How to arrange a greenhouse. How to make a polycarbonate greenhouse. Types of greenhouses. Video review

11.03.2020

A greenhouse is an indispensable element on any suburban area. Thanks to this relatively small but very necessary structure, you can provide favorable conditions for the rapid growth of seedlings, protect tomatoes and cucumbers, as well as other garden crops from frost, get an early harvest - the greenhouse will always take care of your plantings. It can be of any form, among which you can easily choose the one that suits you and your site best. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to buy this house for plants - you can make a greenhouse with your own hands quickly and easily if you know how.

Before you go to the barn to assess the availability of materials and tools or to the store to purchase them, you need to inspect the garden plot and choose a place where the greenhouse will be built. Of course, the design can be portable, but most often it is made stationary. In addition, the size of the structure will depend on the choice of location and the availability of free space, and this factor greatly affects the amount of materials needed for construction.

A place for a greenhouse should be chosen according to the following principles.

It must be flat area earth. Installation of the structure on steep slopes is unacceptable. If there are snags, stumps on the territory allocated for the greenhouse, then they must be uprooted, and all the pits should be covered with soil.
Growing and fruiting plants need good lighting. That is why a greenhouse is not installed where a shadow from trees, shrubs, greenhouses, houses and other buildings falls on the ground. The lack of light will negatively affect both seedlings and adult crops.
The gardener should be comfortable doing all the work in the greenhouse. Therefore, you need to try to calculate the location in such a way that there is a sufficient passage around the structure, and the greenhouse can be easily opened.

It is best to orient the direction of the greenhouse from east to west. In this case, the sun's rays will most effectively illuminate the plants in the building. But if there is a desire to make sure that the plants receive an abundance of sun only in the morning and evening, then the greenhouse is installed from north to south. In this case, the plantations will be protected from the scorching heat at noon.

On a note! If the greenhouse is planned to be used for the permanent cultivation of plants, for example, then care should be taken to build a second greenhouse, if space permits. The fact is that it is undesirable to grow the same crops, especially tomatoes and cucumbers, in the same place from year to year. Plantings are usually interchanged. In this case, the second greenhouse would be very useful.

The best time to build a greenhouse is mid-spring. The snow has already melted, and the plants are not growing much yet. Although if there is nowhere to hurry, then you can build a greenhouse at any time of the year, except for winter. AT winter period it is very difficult to carry out any construction, not only because of the cold, but also because of the hard ground.

Greenhouse dimensions

In general, the size of any greenhouse depends entirely on the desire and capabilities of the gardener, as well as on the types of crops that will be grown in it. If a greenhouse is needed only for accustoming seedlings to the street, but not for its permanent place of residence, then it can be completely small or hastily assembled without any special material costs. But if this design is meant to be capital, then it is best to make some calculations so that later you do not get upset and do not shrug in case of a shortage or excess of space.

Calculations should begin with the development of a structure diagram (we will consider the types of greenhouses below). Thanks to her, it will be easier to calculate the necessary parameters and the amount of materials.

On a note! Usually they make greenhouses about 1 m wide and no more than 2-3 long. In this case, the height is approximately 50-60 cm. Such dimensions will be as comfortable as possible both for working inside the structure, and for growing seedlings, as well as undersized crops.

Also, the number of plants that will live in a greenhouse can be taken as the basis for calculations. For example, no more than 3 bushes of cucumbers or tomatoes can easily coexist per 1 m 2. Based on this, you can calculate the dimensions of the structure you need.

It is also important to consider the dimensions of the material that will be used to build the structure. Sometimes it's easier to make a couple of small greenhouses than one long one, which can only be obtained by joining the material.

Greenhouse types

Greenhouses for cottages come in a wide variety of forms. To decide what type your greenhouse will be, you should get acquainted with the main ones.

Table. Greenhouse types.

Type of greenhouse	Description
	A greenhouse that opens on the principle of an ordinary bread box. It happens factory or homemade. It is convenient because the lid does not strive to fall down and does not need props, unlike, for example, a "butterfly".
	One of the simplest options for greenhouses. Several plastic or wire arcs are stuck into the ground along the beds and covered with spunbond or polyethylene. It is quickly disassembled and assembled, moreover, this process can be carried out by almost any gardener.
	The lower part of this structure - the base - is recessed into the ground, only the cover of the greenhouse is on the surface. This way of arranging a house for plants allows you to keep warm longer inside the structure.
	The greenhouse is arched or a house, has two wings that open outward. It can be produced at the factory and made by hand. Provides uniform access to plantings from both sides.
	One of the simplest types of greenhouse is two battens connected in a “ridge” and covered with polyethylene or other material. It is mounted quickly and simply, but is unstable and is used more often as a temporary portable structure.

Each of the above types has certain variations, supplemented by one or another element. For example, an ordinary greenhouse-bread box can be installed not on the ground, but on the base, thereby making it higher. There are also a lot of greenhouses - for this, ordinary sports hoops, window frames, headboards from beds and much more are used. Sometimes it’s enough to dig in the shed in the country, where unnecessary things are stored, and find a few items that are easy to get. new life in the form of a greenhouse frame. All it takes is a little skill and imagination.

Greenhouse materials

It's time to discuss the main types of materials from which it is easy to create a greenhouse with your own hands. The frame itself can be of three types.

Metal. This material is the most long-lived and durable compared to others. He is not afraid of wind or snow. Metal arches can withstand a greater mass than plastic or wooden ones. Metal has two main drawbacks - complexity in processing (certain devices are needed to work with it) and a tendency to corrosion (this drawback is corrected if the frame is painted). Also, in the event of a greenhouse falling, the metal base will simply crush the plants.

Wooden. Easy to process and easily accessible material. It is quite simple to build a greenhouse out of it - you only need construction skills, a hammer and nails. Of course, wood will not bend like metal, but in this case, you can consider variations of products in the form of a house or. Disadvantages - the need for treatment with drugs that repel woodworms, a shorter service life than metal. But the wooden frame is definitely stronger than the plastic one.

Plastic. The most durable and at the same time the most fragile material that easily bends, falls, breaks. But plastic bends well, arched structures are often made from it. Another plus is that in the event of a collapse of the greenhouse, nothing will happen to the plants, since this is a very light material.

After the construction of the frame, it must be covered with a covering material that will retain heat and protect the plants from wind and cold. Consider the possible options.

