of the previous one.
Shelves and vertical beds for strawberries
Greenhouse - the perfect place for growing strawberries.However, to obtain a rich harvest of this short crop it is inappropriate to grow it in outdoor beds. There are several ways to grow strawberries in a greenhouse:
- Racks for strawberries.
- Vertical beds for strawberries.
- they are easier to maintain.
- they save space.
- contact with the soil is minimized, which means that the possibility of rotting of the roots and their infection with a fungus are excluded.
- Ready containers placed over each other, attached to a vertical support.
- Plastic bottles. Closed with stoppers are placed horizontally, attached to the frame of the greenhouse along the walls. In the side of the hole is made and through it the bottle is filled with soil, strawberries are planted in it.
- Vertical flower pots. The metal pipe is mounted vertically, the pots are suspended one above the other in an inclined position.
- Plastic pipe. It is put on a thin pipe in which holes are made for watering. Holes are drilled in a thick pipe, the pipe is filled with soil mixture, and strawberry seedlings are planted in the holes. The lower part with a height of 10-15 cm remains without holes, it needs to be filled with a drainage layer (expanded clay or crushed stone). For irrigation, water is poured into the thin pipe, which seeps through the holes, moistening the soil.
Strawberries in this case are planted in containers, which are located on the shelves. Racks for strawberries do it yourself in a greenhouse, can be made of a metal profile. The layout of the greenhouse inside is as follows: the width of the racks is 1 meter, height 1.5.
This idea of growing strawberries is quite unusual, and many gardeners treat it with suspicion. However, it has certain advantages:
The downside of these beds is that the land in them is quickly depleted and plants need to be fed frequently. Also, the land in them dries faster, and the plants need to be watered more often.
Vertical beds can be built in different ways, the main thing is the arrangement of plants above each other. The design of the greenhouse inside, with such beds, has many options for execution. Here are some options:
Examples of arrangement of the greenhouse inside for growing strawberries (see photo):
Different crops in one greenhouse
Microclimate for growing different crops not always the sametherefore, placing them in the same greenhouse is very problematic. Of course, the ideal would be to place several greenhouses on the site for different crops. But if for some reason it is impossible, then you can take some actions to zoning the space in the same room.
As an option in the center of the greenhouse you can put a partition from polycarbonate. Such a device greenhouses inside, allows you to make the entrance to each zone will be through a separate door.
A simpler option would be to fix a kind of plastic film curtain on the ceiling. For tomatoes with such an organization need to leave the most ventilated part, and for cucumbers it is whiter than the deaf.
Proper interior arrangement of the greenhouse - a guarantee of maximum rational use of the usable area. It should be organized in such a way that in a greenhouse it was convenient to work, and the plants felt comfortable.
A small useful video about the internal arrangement of the greenhouse:
