How to make a greenhouse for cucumbers from scrap materials with your own hands
Cucumbers are one of the most common vegetables grown by almost all growers. It is no secret that cucumbers are a demanding crop and therefore it is necessary to create the most suitable conditions for their cultivation. To ensure an optimal microclimate, many gardeners create their own greenhouses. Therefore, before growing a vegetable, you need to familiarize yourself with how to make a greenhouse for cucumbers with your own hands.
Is it worth making a greenhouse yourself
Some vegetable growers are not sure what to do for cucumbers with their own hands from scrap materials. After all, in stores you can buy ready-made structures that will simply need to be installed in the place where the cucumbers will be grown. However, some vegetable growers still prefer to do everything on their own.
Of course, the purchased borage saves a person from most of the hassle associated with making a greenhouse on his own. In this case, you do not have to waste time on calculations, buying the necessary tools and assembling the structure. However, purchased greenhouses have a serious drawback - fixed sizes. Having bought a structure, you will not be able to independently change its shape and dimensions.
If you make a greenhouse for cucumbers from polycarbonate with your own hands, then you can make it the desired shape and size. That is why some still prefer to do everything on their own. However, before creating a homemade greenhouse for cucumbers, you will have to familiarize yourself with the features of its manufacture.
Varieties of designs
It is recommended that you familiarize yourself in advance with what designs of greenhouses for cucumbers exist. There are several of the most common greenhouse designs.
Arcuate
Most often, in the gardener's plots, there is a greenhouse made in the form of an arc. During its installation on the site, it will be necessary, at a distance of 0.5 m from each other, to install five arcs made of polypropylene pipes or iron fittings. Then they are covered with a covering material.
There is another option for making arched greenhouses. Their frame can be made of boards, to which an arc-shaped frame will then be connected. Some gardeners use horizontal slats to strengthen the entire structure.
Such a borage has one serious advantage - it can be transferred to a warm room in winter, and taken out to the garden again in the spring.
Wooden mobile
If there is a lot of excess wood in the country, then you can build a greenhouse from wood. An easy-to-install and convenient greenhouse can be made of this material, which, if necessary, can be easily moved to another place. Many gardeners use wooden products in early spring or winter, when the soil has not completely thawed out and it is still difficult to stick arcs into it.
During the manufacture of the greenhouse, small lattices are made from the harvested wood blocks. Then a frame is created from them, on which the covering material will be fixed.
Wooden simple
A simple vertical do-it-yourself cucumber greenhouse is made from boards or small blocks of wood. First, a base is built with boards and a frame is made of bars. After that, the entire structure is covered with a dense film and covered with polycarbonate. The dimensions of such a wooden greenhouse can be different. If there is not a lot of free space in the garden, then you can make a small structure that can be installed in the yard.
Iron
Metal products are considered the most durable, so they can be used for several seasons to grow cucumbers. These greenhouses are made from pipes or metal corners. All elements are connected to each other by welding or bolts.
From frames
Window frame greenhouses are made from unnecessary windows that will no longer be used anywhere else. The main advantages of such structures are ease of manufacture and lack of material costs.
How to make a greenhouse out of wood
To make a wooden greenhouse for cucumbers reliable, you need to understand the manufacturing process. The process of its creation consists of several successive stages.
Wireframe creation
At the initial stage of construction, a structure frame is created. Before its production, the height of the greenhouse and its dimensions are determined. For cucumbers, it is recommended to make a greenhouse with dimensions of 2 x 1 m. After determining the height of the greenhouse for cucumbers, you can start working. First, the device of the lower frame is thought over. It should be created from bars with dimensions of 40 x 40 mm. For their fastening, special small grooves are created, which during the connection will be combined and fastened with self-tapping screws.
The side posts are also made of 40 x 50 mm wooden bar. They are attached to the previously created lower frame using self-tapping screws and metal corners. Intermediate struts are added for structural strength.
Frame installation
The fabricated frame must be installed on the base. To prepare the base for the greenhouse structure, it is necessary to get rid of the top layer of the earth. After that, the site is covered with a layer of sand about 5-10 cm thick.
Wooden boards are laid out on the sand and fastened with construction corners. From above, on the laid out boards, the frame is mounted. When everything is installed, the wooden surfaces will have to be treated with an antiseptic.
Installation of polycarbonate
After installing the frame, the shelter is covered with polycarbonate. It is installed on all walls of the structure. However, if the greenhouse is located near a wall, then the back can be upholstered with plywood or boards.
Before installation, the material must be cut to match the dimensions of the walls. To do this, you can use a metal saw or a special jigsaw. The polycarbonate is attached to the walls with self-tapping screws.
Film installation
Lastly, the top of the structure is covered with a film. Before installation, the material must be cut to match the width and length of the greenhouse frame. The cut film is placed on top of the structure and pressed against it with a small wooden block, which is attached to the frame with self-tapping screws.
How can you build a greenhouse for cucumbers from frames
A greenhouse for growing cucumbers from old frames is made if it is necessary to plant early varieties in winter. For this, the frame is insulated and dug into the ground.
Trench creation
It is recommended to prepare the trench in early spring, when all the snow has melted and the topsoil has completely thawed. To install a greenhouse, a hole about 100 cm wide and 50 cm long will be enough. If the trench is to be made on an area with loose soil, then it will have to be strengthened with boards.
Filling the trench
You must immediately add top dressing to the created trench. To do this, straw mixed with manure is added to it. Then all this is covered with soil and thoroughly mixed. A thin layer of straw is re-scattered from above, which will prevent weeds from growing in the trench.
Wireframe creation
The frame of the building is made of red brick, slate or wood. However, thick wooden beams are most often used for this. They are interconnected in such a way as to form a triangular greenhouse. The outer walls of the greenhouse are sprinkled with a small amount of straw or peat to improve thermal insulation. Some use pressed straw to relieve stress from window frames.
Installation of frames
The prepared frame is covered from above with unnecessary window frames. If they are installed on a wooden structure, then door or window hinges can be used during fastening. This will allow you to periodically air the greenhouse with cucumbers.
Mini greenhouse
In vegetable gardens with a small amount of free space, you can put a mini greenhouse. First you need to mark the area where the structure will stand. Then a small hole is made into which a greenhouse will be installed. Its depth should be no more than 30-40 cm, but some make it smaller. In the corners of the dug trench, wooden columns with a height of 70-80 cm are installed.
The bottom of the pit is covered with a net and a special geotextile to protect the cucumbers from weeds and rodents. After that, the frame of the greenhouse is made. The simplest version of the frame is a gable roof, covered with ordinary plastic wrap. The wireframe is then attached to the previously set columns.
Conclusion
Many vegetable growers want to please guests in spring with a fresh cucumber on the table. To get a harvest of cucumbers in early spring, you have to grow them in special greenhouses. It is quite simple to make such a structure yourself. To do this, it is enough to select the desired type of construction and familiarize yourself with its manufacture.