Glass. Heavy, but high-quality and durable material with increased fragility. It is easily damaged by impacts, breaks when dropped, but does not bend, and therefore can only be used for greenhouses with even walls. Does not retain ultraviolet and retains heat worse, difficult to process.
Polycarbonate. Recognized as one of the best covering materials. It has a certain strength, it is not afraid of moderate wind / snow loads, it bends perfectly, and therefore can be used for the construction of curved structures. The material has a protective layer that prevents ultraviolet rays from penetrating inside the structure, and due to the honeycomb structure, it retains heat perfectly. The service life is shorter than that of glass, but in some ways the material is even stronger, because it is not so fragile and will not break if dropped from a small height. Polycarbonate is also very easy to process.

Polyethylene. The most short-lived, but popular because of the cheapness of the material. It is easily cut with scissors, and it is convenient to fix it on the frame using ordinary plastic clamps. Suitable for creating a greenhouse and in general is often used in horticulture as a covering material, as it does not allow moisture to pass through at all. It is short-lived, torn from the slightest impact with a sharp object, even with a careful attitude, it serves only a couple of seasons.

Spunbond. A new word in horticultural technologies. Breathable material that lets you inside Fresh air and part of the moisture, but does not release heat to the outside and does not get wet. Easy to process and cut with ordinary scissors, easy to wash.

Cucumbers are demanding on growing conditions and give good harvest only at stable air and soil temperatures. Providing cucumbers with the right microclimate is quite simple: you need to install a major or seasonal greenhouse in the garden. We will talk about how to make a greenhouse for cucumbers with our own hands in.

Also, to connect individual elements, you may need corners, self-tapping screws, washers, corner profiles, clamps. For the convenience of opening greenhouses with doors, handles and canopies are used.

Prices for cellular polycarbonate

cellular polycarbonate

Greenhouse "house"

A gable portable greenhouse is one of the simplest options that you can build yourself. It is a "roof" with two slopes, placed on the ground and covered with a film. You can make it easily and quickly from a wooden beam of about 5 * 5 cm, metal corners and self-tapping screws or nails.

Step 1. We create two frames by connecting the bars together, with their length equal to the length greenhouse, and shorter ones.

Step 3 We connect the two frames to each other in the upper part with the help of a ridge rail. The approximate angle of connection is 90 degrees.

Step 4 At the bottom of the frame we connect the elements with longitudinal rails. We've got a frame.

Step 5 Now the frame must be covered with a film so that it can rise to ventilate the plantings. To do this, we cut off the piece of covering material we need, slightly longer in length than the sum of the two side parts of the greenhouse.

Step 6 We cut out two pieces of polyethylene triangular in size the same as the sides of the frame. We pin them with small carnations on the sides.

Step 7 We pin a large piece of polyethylene along the ridge rail.

1. Greenhouse house

From window frames you can build charming houses that will help not only provide plants with comfort, but also become a stunning decoration for your summer cottage.

2. Dome

A large polygonal greenhouse, the frame of which is built of wood covered with ordinary oilcloth. Despite the complexity of manufacturing, such a domed design has an attractive appearance, stability and excellent illumination.

3. Plastic cap

Mini greenhouse that can be made from ordinary plastic bottle by simply cutting off the bottom from it. Such a greenhouse is best suited for cucumbers and zucchini, as these plants do not tolerate transplantation well and spend a lot of effort on adaptation. At the beginning of the landing, the cap should be covered with a lid; later, when the daytime temperature reaches twenty degrees, the lid should be removed, and later the bottle should be removed altogether.

4. Caskets

From four boards and a window frame, you can make an original small greenhouse for flowers and plants. First, the lid from the window frame should be kept closed, and when the plants grow and get stronger, fold it back.

5. Foldable design

A convenient, practical folding greenhouse that can be made from PVC pipes of small diameter and ordinary polyethylene.

6. Umbrella

A small greenhouse made from a wooden barrel and an old oilcloth umbrella or an ordinary umbrella frame covered with polyethylene.

7. Cozy tent

A greenhouse-tent, which can be built from a children's tent, equipping its walls with oilcloth or polyethylene inserts, or buy a ready-made film greenhouse tent. The advantages of this design are its compactness and mobility.

8. Plastic house

Plastic bottles can make a wonderful open or closed greenhouse. The creation of such a greenhouse does not require large expenses and special skills, and you yourself determine the size and design of the structure.

9. Lifting cover

The original greenhouse with a lifting lid, made of wooden boards, thin PVC pipes, polyethylene and metal chains. This design is quite simple to build and very convenient to use.

10. Flowerbed

A small greenhouse that will require a wooden frame of the desired size, two thin plastic pipes and a piece of oilcloth. The beauty of this design is that when the plants get stronger and the night temperature rises, the oilcloth can be easily removed and thereby turn the greenhouse into a neat flower bed.

11. Mini house

An adorable greenhouse made from plastic CD boxes is perfect for growing indoor plants and will be a magnificent decoration of the balcony.

12. Pallets

A small greenhouse can be easily built from old pallets and plastic wrap. Such a greenhouse is great for growing seedlings or indoor flowers.

13. Container

An ordinary plastic container will make an excellent greenhouse, which is suitable for growing seedlings on the balcony.

14. Reliable boxing

Large greenhouse made of wood and polycarbonate.

A large and reliable polycarbonate greenhouse attached to a wooden frame, which, despite the difficulties of construction and some investments, is perfect for growing any crop and will last for many years.

In continuation of the topic to the attention of readers for proper disposal.

Vegetables from your own garden are an order of magnitude healthier and tastier than purchased ones, every summer resident will confirm this. But although in theory such products should also be cheap, in practice, maintaining a greenhouse costs a pretty penny. Therefore, if you are planning to start growing cucumbers, tomatoes and greens only for yourself, you should consider greenhouse options from improvised materials. And we will tell you how to build them yourself.

Greenhouse from improvised materials: what can be used for construction

A diligent owner never gets rid of what else may be needed. Therefore, in the country, a lot of things are inevitably going to be put into action and equipped with a greenhouse on the site. Of course, only a summer greenhouse without heating and a capital foundation can be almost free, but even it will help to get the first harvest a few months earlier than when grown outdoors.

Greenhouse from old windows can be impressive

Before building a greenhouse, you should decide what you plan to save: time, money, or your own efforts. For example, a greenhouse made of old windows will cost almost nothing, but you will have to work hard to clean the old paint from the wooden frames. A greenhouse made of PVC pipes is mounted very easily and quickly, but you will need to buy the pipes and fittings themselves, it is unlikely that you have enough residues lying around in your country house for a full-fledged greenhouse. On the other hand, if the appearance is not particularly important, you can try to “dance from the stove” and combine several materials at once that remained after construction and repair.

