How to equip a polycarbonate greenhouse inside

What must be required

The height of the polycarbonate greenhouse should be such that nothing prevents the summer resident from caring for the plants, and the climbing plants have enough space.

Inside, depending on the width, there should be two or three beds and paths between them. The width of the bed is calculated in such a way that it is possible to care for the plants without stepping onto the soil. Therefore, in narrower greenhouses, the beds are placed along the walls and made with a maximum width of one meter. If the greenhouse is wide, then the garden bed in the center can be made up to one and a half meters wide. The paths should be about 50 cm. But the arrangement of the greenhouse inside is not only the beds, but also heating, ventilation and watering.

Heating of a polycarbonate greenhouse is usually carried out by solar lighting. This is enough to grow good yields. For better light transmission, the walls and roof should be cleaned at least twice a season. For better heat accumulation, the northern side of the greenhouses is painted black.

But, if the greenhouse is used for growing seedlings or early vegetables, which means that work begins in it even in winter, additional heating is indispensable. For example, you can install a warm floor in a capital greenhouse.

Ventilation of greenhouses can be carried out in manual mode; for this, several vents must be provided in the design, which can be opened during the day. It is important to remember that ventilation with an open door and a window open opposite it is a draft, which, on the contrary, is harmful to plants. The best option is one or two open vents on the side wall. In addition, there are various automatic ventilation systems on sale specifically for greenhouses - in case there is a summer resident who cannot check the condition of the plants and the temperature in the greenhouse every day.

Watering plants is most conveniently done using an automatic system. Through it, you can also apply fertilizers in liquid form.

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Shelving tips

Arrangement of a greenhouse for growing seedlings is the installation of racks and shelves. In addition, you can combine - at the lower level, leave the beds with low-growing plants, and make racks above. Due to the ability of polycarbonate to transmit the maximum amount of sunlight, there will be enough lighting for all plants.

Shelves allow you to use the space to the maximum, because they can be made two or three tiers. In width, the racks are similar to the width of the beds - that is, about eighty centimeters with access from one side and up to one and a half meters if there is access from both sides. It makes sense to put sectional racks - these can be easily taken out of the greenhouse and returned back if the plants on which they are planted require outdoor hardening.

The main tier of shelving is the one on which work with plants, transplanting and picking will take place.It should be comfortable for the summer resident, first of all, in height. The best option is the same height as the kitchen table.

Under the rack you can store the necessary inventory or agrochemistry.

Beds and paths

The width of the path in a polycarbonate greenhouse is determined by two parameters. As maximum useful use of the interior space is required, the track should not be too wide. On the other hand, especially for large greenhouses, the path cannot be too narrow for a wheelbarrow to drive, for example, with a tomato crop.

In this case, the paths should be made of non-slip material - perhaps from boards or bricks. Leaving the paths unpaved is irrational, since when watering the greenhouse, especially high beds, water can accumulate on such paths. In a capital greenhouse, you can arrange paths with a slight slope and a drain along the edge.

The beds are the main element of any greenhouse. It will be optimal to make high beds, with a minimum height of twenty to twenty-five centimeters above the greenhouse floor. The benefit of these beds is that they warm up better and can be filled with properly prepared soil. The problematic place of high beds is too good drainage, which will cause them to need to be watered more often.

To set up a high bed, the landing site must be fenced with a curb of boards, tiles or slate with a height of twenty-five centimeters, and the fence, which will subsequently exert serious pressure on the soil layer, must be fixed. The easiest option is to drive the pegs along the entire bed, on both sides of the curb. The pool obtained in this way must be laid with a fine-mesh net to protect against pests, then covered with prepared soil mixture.

Soil requirements for each plant species are different. Of course, you can find ready-made greenhouse mixes suitable for a particular crop in gardening stores, but this is an expensive pleasure. Therefore, most summer residents prefer to prepare the soil with their own hands, mixing garden soil, humus, sand, peat, sawdust and other additives in the right proportions. Regardless of the composition of the soil mixture, it must be steamed before use in the greenhouse to destroy harmful microorganisms.

In the event that climbing plants are planted on the garden bed, supports must be provided for them.

Other decor

The arrangement of the greenhouse in the capital version also provides for a quarantine zone, storage space for inventory and other additional features.

The easiest way to set up a quarantine zone is to use an aquarium. When adding new seedlings or plant pots to the greenhouse, make sure that the plants themselves are healthy and that the soil is not contaminated with harmful microorganisms. For this, the “newbies” are kept in a completely isolated area. You can assemble it yourself from profiles and glass or polycarbonate, or you can use a ready-made aquarium. The only requirement for the quarantine zone is that it should be located in the coolest and shaded place of the greenhouse so that the plants inside do not overheat.

Sometimes additional lighting is required in the greenhouse. For example, infrared lamps. For adult plants, this is too expensive a pleasure, but the benefits for seedlings are undeniable.

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