The hotbed is design which allows to achieve optimal conditions for growth of vegetable cultures. Designs of hotbeds there is huge set, but the easiest way to make hotbed consists in use of strong framework and ukryvny material.
The organization of work on installation of hotbed will require absolutely small amount of standard tools and inexpensive materials for work. Total price of ready hotbed will be much lower, than at construction of more difficult designs. Time for production will be required also very little.
Hotbeds from arches with ukryvny material consist of rather strong framework and any auxiliary material which covers framework.
As parent material for framework the metal section can be used. Practically any metal will approach, however it would be very good to use the aluminum shape. It easy is also not subject to corrosion. In addition, it is possible to apply metalplastic material or, in other words, modern water pipes to giving from metalplastic. They lungs are also just mounted by means of reducing sockets.
The framework will consist of number of parallel arches. Arches will also be fastened among themselves and recorded on the earth. One arch can have any any form. It is convenient to give it either form of semicircle or P-shaped look.
The material applied to hotbed roof or ukryvny material are normal film which can be bought in any household shop. It is possible to use also polycarbonate, but as hotbeds are most often made of arches folding, and it is much better to choose material as ukryvny convenient for mounting. It can be either standard greenhouse film, or special breathing ukryvny material.
As door it is possible to use design like ""pocket"". It is possible to make it on lightning, toggles or just free.
Production of hotbed
The hotbed can be made of arches of ukryvny material in several hours. For work it is required to buy any strong, but pliable material for arches and some material which will be used as tent.
For saving of time it is possible not to draw the drawing, to do marking on arches. The flexibility of all design allows to modify it over a wide range therefore only the tape measure and pencil for marking will be required.
The first to delomsdelayta one arch, and then repeat its production the necessary number of times. The quantity of arches pays off proceeding from density of ukryvny material. The it is stronger, the smaller quantity of arches can be used. To optimum leave distance between arches about 50 cm.
It is convenient to carry out arches in the form of letter "P". The easiest to make such design of profile, without having at hand the rolling mill. All arches which you will make need to be fastened in addition with each other with tube sections. At least, the pipe has to pass on extreme top edges of letter "P". It is possible to strengthen also the lower edges and to make H-shaped cross-pieces.
If there is desire to make semicircular arches, then it will be required to find some big barrel by means of which it will be possible to give the form to arch.
It is convenient to bolt design, having drilled through holes, or by means of couplings. Also podoydyt thick cable couplers. But at the same time all framework will have some backlash.
Each leg dugiv to form of letter "P" has to be recorded on the earth. It is for this purpose convenient to use peg with site for fastening. Normal wooden pegs to which it is possible to fasten by means of the normal self-tapping screw arch leg and also special preparations of any form will approach. Each peg needs to be hammered in the earth on 20-30 cm.
On parnikeudobno to fix film by means of so-called cable couplers. However, if not to lay thin film special strengthening, at strong wind ukryvny material can just blow off all. Therefore before piercing material tie, use water adhesive tape with which it is necessary to glue the pulled together site. Also, it is possible to use classical method of fastening of tent. The clamping rail which is attracted to framework by bolts or couplers is made and puts pressure upon the extensive area of tent. Such rail can be made of any improvised material.
In parnikmozhno not to make door, having replaced it with normal piece of film. The film can be supplied with normal lightning and then the improvised hermetic entrance turns out.
In view of construction feature, with ukryvny material it is better not to do high hotbeds of arches. If height of hotbed appears more than 150 cm, it is necessary to take care of strong framework which is very difficult for making in house conditions.
Ready hotbeds from ukryvny material. Merits and demerits
The hotbed with ukryvny material has the mass of advantages. It is light-weight quickly precast structure which can be removed and established easily each new season. Use of such design manages cheap and extremely conveniently.
When comparing with "capital" hotbed, the combined option has the mass of advantages. It does not demand secondary service all season and is convenient that it can move on all site. It allows to use more effectively the limited territory on the seasonal dacha.
If you have no opportunity to make hotbed independently, then it is possible to buy ready hotbed. It is very simple to collect it and the person who never had to work in this direction will even easily cope with installation.
It is possible to refer to shortcomings of similar hotbed, perhaps, bad stability of all design. If strong wind rises or there will pass the hail, then the stationary hotbed will cope with similar loading much easier. Similar revelries of elements often are the reason of full breakage of all design of figurative hotbed.