Material options for an inexpensive frame

The frame of the greenhouse must be strong enough to support its own weight and the weight of the cladding. In addition, it is desirable that it does not collapse from elevated temperature and humidity, but this problem is easily solved with special impregnations or protective paints.

So, to build a greenhouse, you can use:

Willow twigs - the cheapest and eco-friendly material. You can cut thin branches of willow or hazel in a nearby forest or planting along the road. It is best to harvest in late February-early March, until the sap begins to flow from the trees. When choosing, it is worth giving preference to long flexible branches with a uniform length; young trees have many of them. The only preparation of the material is to clean the branches from the bark and, possibly, thorns. Impregnation with bug and rot agents is desirable, but not required. Without protective equipment, the greenhouse will turn out to be more environmentally friendly and cheaper, and if necessary, a damaged branch will be easy to replace. A branch frame can be installed alone in just a day, but it can last up to 3 years. Willow core is only suitable for low greenhouses and regions without strong winds . Otherwise, due to the high flexibility of the frame and the windage of the skin, the greenhouse can be blown away by a strong gust of wind.
Birch branches - a flexible base for a high arched greenhouse
Pallets or shipping pallets are a good source of planks. If desired, you can build walls from solid pallets, but you can also disassemble the pallets into components. The boards will serve to fasten wooden frame greenhouses, and for the base you will need to buy bars. If you do not plan to make the greenhouse high, you can get by with some boards and further strengthen the frame metal mesh. Keep in mind that this option is suitable for warm regions and places where strong winds rarely blow.
By this principle, you can build not only a similar small greenhouse, but also a full-fledged greenhouse
Netting or reinforcing mesh are excellent materials to support sheathing. When there is a large distance between the frame elements, the film or non-woven membrane may sag. To prevent this from happening, first stretch the mesh and only after it cover the greenhouse with the selected material. The mesh will perfectly strengthen the frame of the structure and will not allow the sheathing to flap in the wind. You can attach the mesh to the frame with wire or plastic wire ties (they are inexpensive and are sold in every hardware store). Just remember to make sure that the sharp ends of the mesh do not tear the skin. If you cannot arrange the material so that the cut edges rest on the ground, you should protect them. Fine-mesh mesh can be framed with a thin water pipe, cutting the tube on one side and hiding the tips in it. In a coarse mesh, it is easier to isolate each tail separately, for example, by putting a piece of heat shrink tubing on it.
If there is a large amount of unnecessary wire, you can build a grid yourself
A metal profile for drywall will also go into business. If after the repair you still have scraps of a durable galvanized profile, you can use it to strengthen the frame of the greenhouse. If this material is not enough to construct load-bearing elements, it will serve perfectly as a spacer between wooden poles or support the base of a gable roof.
It is easy to build a greenhouse roof from a drywall profile even without special fasteners
Polyethylene water pipes or rubber hoses are excellent protection for the frame. The bearing capacity of this material is only enough for a small greenhouse, but if there are thin reinforcing bars or at least branches inside, you can build a good arched greenhouse. For bottom strapping you will definitely need to build a box, since soft pipes simply stuck into the ground will not hold. The finished frame looks neat and aesthetically pleasing, resistant to moisture and high temperatures. But rubber can crack from frost, so this option is better suited for collapsible summer greenhouses.
In a small greenhouse, pipe clips can be used to fasten the skin
PVC pipes - a reliable and durable basis. Craftsmen even make stairs and chairs from PVC water pipes, and it will be much easier to build a greenhouse frame from them. This material is completely immune to moisture, high and low temperatures, is not particularly afraid of animal claws and mechanical stress. To connect the pipes to each other, self-tapping screws are not needed, they are fastened due to the temperature melting of the ends of the pipes and fittings. But making a tall greenhouse with a lot of cross connections can be too expensive. To save money, it is worth building arches from the remains, and fasten them at the top with the same pipe or wooden plank using plastic ties. The ends of the pipes will need to be stuck deep into the ground or into prepared holes in the wooden piping. To strengthen the frame, the first and last arch can be made from thicker pipes.
If you make a greenhouse made of PVC pipes arched, you will need fewer fittings
Glass fittings - a replacement for metal rods. You may have left unused fragments after pouring the foundation, laying glass blocks or creating monolithic walls. These trimmings can be interconnected and strengthen the spans of the arched greenhouse with them, or placed in strips above the sheathing material so that a strong wind does not tear it from the frame of the greenhouse. Glass fittings are resistant to mechanical, chemical and atmospheric influences, do not rust, and are easily bent. Therefore, when it is necessary to replace the skin film, the reinforcement can be temporarily removed and then reused. If at home there were 5–6 long rods or a bay of glass fittings, you can make an arched greenhouse frame out of them without additional materials. Only the height of the greenhouse is limited - a maximum of 2 m, for higher greenhouses it is required to make support pillars under the highest point of each arch.
The strength of the glass fittings allows you to build high arches into which an adult can easily pass.
Metal fittings - a durable option, but expensive. Buying it specifically for a greenhouse will turn out to be too expensive. But if after construction you still have scraps, it is worth making a semblance of a foundation out of such reinforcement. Stick the rods around the perimeter of the greenhouse at an equal distance from each other so that a third or a quarter of the length sticks out above the ground. It will be possible to tie vine branches or plastic pipes to them so that the frame is more reliable and moisture-sensitive materials do not come into contact with the ground.
The reinforcement cage of the greenhouse looks very neat
Old logs with defects can still come in handy. Perhaps, during the construction of a dacha or a bathhouse, you rejected logs with cracks or pockets of rot and there was no use for them. Wood of this quality is great for the foundation of the greenhouse, since the load on it is very small. It is only necessary to build a rectangle of logs and deepen it into the ground by 7–10 cm, and a reliable foundation for the future greenhouse is ready. A wooden, metal and even plastic frame is easily attached to the logs and they are compatible with all types of cladding, so such a foundation is suitable for any non-capital greenhouse.
In order for the square of logs to keep its shape well, a recess should be cut in the upper ones as in the photo
Bags of earth - a well-forgotten old. At the peak of the green building craze in America, the technique of creating earthen walls was revived. The essence of the method is that plastic bags (woven, as for sugar or flour) are filled with slightly damp soil and stacked on top of each other. The volume of earth in the bags decreases from the bottom row to the top, so the wall gradually becomes thinner. The foundation is a series of the same bags, but filled with crushed stone of small or medium fraction. In an earthen greenhouse, you can equip windows and doors, the easiest way is to install wooden boxes under them at the stage of folding the wall. After the earth dries out, the walls will need to be plastered with cement or clay mortar. And the roof is best made light and transparent, for example, from polycarbonate and wooden beams. In terms of thermal insulation, such a structure is comparable to a thermos greenhouse buried in the ground. The cost of a greenhouse is the cost of bags and a roof, and its durability is calculated in tens and even hundreds of years. The only disadvantage of an earthen greenhouse is high labor costs, you will have to assemble a team of assistants and dig a lot of soil.
Bags make interesting structures with curvilinear shapes.
Straw blocks are another option for an eco-friendly greenhouse. If you have the opportunity to take on the field for free or buy cheap straw briquettes, they will be an excellent basis for a warm and safe greenhouse. It is best to prefer rye straw, as rodents and insects are almost not interested in it. The blocks are simply stacked on top of each other without fasteners, but for better adhesion they can be pierced with rebar. The roof and, if possible, one of the walls of the greenhouse should be made transparent so that the plants do not suffer from a lack of light. If you want such a greenhouse to last more than one season, it is worth laying blocks on a foundation or strapping made of wooden beams with protective impregnation.
Straw walls of the greenhouse - a great heat insulator

