If there is a desire to get a crop as early as possible, build a greenhouse in the garden, which serves to protect the shoots from low temperatures. Most often it meets the arc configuration - when a semicircular frame of arches is put on the covering material. It is about him that will be discussed.
Arc Greenhouse - arc material
Many gardeners prefer to buy ready-made greenhouses or parts. There are also those who prefer to do it themselves. If we talk about what to make arcs for a greenhouse, then today they are made of different materials, which differ in price and degree of reliability:
- Of plastic pipes. This is the most popular option. Such pipes easily bend, do not break down, do not react to unfavorable weather conditions and, most importantly, can not be corroded (unlike metal). In addition, for the installation of arcs for a greenhouse made of polypropylene pipes, the foundation is not a prerequisite, they are quite mobile.
- Of PVC pipes. Also quite reliable and easy for bending material, which will not be expensive.
- Of metal pipes. These are very reliable and expensive arcs. Metal arcs for the greenhouse, however, require a gardener foundation.
Material for the coating of arcades
Among the covering materials for the greenhouse are popular:
- polyethylene film;
- polycarbonate;
- reinforced film (reinforced, light-converting, air-bubble);
- non-woven covering material (Spunbond, Agril, Agrospan).
Conventional polyethylene film - a cheap, but unreliable material, which will serve, most likely, one season. Other types of film are significantly strengthened, creating an optimal temperature regime. Carbonate can also be called a good choice - it is reliable and lasts long, up to 10 years. Non-woven covering material for greenhouses - an excellent "breathable" analogue of the film, which does not pass air and moisture. By the way, for ready-made sets of greenhouses, the covering material has special sinuses for arcs.
How to install a greenhouse from arcs?
Collecting greenhouses from arcs with cover material is not difficult:
- First, the frame is assembled. Arcs are buried directly in the ground or secured with brackets to the base of a bar or rails. And place arcs at a distance of 50-80 cm, not more.
- Then from above place the covering material, which is fixed to the ground with a brick or staples to the base or arches.
If you bought a ready-made greenhouse, then the sinuses are first cut into the sinuses, and only then the whole structure is installed in the selected area.