A person buying a plot of land plans to grow early varieties of vegetables or berries. To do this, you need a greenhouse. But not every beginner gardener or gardener can afford such costs for its acquisition. There is a way out: you can independently make a greenhouse from arcs with covering material. This is what will be discussed in this article.
Design advantages
- Greenhouses from arches with covering material are easy to install in any corner of the garden or kitchen garden.
- They do not need additional ventilation.
- Moisture is evenly distributed over the beds with seedlings and held for several days.
- Greenhouses protect plants from frost that occur in spring, especially at night.
- The design moves easily from one place to another.
- Plastic pipes for making a greenhouse are cheaper.
- Greenhouses from arches with covering material do not have a lot of weight, which allows you to independently cope with the installation and dismantling.
- They can be used repeatedly and conveniently stored due to the compact design.
- For placement on the site does not require a foundation.
What is a nonwoven covering material?
This is a coating of synthetic yarns, the thickness and color of which depend on the purpose. Polypropylene yarns interconnected by a special substance are mainly used. Greenhouses made of arcs with covering material made of synthetic fibers protect plants from direct sunlight. Non-woven material comes in different shades. To cover the greenhouses, white is used. It protects plants from rain, snow and frost.
Benefits of Nonwovens
- Let in air.
- They have a shadow effect, due to which the fruits ripen faster and their productivity increases.
- Seed germination is increasing.
- There is the possibility of early sowing or planting of any crop.
- In autumn, snow cover is replaced, due to which plants are reliably protected from frost.
- Able to withstand a powerful layer of snow without damage.
- During the hot period, they protect the soil from drying out, preserving moisture in it.
- They are light weight and low cost.
- They have an extended service life.
Varieties of greenhouse cover
- Polyethylene film is the most common material that can transmit light well, protect plants from heavy rains, strong winds and keep heat in the greenhouse. In film greenhouses, plants calmly tolerate small frosts, up to seven degrees below zero. The disadvantage is the need for regular ventilation of the greenhouse and watering the plants, since the film does not allow air to pass through and does not retain moisture in the soil. Another disadvantage is the accumulation of condensate on the film inside the greenhouse and a short service life. This material does not withstand the load, even precipitation, quickly breaks. It lasts for one season.
- Greenhouses from arcs with covering material from a reinforced film calmly withstand the load of precipitation. What kind of material is this? This is polyethylene with fiberglass mesh inserted into it. It is much stronger and more durable than a plastic film, although it is less ductile and passes light worse.
- Currently, the industry produces a film that converts the spectrum of solar radiation. This contributes to the rapid growth and increase of plant resistance to frost and overheating.
- A more modern nonwoven greenhouse shelter is spunbond. Its density is different. To cover greenhouses, a material with a density of seventeen grams per square meter is used. Spanbond protects plants from frost.
- Cellular polycarbonate is very popular among gardeners and gardeners. It has flexibility, transparency, lightness. It keeps heat well.
DIY greenhouse made of plastic pipes
Many summer residents are interested in greenhouses from arcs with covering material. Reviews in this situation are of great importance. A person begins to be interested in this topic. He studies information from the Internet and print media, consults with neighbors and relatives. Building a greenhouse on your own is easy. For the manufacture of the construction you will need a polypropylene hose with thick walls. If it is not in the household, you can buy it in a store; it is inexpensive. First, arcs are prepared: the hose is cut into equal lengths of length. Each approximately five meters. The hose is soft, then it needs to be reinforced, that is, to push the rod from the willow inside. This will give the workpiece elasticity.
Now, stakes of wood or metal are cut fifty centimeters long and driven into the ground in two rows arranged in parallel. Then arcs are put on these pins: one end on one pin, the other on the opposite. The distance between the driven stakes should not be less than the step length of a person. For the reliability of the structure, the junction of the arc with the pin can be intercepted with a clamp and tightened more tightly, after making longitudinal notches at the ends of each of the pipes.
It remains to tighten the frame. For this, a plastic film or covering material is used. The design is ready for use. This is how greenhouses are constructed from arches with covering material with their own hands. Note to the owner: the length of the greenhouse can be any, it depends on how many arcs you put.
Often the area on which the structure is installed is blown by strong winds. For reliability at the ends, you can install supports made of wood.
How to make a greenhouse from metal arcs?
Let's turn to the history. When a person had a need to build a greenhouse, individual parts for him were not sold in stores. They simply were not manufactured industrially. Greenhouses with covering material, reviews of which at that time least worried people, built independently from what was on the farm. No matter what material the greenhouse covers, the main thing is that the plants are protected from the weather. The easiest way was to find old metal pipes and adapt them to your design. It is no accident that the choice was made in favor of this material. After all, each owner wanted to build such a shelter for plants that would last a long time. And metal is a strong and durable material. Therefore, it is used today.
Arcs can be made from pieces of wire that are always found in the house. They are bent and stuck in the ground. Instead of wire, metal rods, fittings, profiles, or water pipes are used for structural reliability. Of course, they cannot be bent by hands. Have to do this work on the machine or using a welding machine. Arcs are installed on the basis of a solid beam, in which holes are preliminarily made. Each arc on both sides is bolted. It remains to stretch the film or covering material - and you can use the design for its intended purpose. It turns out that very quickly and at no particular cost greenhouses are built from arcs with covering material. Photos of several options are presented to your attention in the article.
Greenhouse Arc Requirements
- They should be easy to operate: easy to handle, weigh a little and not disappoint with their size.
- Bend effortlessly. It is better to choose a material that is well deformed.
- The materials must be durable, otherwise there will be problems with the tension of the film. It will not be possible to assemble and bandage in the right places.
- Greenhouses from arches, created with their own hands, must be reliable and serve for a long time, because they are not built for one year.
- If you follow these characteristics of the material, then it is easy to choose. For example, reinforcement that bends without much effort, or plastic pipes that do not have a wear period. But, if possible, you can combine these two materials. If the reinforcement is inserted into a plastic pipe, an ultra-strong and durable arc is obtained, which withstands a large load and gives strength to the entire structure. The upper pipe will protect the reinforcement from premature aging and protect the film from grinding.
Varieties of arcs
- For the manufacture of an arched frame, plastic pipes are most often used. They are inexpensive, not oxidized, they are easy to bend, cut, drill.
- Another starting material is polypropylene. Pipes made of it are rigid with thick walls. They are not easy to bend into an arc and secure. They are used mainly for small greenhouses, where the angle of bending is small.
- The most unsuitable arcs are made of metal-plastic pipes. The fact is that they bend easily. But if you put pressure on the arc, it does not restore its shape. Therefore, your greenhouse will not be beautiful and symmetrical for long.