Whatever material you decide to use, try to make the frame smooth, especially if it will be sheathed with film material. Otherwise, knots and notches will easily tear the film or non-woven membrane.

Sheathing for the greenhouse: what can be found in the pantry

The cladding material of the greenhouse should provide good access to direct sunlight to the plants. It is especially important not to filter out one part of the spectrum, because the absence of red is bad for growth, and without blue, fruit does not appear. It is because of this that only transparent or white material is used as greenhouse cladding, but not colored.

Despite the variety of shades of cellular polycarbonate, greenhouses are sheathed only in white and light gray

For covering the greenhouse, you can use the remnants of building materials, the remaining unnecessary fragments of the old finish, and even the contents of the pantry, which no one has looked into for a long time.

Window frames with glass - a standard and unjustifiably forgotten option. The process of replacing old windows with metal-plastic or energy-efficient wooden ones is still ongoing. Therefore, even if you don’t have those lying around, unnecessary windows may well be at the neighbors or near the house where the reconstruction is being carried out. As a rule, the owners of these useful materials do not require any payment for them, so you will spend money on gasoline in the worst case. If the aesthetics of the design is important to you, you will have to remove the glass, clean the frames from old paint, soak them protective equipment and re-decorate. It is also important to choose windows that are approximately equal in size so that finished construction looked harmonious. But when only functionality is important, it is enough just to scrape off pieces of paint that are ready to fall off with a small metal spatula, and apply impregnation to the bare areas of wood. The size of the transoms is also not too important, they can be combined as you wish. But glass greenhouses are distinguished by the best environmental friendliness and light transmission. Unfortunately, glass can be broken by hail or a large number of snow, so it’s better to make only walls out of it, and choose another option for the roof or further strengthen it.
Window blocks with vents are best placed at the ends
Plastic bottles are a free and durable material. In nature, the bottle decomposes for more than 300 years, therefore, as a greenhouse lining, plastic containers will last for decades. The weak point of the greenhouse can be the frame and the string on which the bottles were assembled. Bottle plastic is absolutely not afraid of moisture, frost, putrefactive bacteria and fungi, so the greenhouse does not need to be dismantled for the winter. Bottles for wall cladding are used in two versions: columns from containers with a cut bottom and sheets of sewn or glued plastics that were cut from the middle parts of the containers. Hollow bottles create the effect of a thermos, perfectly retain heat in the room and do not let light frosts inside. Inside the greenhouse, the temperature is so stable that tomatoes and cucumbers can often be harvested in early December. But with loose laying between the columns, the wind can penetrate and they will need to be additionally glued. A greenhouse made of plates turns out to be more airtight, but it is more difficult to make it and more material will be needed. It will be necessary to cut even parts of the bottles, align them with an iron and sew them together on long winter evenings, so that in the spring the prepared transparent sheets can be immediately mounted on the frame. Using plastic containers you save not only on sheathing material, but also on the skeleton of the greenhouse. Since the bottles are very light, thinner beams can be taken to build the skeleton than for polycarbonate sheathing. It is necessary to prepare for the arrangement of a greenhouse from plastic containers in advance, because it will take almost a year to collect the necessary 600–700 bottles.
Different options for using plastic bottles for greenhouse sheathing
Agrofibre or non-woven membrane is a good choice for a greenhouse. This material is often bought for arranging lazy beds, but it also shows itself no worse on the frame of a high three-meter greenhouse. Agrofibre protects crops from low temperatures (down to -5 ° C), perfectly passes moisture (unlike film and polycarbonate), provides air exchange (windows for ventilation are simply not needed), and is easily repaired (the patch is glued for 1.5 minutes). Even a novice in gardening can make an effective agrofibre greenhouse. After all, the low weight and excellent permeability of the material fully compensate for errors in frame calculations (it can be very light), lack of ventilation, and others. possible mistakes. The only drawback of agrofibre is that it is afraid of claws, so if cats or dogs walk around the territory, the sheathing will have to be protected with a fine-mesh metal mesh.
The width of the agrofibre allows you to cover a small greenhouse without joints
The film is the most popular option, it is chosen by 70% of beginners and at least 50% of experienced summer residents. Manufacturers offer many types of specialized film for greenhouses, which is capable of letting rain through, does not tear due to additional reinforcement, and can remain on the frame in winter. But if you're looking to save money, it's entirely possible to use the leftover film from the closet or buy a cheap one. It will last no more than a season, but it will provide the plants with the necessary microclimate and will not require a very reliable frame.
For reliability, the film is always fixed through a gasket (bar, rubber strip, plastic molding, etc.)
Cellular polycarbonate - the second most popular sheathing material. It’s not worth buying it especially for novice summer residents, but if after building a visor at the front door, a carport or a gazebo, you still have trimmings, they can be put into action. If there is little residue, use polycarbonate for the roof of the greenhouse, since it is she who bears the shock loads from hail and mechanical from snow. It is polycarbonate that can protect the roof from old windows to prevent glass from breaking. This material is compatible with frames made of metal, wood, PVC pipes.
Polycarbonate cladding is suitable for both arched and pitched greenhouses

Choose according to the material you choose. convenient way joint sealing. For example, the film is additionally glued with adhesive tape, polycarbonate is assembled on special clamps or sealed with foamed polymer adhesive tape, and the non-woven membrane is simply overlapped and fastened along the entire length of the joint. If you ignore this stage of work, drafts will begin to walk in the greenhouse and tender plants will perish.

