It is too early to begin preparing for the planting of spring! By covering your containers, which we call Grow-boxes or soil beds with mini-greenhouses "with PVC arches and greenhouse plastic, you're in your garden with cool weather systems by the end of February or early March. They heat the earth and protect the plants from light frost. This is often sufficient to extend the growing season by several weeks in spring and autumn.
ThisProcess uses organic vegetable garden, container gardens, large gardens, raised bed, or plain old soil-beds.
Images in the photo section of the free method of gardening Mittleider group to be. Invitations to participate http://www.foodforeveryone.org on each side of food for all the Foundation's website. The images show arches over Grow-Boxes, or containers. Below are instructions for building a model and then PVC arches for 18 "boxes at ground level or bed.
Materialsnecessary:
5.11 "length of 1 / 2" Schedule 40 PVC pipe - seat 3 'apart in each bed cover or box.
6 million greenhouse plastic - 5 'wide and 33' long - a bed or a box to cover for each.
For Grow-Boxes only - 3 10 'lengths of 3 / 4 "Schedule 200 PVC pipe cut into 24 15" pieces for each field are covered. Plus 22 2 1 / 2 "nails and small 2" x Block 4 ".
A 30 "x 30" (or more) offset, in addition to January 6 to 2 / 2 "nails.
A hot air gun (heat andElbow).
With a pen, 3 points for the top of the plywood sheet - one in the center and a 9 "on the left and right foot from the center of 9" On the points of plywood and 3 do not correspond exactly to the first third Draw lines from brands external low, which mark the top center. Marks on both lines 10 "from the bottom up. 27 Down" from the top of the plywood and make 3 basis points to others. Drawing lines between 9 and 27 marks. Make two marks "the lower of the two 18 "lines. Drive nails into the top four brands, so that 2" nail exposed. Drive nails into the marks 2 "from the bottom of the 18" lines, then drive nails 1 "outside of these nails. This is the device for bending PVC pipe.
Cut 5 'lengths of 1 / 2 "Schedule 40 PVC pipe. Mark in 18" and 28 "from each end. Placemark one end of the PVC pipe between nails on one side, with the end of the 18" mark (2 " following the first 2 nails). With heat gun, heat pipe in each PVCPlace where the PVC pipe to bend a nail and meetings with care to fix the tube of the device. Let cool before removing tube jig.
To Grow-Box, place 15 "pieces of 3 / 4" PVC adjacent to the Grow-Box at each end and 3 'intervals on both sides. With a hammer, and the small 2 "x 4" block of wood, hammer the PVC into the ground until the top is flush with the Grow-Box. Pre-drill a hole through the PVC pipe 2 "from dirt and hammer the 2 1 / 2" nail through both tubes andGrow-Box. Turn to prevent the nail on the inside of the Grow-Box, then scratched. Hold down the 1 / 2 "PVC arches 3 / 4" PVC pipe until it meets the nails - about 6 inches deep.
For the soil-beds, just press 1 / 2 "PVC arches into the ground on the top of the ridge on each side of the bed bottom - again about 6 inches deep.
Enter the 6 million plastic over the entire box or bed, centered, in order to avoid with 18 "overhang on each end. Plastico times higher than a chaotic appearance. PlaceDirt on both sides of the plastic in order to keep him, and at the ends.
When the weather is still around 50 degrees, open at the ends, and when it is over 60 degrees, lift the plastic on the one hand and place it in the hallway.
You must watch closely to make sure it is not too hot in your mini-greenhouses. A thermometer in at least one bed is a good idea to measure the temperature and the necessary adjustments. Note also that brassica's (cabbage, cauliflower,etc.) can grow in colder climates than in warm weather plants. Tomatoes, corn, peppers, etc. have to do in the vicinity of 70 degrees or higher for good.
© 2006 - James B. Kennard
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