As soon as possible to receive harvest, it is necessary to worry about seedling in advance. It is possible to grow up it in specially equipped greenhouse. It will provide normal microclimate for development of young plants and will allow to plant them on the constant place at the end of spring. The winter greenhouse it is possible to make with own hands, it will allow to save significantly.
How to build the winter greenhouse
Normal hotbeds allow to save plants from night frosts, wind gusts, cold rain. However they are unsuitable for winter – polyethylene without heater is not able to keep normal microclimate. The best option for year-round greenhouses – the cellular polycarbonate strengthened on timber or metal frame construction.
The winter greenhouse surely is established on the base. To make it warmer, the design is buried on half-meter and more. The most convenient option – the continuous or dot footing with filling by peskotsementny mix. It is reliable, strong, additional strengthenings will not be required.
The design is collected from bar of various thickness or ready metal pipes. It is necessary to prepare elements for assembly of framework in advance. Parts will be necessary for long and end walls, roof, doors and transoms for airing. Parts connect among themselves self-tapping screws and metal plates.
The best option for the winter greenhouse – small construction with one door in face and double-pitch roof. It can be made split-level, it will facilitate descent of snow and will improve insolation. It is not necessary to do the greenhouse too spacious, on it too many materials will leave, besides expenses on heating will increase. For seedling distillation at the edges establish racks on which pallets with the earth are located. Such arrangement saves the place and allows to grow up large number of plants at the same time.
It is necessary to sheathe framework quality cellular polycarbonate. Double-glazed windows or film will not approach, they insufficiently effectively keep heat. In the greenhouse establish illumination, at multirow placement of lamp fix on each tier. It is possible to equip the system of autowatering, it will simplify care for plants. The door in the winter greenhouse becomes double, doing not pass cold air.
If it is necessary to grow up only couple of dozen plants, it is possible to use the room greenhouse for seedling. It is done of polyethylene on timber or plastic frame construction. It is possible to place such small greenery on verandah or the glazed loggia.
How to save on heating
The most expensive article – ensuring the necessary temperature. Experts advise to think over the combined heating which is cutting down costs on electricity. One wall of the greenhouse can adjoin the house, the shed, the summer kitchen or other construction. It will block access of cold air and will not interfere with normal insolation.
Under soil stack layer of the rerotting manure mixed with the crushed straw. This natural fuel not only warms up beds, but also serves as additional power supply for seedling. For heating it is possible to use wood-fired or coal furnaces. In this case it is necessary to design flues. If temperature outside not too low, also the normal electric heaters established about end walls approach. They dry air therefore in the greenhouse install tanks with water. She creates normal microclimate and is used for watering. Will help to increase temperature also tanks with the divorced mullein which will be suitable for additional power supply of seedling.