Improvised cladding fasteners

When decorating a greenhouse roll materials(film, non-woven membrane) they must not only be attached to the frame with a construction stapler, but also additionally strengthen the fixation. The net or slats outside the greenhouse will not allow the wind to fray the material in the spans between the ribs of the frame.

The clip for attaching the film from the neck of a plastic bottle is a great example useful device from improvised materials

Use as a fixer:

plastic net for cucumbers: weather resistant, cheap, but only suitable for small greenhouses;
fishing net made of durable synthetic threads: strong and reliable, can serve for several years, but eventually collapses due to ultraviolet radiation;
linen cord: it is inexpensive, weather-resistant, with the right tension, it insures the sheathing of roll materials well;
wooden planks: require impregnation and sanding, do not always look aesthetically pleasing, but do not require costs;
clips for PVC pipes: easy to install and hold securely, help to fasten the pipe and the wooden plank together but are only suitable for structures with a tube frame.

Now it's time to look into the pantry / utility room / shed and select materials from old stocks that will be useful for arranging the greenhouse.

Photo gallery: greenhouses from the remains

After construction, triangular polycarbonate scraps remained - make a hemisphere greenhouse If you carefully combine the painted profile for drywall and old glass, you get a very beautiful greenhouse.
different plants require various conditions growth, so the greenhouses on your site should not be the same A hemispherical greenhouse made of PVC pipes and ordinary film is very stable The remains of a wooden lining - a great option for sheathing a wooden greenhouse on the bottom When a brick remains after construction, you can build a side for a greenhouse from it An analogue of an industrial polycarbonate greenhouse can be made with your own hands

Getting ready for construction work

To begin with, it is worth determining which version of the greenhouse design suits you best.

Perhaps the non-standard design of the greenhouse will be more convenient for you than the usual house with gable roof

When choosing, consider the size and shape of the area allotted for the greenhouse, the number and type of building materials available, the number of beds, etc. When free space remains only near the house itself, it is worth saving on materials and organizing a wall-mounted greenhouse. And for those who prefer not to spend a lot of time on garden work, a small rounded greenhouse is quite suitable.

According to this drawing, it is supposed to build a greenhouse from wood, but if you remove the extra braces, you can assemble a metal or tube frame from it

Among gardeners and gardeners, the most popular are medium-sized greenhouses in the form of a house with straight walls and a gable roof. For the construction of the 3x4 m option presented in the drawing, about 150 m of beams, boards or metal pipes. They will need to be cut into fragments of 1.5 m (vertical racks) - 30 pieces and 1 m (horizontal lintels) - 110 pieces. The rest will be useful for braces and the frame of the door leaf.

For wall cladding, you need 35.5 m 2 of a film or membrane, which is almost 24 linear meters from a roll 1.5 m high. This roll width is optimal, since it allows you to close the walls with a minimum number of joints. To finish the roof, you need 24 m 2 of material, which corresponds to 16 linear meters from a 1.5 m roll of film or 4 sheets of cellular polycarbonate measuring 1.2x5 m. .5 m of running film 1.5 m wide or 2 polycarbonate sheets 1.3x3 m in size.

How to make a cheap greenhouse from leftovers with your own hands

We will consider step-by-step construction using the example of the given drawing, but we will implement the project with the help of thick branches and ordinary packaging film. Branches left after cleaning the garden or cut in the nearest forest are the cheapest and most environmentally friendly material for the frame. So that you do not doubt the strength of the structure, choose branches with a thickness of at least 5 cm (in section) without visible defects. For this purpose, the trunks of young acacia trees are excellent, which accumulate after cleaning forest belts along roads or forest areas. You can negotiate with the forester, who will tell you what material can be taken for your purposes.

Thanks to this manual holder, winding the film on the frame is simplified by an order of magnitude.

Wrap film does not seem suitable for our purposes at first, but it is just as durable and transmits light as well as specialized greenhouse materials. It will have to be wound in several layers and due to this it turns out to be stronger than a conventional thin film, less prone to windage and sagging in the spans between the frame ribs. It is as simple as possible to work with the material; you don’t even need to call an assistant to cover the greenhouse. At the same time, the stretch film provides excellent protection against low temperatures, so the plants in the greenhouse will bear fruit even with light frosts. The brand of the material does not matter, you can buy any packaging film in the store or order it online. You need 2 large rolls.

Since the casing of the greenhouse will turn out to be very light, the frame can also be made lightweight by reducing the number of vertical racks and struts. In this economical option, you will need 6 posts of 2.5 m, 3 of 3 m and 2 of 6 m for a horizontal connection.

Sheathing with boards around the perimeter will significantly increase the life of the film

So that the film below does not suffer from mechanical damage, beaks of chickens and cat's claws, it is better to finish the frame with boards. It is desirable to impregnate them with a protective agent, as they will constantly be in contact with wet soil. It will take about 40 m of boards.

Of the consumables you will need:

butterfly loops for hanging doors and vents (the easiest to install);
door handle;
latch or latch for fixing the door and vents in the closed state;
wood screws (the simplest stainless ones with a black coating, 76–90 mm long);
spare files for a jigsaw;
long reinforced staples for a construction stapler;
thin rubber hose or drip tube - about 40 m;
stationery or packing tape;
metal corners for attaching vertical racks (you can cut wooden ones, or make additional braces from boards).

The length of the screw should be almost twice the diameter of the cross section of the fastened part.

Required tools:

jigsaw for cutting bars;
a screwdriver for fastening wood (if you have a construction gun, you can use it and fasten the frame with nails);
construction stapler for fastening the sheathing.

Let's get to work.

