Vertical ridges with their own hands

Collecting a high yield from a small plot of land - the dream of every gardener.The idea of ​​using plastic pipes as vertical beds can increase the yield of ten times, saving precious weave.

This methodperfect for growing strawberries, cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, ornamental plants.In winter, the vertical ridges of plastic pipes with perennials enough to lay flat on the ground and hide.

Make vertical beds with their own hands is not difficult.Let us consider the step by step instructions.

pipe Choice

First you need to determine the choice of the diameter and length of the pipe.From these values ​​depend on both the quality and quantity of the future harvest.

For example, you make the vertical beds for cucumbers from a pipe diameter of 10 cm, only one hole in each row.When planting flowers, you can make two holes.If the diameter of 15 cm, the number of holes in a row, respectively, may be increased to three.The size of the holes is chosen individually for each type of plant.In the case of cucumbers enough window of 6x7 cm.

choosing the length of plastic pipe, it should be noted that 1/5 of it is dug into the ground.

cutting holes

After the pipe for future beds are selected, we proceed to the calculation and cutting holes.

With roulette do markup pipe as follows: stretch the tape measure lengthwise, dividing the section of the tube into 4 pieces.Then we fix the level of the ground and make uniform the cross marks, noting the series.The height of the rows when planting vegetables - 30 - 40 cm is sufficient for colors 20 - 30 cm. The marker mark the place of the cut.

To cut the holes, you can use a circular drill or jigsaw.For the jigsaw can use a template out of cardboard.

instillation of plastic pipes in the ground

After a pit dug desired depth and a little wider than the diameter of the pipe, fix it with gravel, rocks and soil.Inside the pipe Gravel ground level.

If the vertical bed is installed in the house for year-round harvest, you can place it in a bucket or flowerpot, strengthened so as to avoid tipping.

Watering

Ideal vertical beds irrigation - drip irrigation.For this the plastic pipe is inserted into an irrigation hose, the direction of its (top or bottom) is irrelevant and depends rather on summer resident needs.

If you are unable to install drip irrigation watering, you can do the traditional watering, pouring water into the upper opening of the pipe and allowing it to flow down.

Filling soil and planting

Filling pipe ground occurs simultaneously with the planting of seedlings.It should be very careful with compost and fertilizer, as a high risk to burn the roots.

start to fall asleep soil to the level of the first hole.Carefully place the bush, we continue to fill the earth, until we reach the next window.Thus, planting is from the bottom up until the entire pipe is filled with soil.

If the vertical bed planted with different species of plants, it should be borne in mind that many of them, especially strawberries, cucumbers, tomatoes, tend to curl down, drowning is the other plants.It is better to seat them in the lower tier.

So, we told how to make vertical beds, allowing even where there is virtually no land to harvest all year round.Indeed, this method is unique.

installing home, in a greenhouse or on your site, vertical ridges, as in the photo, you need to take care of the lighting.The more sunlight from all sides, the longer and more will delight our bed and crop flowering.

Below you can watch a video on how to make the vertical beds with their own hands.

Video manufacturing vertical beds with their hands