Greenhouse for seedlings, made by hand from scrap materials, a great alternative to ready-made plant structures.
Their cost is much lower, and their construction is quite simple and can be done by any land owner who does not even have special construction skills.
When to put?
It is impossible to name the number exactly when the construction of a greenhouse for seedlings is recommended. It all depends on the air temperature. At night she must be not below 7 degrees, and in the afternoon 12-13 degrees This temperature comes somewhere in the middle of April.
By this time it is advisable to carry out preparatory work for the construction of a greenhouse. At the onset of the optimum air temperature, the greenhouse is covered finally for warming up the soil.
Choosing a place
Place must be maximum protected from the wind and at the same time open to sunlight. The shade of the trees will prevent the germination of seeds and the growth of seedlings. Plants in such conditions will stretch and weaken.
Should choose the site that first of all freed from the snow. The soil at this place at the onset of the optimum air temperature is already warmed up better than in other places, which means it will be easier to bring it to the required for planting. It is also necessary to build a greenhouse at the highest pointso that it does not have access to melt water.
Greenhouse parameters
First of all, the design should provide the seedlings with the conditions for development in case of insufficiently warm weather.
The coating material should provide light access to the plants and at the same time protect plants from exposure to low air temperatures. In addition, plants in the greenhouse are protected from pests and rodents.
Greenhouse for seedlings also must be easy and mobile for quick installation and move it around the site. The design should also provide the most convenient access to the plants. Each gardener chooses the maximum width of the structure based on their own height for ease of caring for plants.
IMPORTANT! A greenhouse differs from a stationary greenhouse primarily in size. In the absence of additional heating, the height and width of it should be small, so that the soil warms up faster and is ready for planting vegetables. The air in a high greenhouse is quite difficult to warm up.
Photos of several greenhouses for seedlings that can be made by hand:
Mini greenhouse
The best results of growing seedlings can be achieved in a deep mini-greenhouse on a wooden frame. It is based on a rectangular box made of planks or wooden beams. This structure is buried in the ground. From above, the construction can be covered with an old window frame or a rack frame covered with a film or polycarbonate sheet.
One side of such a greenhouse is made higher, which provides better access of sunlight to the plants. Such a greenhouse is the warmest. In the case of short-term spring frosts, it is easy to cover it with additional covering material or even old blankets, and your seedlings will be protected from the cold.
IMPORTANT! If you additionally make a warm garden bed in such a greenhouse, then it will be possible to carry out the landing as early as possible, which means that the seedlings will get stronger and will be ready for planting in open ground before anything else. The top is made in the form of an opening cover attached to the hinges.
A mini-greenhouse for seedlings with your own hands can also be made from lath frames sheathed in polycarbonate. It turns out completely transparent box, which is attached directly to the garden.
Arc
How to make a greenhouse for seedlings with your own hands? Structures on the frame of the arcs - the most simple and easy to install. The frame is made of pipes of various materials (metal profile, plastic pipes, wire). It is even possible to use the old hose, in which the wicker bars are inserted.
To give the desired shape to metal arcs, you need a special tool - a pipe bender, but plastic or polypropylene pipes bend easily enough with your hands.
Metal arc up to 2 meters long stuck directly into the ground. For plastic arcs, it is advisable to install a wooden rectangular box and fix the pipes on it. As an option, the pipes are put on metal or wooden pegs stuck into the ground.
The distance between the arcs is necessary to do 50-60 centimeters, with more coverage will sag.
To strengthen the frame under the extreme arc can be set wooden bars equal to their height.
A polyethylene film or non-woven material is used for the top coating of arc frames. And in early cultivationwhen the air temperature is not high enough the film is used, because under it the earth warms up much faster than under the covering material.
IMPORTANT! It is preferable to use a reinforced or bubble-air film, because it is much stronger than usual and due to the thickness and design retains heat better.
As plants grow, the film is replaced with a covering nonwoven material to ensure maximum air access to them. In addition, under a plastic film plants can begin to burn from overheating.
Cover material is mounted on top of the arcs. DFor fixing, you can wear pieces of soft hose on the archescut along or pipe holders for pipe installation. For the convenience of opening the film along the edge, you can attach a long rail to which the covering material will be screwed.
How to quickly make a greenhouse out of scrap materials with your own hands, you can look at this video:
What to grow?
The seedling greenhouse is suitable for tomatoes, peppers, eggplants. It is a picking of plants sown in room conditions. If it additionally made a warm bed, the landing dates are shifted to an earlier time. You can plant seedlings upon reaching night temperatures in it not less than 16-17 degrees.
Directly to the greenhouse can sow middle and late cabbage. Since this culture is able to grow at a temperature of 10-15 degrees. But at home, cabbage seedlings are not recommended to grow, as it is drawn out of lack of light
After planting seedlings in open ground, greenhouses can be used for growing undersized vegetable crops or cucumbers.
Make a simple greenhouse for seedlings on your site under the power of any summer resident. Take the time and money to make it, and you will get strong, seasoned seedlings that will give you maximum yield.