Prepare the required number of thick branches, free them from branches and cut them to size. If desired, you can completely remove the bark, sand the posts and impregnate them with protective agents. The bottom can also be dipped in used machine oil or creosote.
It will be great if you can pick up even stems of uniform thickness
Dig 9 recesses around the perimeter of the greenhouse, pour some gravel inside and place vertical posts in the holes, carefully compacting the ground. In front of the greenhouse at the end there should be 4 columns so that two of them are fenced doorway. Fasten horizontal jumpers from branches along the top of the posts and at a height of 1 m from ground level. Sheathe the lower part of the frame with boards.
Sheathing with boards gives the frame additional rigidity
Connect the highest poles with a branch so that a ridge is formed. Make a roof frame from six long branches, resting one end of the branch on a vertical pole, and the other on a ridge.
With a height of the central pillars of 3 m and side pillars of 2 m, an optimal slope of the gable roof is obtained.
If you haven't spent time cleaning and sanding the posts, wrap the frame with tape. If this is not done, the stretch film will tear already in the process of wrapping the greenhouse and will last very little later.
When wrapping, do not pull the tape too tight so that the notches on the branch become invisible
Wrap the frame with a film in a circle, trying to make an even layer over the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe walls. You do not need to leave a hole for the door, it will be cut out in the next step.
You will need to wind at least three layers of film
Cover the roof of the greenhouse with a thicker film and carefully seal the joint with tape. On the outer contour of the building, fill the fixing bar over the film. It should be fastened with nails, since the self-tapping screw will crumple the material a little when screwing, and this can subsequently lead to a rupture. But if the film for the roof is reinforced, you can not be afraid of such consequences.
The film must hang just below the slopes so that it can be fixed with a bar
Fix the film on the frame elements with construction brackets. To ensure that the fastening is strong and the film does not tear, use a thin rubber tube as a gasket.
Fasten the staples along the width of the tape at a distance of 20 cm from each other
Cut a hole in the film for the door and window (at the opposite end) and further strengthen the film at the cutout, especially carefully processing the impromptu threshold. Knock down the rectangle of the door and window leaf from the remaining branches and sheathe it with a film according to the described technology. Butterfly loops can be attached to the frame directly through the film.
The edge of the door frame should be insulated with foam tape
The greenhouse is ready for the first tests. Leave it closed overnight and the next day check how big the temperature difference is between inside and outside. If it is less than 10 ° C, then you should look for the remaining gaps and additionally strengthen all joints of materials.

If you fence off the beds with boards and fill the path with rubble, the shoes will remain clean after working in the greenhouse.

Additional finishing of such a greenhouse is not required. You can start arranging the beds and building a path for easy access to all plants.

As you can see, a home greenhouse is not always very expensive. Perhaps a greenhouse from the remnants will not become the main decoration of your dacha, but it is definitely able to please you with excellent homemade vegetables when the season has not yet begun or has already ended.

Russia has vast territories that are located in different climatic zones. Climatic conditions in most of the country do not allow harvesting throughout the year.

The natural wisdom and ingenuity of the Russian people made it possible to significantly increase the vegetation period of plants. Productively using greenhouses of various shapes and designs, amateur gardeners got the opportunity to get an early and late harvest.

A more competent approach to the construction of a greenhouse will allow you to harvest throughout the year. In this article we will try to tell you how to make a greenhouse with your own hands.

Design features

A greenhouse made into reality with my own hands, occupies an important place on the summer resident's site. A self-made greenhouse does not mean that in terms of its functionality it will be less effective.

Photos and drawings of greenhouses for making your own hands can be viewed and studied on thematic sites. The design of the greenhouse, its shape, will depend on the purpose of the object.

The most popular materials for building greenhouses are fiberglass or galvanized metal. profile pipe, which performs the supporting role of the structure. Glass, polyethylene film, polycarbonate can be used as a coating.

The appearance of the greenhouse

Usually a greenhouse is designed for a botanical plant species. Factors such as the transmission of the light flux of the coating material and maintaining the required temperature inside the room are taken into account.

The shape of the greenhouse are:

with one slope. It could be winter Garden or greenhouse. A passage is provided along the entire length, usually adjacent to the southern wall of the house;
with two slopes. This is the most common form throughout Russia. Assumes a variety of options for internal arrangement;
in the form of a drop. Sufficiently stable design, but difficult to install;
domed. It has a very spectacular appearance with a modest consumption of materials;
polygonal shape. They look great on the garden plot of the cottage, they easily tolerate strong winds.

Greenhouse classification

Objects that maintain an artificial climate inside themselves can be classified as collapsible and stationary greenhouses. Folding greenhouses quickly enough occupied their niche in the market of gardeners.

The ultralight frame has unified parts that can be assembled and disassembled by a person without special training. The price of such a kit will not put serious pressure on the family budget.

The coating of this design is usually a special polyethylene film. With careful handling, it can be used for several years.

A kind of classic for summer residents is the stationary design of the greenhouse. In this case, the steel load-bearing frame rests on the foundation structure. Oven windows are arranged for ventilation, at regular intervals of wall glazing sections.

More greenhouses are divided by type characteristic features depending on the author of the project. The design of the greenhouse, the author of which is Kurdyumov, provides for watering the plants with a drip method. Also, greenhouses have the ability to maintain the desired range of temperature and humidity.

The design of the greenhouse, authored by Mitlider, is a solid structure made of natural wood. As a rule, such greenhouses are installed in the direction of the sun. This ensures the best illumination of plants.

Preparatory work

In order to make the simplest greenhouse manually, it is necessary to carry out the necessary preparatory measures.

When choosing a place for a greenhouse, one should be guided by the fact that there is no interference with direct sunlight. The site should be as flat as possible, it is desirable to have protection from the effects of strong winds.

It should be noted that you will need water for irrigation and electricity for lighting. Therefore, the greenhouse should be located on the site in an acceptable proximity to these sources.

Choosing the material for the frame of the greenhouse

Considering the choice of material for the supporting structure of the greenhouse, it should be noted that each of them is good in its own way. The following materials are considered the most popular today:

Wood. Wooden structures are easy to manufacture; professional skills of the performer are not required. Antiseptic treatment of the structure is required.

Aluminum. The low specific gravity of the metal and sufficient strength give the frame an aesthetic appearance, stability and durability. The high price of the profile is the main obstacle to wide application.

Plastic. The metal-plastic profile, due to its low specific gravity, sufficient strength, has gained popularity among summer residents. Relatively low price and high performance steel calling card this material.

Steel. Galvanized steel profiles are quite popular in the construction of greenhouses. Installation of a frame from a profiled galvanized pipe does not require special training and equipment. Under such a frame, it is necessary to arrange a strip foundation.

Installation of the supporting frame of the greenhouse and coating

The reliable design of the frame will be the key to protecting plants from the sultry rays of the sun and heavy rains.

After the concrete in the foundation has gained the necessary strength, you can prepare the frame elements for assembly. The elements of the lower belt and rack are bolted together.

The elements of the upper belt and roof slopes are sequentially connected into a spatial structure with rigid connections. front door located on the leeward south side.

To ensure effective vortex ventilation, it follows by placing opening windows in the roof structure.

