Experts say that home greenhouses and greenhouses can significantly increase the yield obtained from the summer cottage, almost three times. This will require not so much: desire and materials at hand, which are found in the household of each person.
At the moment, there are many simple designs. Depending on the number of plants grown, a mini-greenhouse for seedlings can be arranged on the balcony, in the garden or near the house. Some designs can be placed on window sills.
Greenhouse requirements
A mini-greenhouse for seedlings should create the best conditions for plants to grow, while providing a comfortable microclimate, humidity, lighting, temperature, as well as nutrition. The design should harmoniously fit into the surrounding landscape or the interior. At the same time, easy access to plants for watering and weeding is mandatory.
The mini-greenhouse must be strong enough to withstand more than one cycle of planting and growing seedlings. Of course, this does not indicate that it will be necessary to erect a capital structure from polycarbonate, glass or brick. Such designs require large physical and material costs. In some areas it will be quite enough to build an easily erected greenhouse.
How to make a mini greenhouse for seedlings
To build a structure from pipes, you will need to purchase only a film. As for the rest of the materials, you can easily find them in your household. For example, frame pipes can be used from the last time, of course, if any. In extreme cases, you can ask your neighbors or replace them with ordinary arcs of wire. If this option does not fit, then you can make them yourself.
It can be ordinary pipes made of plastic, which remained after repair, ordinary steel wire or reinforcement. In this case, you can use wooden bars. Of course, using this material will result in a rectangular frame.
Greenhouse installation
So that mini-greenhouses for growing seedlings do not turn out to be small, it is worthwhile to determine their sizes in advance. Only after that it is possible to build a low frame from the boards, which will correspond to the height of the beds. Then along the perimeter should be placed arcs. They are best placed at a short distance from each other.
After that, the frame can be covered with plastic wrap. A mini-greenhouse for growing seedlings can be made more sustainable. To do this, connect the arcs and the wooden frame by linking them.
Why exactly the film
For a mini-greenhouse for seedlings to last a long time, it is worth using medium-strength polyethylene, as well as with good ability to transmit sunlight. Thanks to such qualities, the material will create optimal conditions for plant growth. In the daytime, seedlings will receive a sufficient amount of sunlight, and at night - heat. In addition, the film does not allow air to pass through. This will protect plants from gusts of even strong winds.