Greenhouses from polycarbonate find the increasing popularity at summer residents. On every third garden site it is possible to see such design. Many are convinced that similar greenhouses have no minuses. In practice it turns out that there are enough shortcomings.
Polyethylene, glass or polycarbonate
The hotbed covered with polyethylene film, the glazed or polycarbonate greenhouse. What to choose? Many summer residents, sooner or later, ask such question.
Polycarbonate greenhouses have begun mass gaining the country market about 10 years ago. Every year admirers of such designs become more and more. But there are among gardeners also those who do not accept wonderful constructions.
Advantages of polycarbonate greenhouses
If to compare polycarbonate greenhouses to polyethylene hotbeds and the glazed analogs, then the first are much more durable. The material used during their creation is not afraid of wind, rain, does not burst at strong heat and low temperatures. One more important plus is that modern greenhouses well pass light.
Shortcomings of polycarbonate greenhouses
Polycarbonate is one of types of plastic. At considerable heating, material extends, at sharp cooling is narrowed. Over time it leads to problems with tightness of the greenhouse.
Through 4-5 seasons at inaccurate operation, the surface of polycarbonate can become covered by scratches. It will not make plasticity less hardy, however will negatively affect transparency level. Plants will receive less light, so will not be able fully to develop.
Once you consider that polycarbonate, perfectly lets in solar energy the greenhouse, and quickly allows to let out her. At strong heat of plasticity heats up, in design of oxygen becomes much less. Green plantings begin to feel discomfort.
During frosts this type of plastic is quickly cooled that negatively affects plants. This problem is solved. For the night the greenhouse can be covered with spunbond. So call eco-friendly polypropylene material.
In the winter summer residents should create snowdrifts in the greenhouse independently. Otherwise, in the spring this allotment will be insufficiently moistened.
Utilization of the old greenhouse
The plants which are releasing polycarbonate greenhouses, most often, give them guarantee in 15 years. However according to the experts, the quality goods can serve also more than 20 years. It depends on durability of material and thrift of the summer resident.
With utilization of the polycarbonate which has served the term there are problems. For its processing it is not enough who undertakes, respectively this not eco-friendly material goes to dump.
Before stopping the choice on the polycarbonate greenhouse, it is important to weigh all pluses and minuses, and then to captiously choose goods, then country acquisition will please for many years.