When covering the greenhouse with your own hands from polycarbonate, the sheets are attached to the frame with anodized steel screws. A rubber seal is laid between the polycarbonate sheet and the frame element.

Glass coating is the most traditional material. However, high operating costs pushed it into the market of greenhouse materials.

The film covering differs in the low price and simplicity in work. It should be noted the low durability of this material.

Plumbing, electricity, greenhouse heating

After the frame of the greenhouse is completed, coating, ventilation, you can proceed with the installation electrical network, heating and water supply.

Given that the humidity in the greenhouse will be high, all electrical work must be carried out taking into account the requirements of the relevant norms and rules for performing special work.

Stove heating, electric energy, gas can be considered as a source of heat for the room. The issue of efficiency will depend on the regional location of the facility.

For productive work, it is desirable to bring water into the greenhouse. For this, they usually use plastic pipe 1.5 inches in diameter. The riser is located at the entrance to the room.

DIY greenhouse photo

50+ photos of open-top greenhouses

Below you can view a gallery of greenhouses with an opening lid that you can make yourself. We collected photos from all over the Internet, below we indicated the sources from which we were able to determine authorship.

Mounting methods

How to fix an opening greenhouse cover

How to fix arcs or PVC pipes of a greenhouse under a film

clamps

Insert into the ground
(A shockingly simple way!!!)

The way is that we plant pvc pipes on rebars driven into the ground. Instead of reinforcement, wooden rods can come off (enough for the season)

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How to fix the film on the greenhouse

The easiest version of a greenhouse made of PVC pipes

Highly simple design greenhouse. Easy to assemble and just as easy to take apart. It can be moved, enlarged, reduced.

It is cheap and easy to make .

Step by step photos. Click on them

How to make a greenhouse from willow or cedar branches.

Such a greenhouse is suitable for those who did not expect sudden frosts.

This mini greenhouse can be done in 45 minutes, according to the author of the photo.

For the manufacture of arcs, not PVC pipes were used, but cedar branches, but I think that willow branches will also come down in our conditions. The branches are tied together with a nylon thread (it doesn’t matter what) to give an arched shape. When the arcs of branches are stuck into the ground, a bar is attached on top of them to give one damage, which is also attached to each arc.
To move such a greenhouse to another place, the author advises to put two long bars along the bases of the arcs, then tie each arc to these bars. As a result, we get something like a stretcher. Taking such a stretcher from both ends, you can quite easily pull our greenhouse out of the ground and move it to another place.
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Telescopic greenhouse or greenhouse

And here is a very interesting version of a telescopic greenhouse or greenhouse. He shifted the arcs and nothing interferes, below you can see the attachment mechanism, click on it to enlarge.

DIY convertible greenhouse

See step-by-step photos of making such a greenhouse. First we make a pallet for the soil, then we make a frame on which we will attach the arcs, and which will recline. Then we fasten this frame to the pallet on the hinges and cover with a film.

Step by step photos of manufacturing.

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Straw or hay greenhouse.

As you can see, the photo shows a greenhouse, the walls of which are made of briquettes (or bales) of straw (hay). A frame with an opening top is simply piled on the walls of straw. The film rolls onto the bar. Such greenhouses are usually directed to the south. This design helps well when the slope of the soil in your area is directed to the north, in such cases the sun slightly heats the earth. Such a greenhouse will help you out in this situation.

(Dew Collector Greenhouse System by Roots Up)

The greenhouse condenses up to 80 liters of water per day!!!

Soon, thanks to such greenhouses, Ethiopia will flood the world with food. The greenhouse was created for dry countries to solve the problem of drought.
During the day, steam accumulates in the upper part of the greenhouse. When night falls, special valves open to draw in cold air, thanks to which the water vapor cools and condenses, after which the liquid enters a special storage tank.
Excess water left after watering can be used for drinking.

Portable greenhouse (greenhouse) from a barrel

Easy to make (45 minutes)

This portable greenhouse is suitable for growing seedlings, or plants such as parsley, cilantro, etc.

2 photos - we cut out square holes with a jigsaw in 1 quarter of the circumference of the barrel.
3 photos - a hole with a drill so that you can insert a jigsaw.
4 photos - holes in the bottom to drain water from the drainage.
5-6 photos - attach the handles on the sides for transfer.
7-12 photos we fix the film.
14 photos - drainage.

The greenhouse can be painted green color to blend in with the landscape

Portable film greenhouse

As you can see from the photo, the greenhouse has a lightweight version. It does not have a massive base; it is attached to the ground with reinforcement fixed to the base. It is carried as on a stretcher with the help of two long boards nailed to the base. It will be useful to the gardener when it becomes necessary to close some weak plants at the time of a cold snap.

How to make automatic opening of the windows in the greenhouse?

A very interesting and simple design of the automatic opening of the window, depending on weather conditions. The principle is as follows. Between the large (3 l) and small (0.5 l) cans there is a tube in the form of a communicating vessel. A large bank is suspended from the base of the greenhouse, and a small one - to the window. Moreover, the small one should be balanced with the window in such a way that with a minimum amount of water in it, the window should be closed. In a hermetically sealed large jar when the temperature in the greenhouse rises. water at the expense atmospheric pressure moves to a small jar, opening the window

A simple greenhouse option side opening .

As you can see, a very simple film greenhouse design. Such a greenhouse can be easily moved and put in a new place.

Dome greenhouse from pipe scraps

it's ugly but it works

The authors of the booth555.com blog have moved to new house and they had to carry out their own sewerage. As a result, they had a lot of pipe cuttings left, and they were used by an enterprising young family to create this greenhouse. The advantages of these pipes are that they are easy to bend and at the same time stable and easy to nail.

See step-by-step photos of creating a greenhouse.

As I understood from the translation of the article from English, the pipes are attached to wooden crossbars with adhesive tape. I didn’t really understand about the film, somehow the cuts of the film were fastened together, most likely the cord was threaded into the holes, and there is also a hint for 6 photos.

The film at the bottom is pressed against the ground with bricks, this makes it possible to lift the film up on hot days.

I could not translate the purpose of the star (in 4 photos), but I assumed that it was attached to the dome to give stability to the structure.

Write your options for assigning a star in the comments.

Lying greenhouse from a double-glazed window or a frame

The author of the blog doorgarden.com made such a recumbent greenhouse from glass door(double-glazed window), which accidentally got a stone from under the lawn mower.
According to the author, such a greenhouse allows him to collect greens for salads in January, well, America, I can’t say exactly which state it is.

Look at the drawing of this greenhouse. Everything is very simple. As you can see from the photo, the double-glazed window is not attached to any hinges, it just lies, resting against the side board from slipping.
A double-glazed window can be replaced with any large glass or window frame.

In summer, in hot weather, when there is no need for such a greenhouse, you can throw it over strawberries to protect the berries from birds.

Photo source: doorgarden.com

Attention!!! An important point about greenhouses from window frames

Whatever frames are at your disposal, the transparent roof must be made folding (lifting up), and not hinged or folding, as on the right in Fig. Through any vertical gap warm air will instantly evaporate and the plants will hit with cold, and the horizontal can be adjusted with props according to the weather and local conditions.

What should be the slope of the greenhouse cover?

Note: the optimal slope of the roof slope of a shed greenhouse from the vertical (90 degrees) is φ, where φ is the geographical latitude of the place; and (90 degrees)–φ is the angular height of the Sun at noon of the spring/autumn equinox. See below for a greenhouse with a heat storage.

Source of the last two paragraphs and photo: vopros-remont.ru

Cold greenhouse. (diagram-drawing)

DIY

Auto photo of this cold greenhouse Vince Babak growing vegetables for the school cafeteria wondered if it was possible to grow fresh vegetables early winter. After studying the literature on this topic, he created this winter cold greenhouse.

The greenhouse consists of wooden frame and glass lid. The glass of the lid should always be tilted to catch as many rays of the weak winter sun as possible.

The author claims that even in winter in sunny weather, this greenhouse can heat up to very high temperatures, so the lid must be able to open up. In order to regulate the temperature, a thermometer must be placed in the greenhouse (see photo 5), and it must also be a mechanism for fixing the open lid at different angles was made (see photo 4).

Vegetables that can be grown in early winter in a cold greenhouse

BUT still, the main secret of such a greenhouse is not in its device, but in the plants grown in it . These should be cold-tolerant plants. According to the author's research, there are five crops: spinach, green onion, mache, claytonia, and carrots can be grown successfully in the northern US. As well as arugula, Escarole, Mizuna, parsley, sorrel, European lettuce, mustard, spinach and turnips.

My advice: make a cardboard sheet, glued on one side with foil. At night, you can cover the greenhouse with this foil, which will reflect the heat coming from the ground back into the greenhouse.

Greenhouse made of window frame and hay

Greenhouse (greenhouse) In a plastic bottle

or "How to grow seedlings if the apartment is cold"

It often happens in our domestic apartments that for growing seedlings the room is not warm enough. The way out of this situation can be such a greenhouse in a plastic bottle.

When sunlight enters such a greenhouse, the air in the greenhouse begins to heat up. and stays warm for a very long time, even after sunset .

An important advantage will be high humidity inside the bottle and, which will be created by heating the pre-wetted soil. Such humidity significantly accelerates the process of maturation of seedlings.

The manufacturing process is simple : cut the bottle, rinse, place the soil with the seeds inside and seal tightly with tape.

How to make a quick do-it-yourself greenhouse

Wooden lattice greenhouse

The advantages of such a greenhouse:

- build quickly
- stable
- easy to manufacture

Minuses:

Not suitable for tall plants, can be used for growing early greens and seedlings.

Russian in-depth greenhouse on biofuels

About Russian pits

The simplest greenhouse is a lean-to, deepened into the ground, with biological heating. For its construction, a dry, well-lit and sheltered place is chosen. It is desirable that it be a low slope with a south direction. To protect the greenhouse from the wind, green spaces, fences or special reflective screens that are arranged on the north side can serve. Particularly useful are the swivel flat screens painted in white, which allow maximum use of solar energy. Backlighting with reflected light increases the temperature in the beds by 2-3 °, which is equivalent to transferring your site, for example, from the Moscow region to the black earth regions of the country: Lipetsk or Voronezh.

Note: Any flat baking sheet lined with aluminum foil can be used.

Construction begins with a strapping device around the perimeter of a greenhouse of four sanded logs with a diameter of 10-14 cm. The north side of the strapping should be slightly higher than the south. On the south side, a groove (quarter) is selected in the harness to stop the frames.

At one time, the Russian greenhouse was a revelation for European farmers. It was from the “Russian pits” that the nobility of that time received a green onion, lettuce, dill, parsley, radish, strawberries to the table in winter.

The pit is dug to a depth of 70 cm. In diameter, it has the shape of a trapezoid. In dense soils, the walls can not be fixed, and in loose and floating soils, fastening with horizontal boards is used. To prevent the greenhouse from being washed away by rains, a drainage groove is arranged around it, which can be closed with wooden shields that facilitate approaches.

Frames for a greenhouse are most convenient with a size of 160x105 cm. They are made from bars 6x6 cm, connected for strength with wooden studs, and then properly stained with weather-resistant varnish PF-166 (“6 = s”). Glasses are reinforced with putty or glazing bead. To drain rainwater, grooves are sawn in the lower bindings.

Biofuel in greenhouses is horse or cow dung. Horse is considered the best, it gives more heat. Harvest it in the fall. Manure is collected in piles and carefully insulated on all sides with straw, sawdust, peat and covered so that the manure does not freeze. In the spring, before stuffing the greenhouse, it is transferred to another, looser stack and warmed up. To do this, make several holes in it and pour it into each bucket hot water, after which the stack is covered with burlap or matting. After two to four days, when the manure warms up to a temperature of 50-60 °, a greenhouse is stuffed with it. A colder one is laid at the bottom, and a hot one is placed on top and from the sides. After sedimentation, after two or three days, a new portion is added. The manure should lie loosely, and only at the walls it is necessary to slightly compact it so that voids do not form.

Greenhouses - pits were usually made 3-4, which ensured year-round use: while 1 pit was warmed up after refueling, the rest produced products. An indispensable condition for the successful operation of the Russian greenhouse is the lining of the entire complex of pits with a clay castle with a drainage ditch, otherwise the biofuel will turn sour.

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After stuffing, the greenhouse is covered with frames and mats made of matting, straw or burlap. From above, on the heated manure, soil is poured - garden or soddy soil, compost or fertilized peat. On average, one frame needs 0.2 cubic meters. m of land. It is not recommended to exceed this amount, since under the weight of the earth the manure is compacted, the air flow to it is difficult, and it stops burning. For the same reason, do not over-moisten the soil.

A greenhouse of even such a simple design will make it possible to grow vegetables much ahead of schedule.

Greenhouse layout

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