P: I am a beginner gardener. I would like to have a bed frame, but I don't know how to go about it.
O: The frames can be single-pitched (single) or gable, so-called belgian.The front wall is usually 25-40 cm high and the rear wall is 35-50 cm high in the single-pitched box.The length of the side walls is usually 1.5 meters. varies from 30 to 50 cm. The gable walls are sloped on both sides, and their height at half of their length, usually 3 m, is 40-60 cm.
Single-pitched boxes are placed in the east-west direction.In the case of double-pitched boxes the direction of the north-south direction is followed.Inspections should be disinfected 7-10 days before installation, which to a large extent will protect plants against infestation by diseases and pests.
The area on which the frames are placed should be level, and the soil is permeable, well-weeded.You can make frame boxes yourself or buy ready-made ones.
Warm frames use heat obtained artificially by means of technical devices or generated by the decomposition of organic matter. The latter source is recommended for the production of forest tree seedlings.The litter made of deciduous trees, with the exception of oak, should be used as a heating material.
When heated, its temperature reaches about 37 ° C.Horse or cattle manure can be added to extend the heating effect. Manure should not be used when coniferous seedlings are produced in the inspection. The condition for good heating of the organic material is sufficient oxygen access and appropriate humidity, amounting to about 65-70%.
For garden hobbyists, we also recommend a vertical garden made of pallets!
Boxes intended for warm frames are filled in the early spring up to the upper edge with loosely arranged heating material that is not frozen.The sides of the box are covered with a material that protects against heat loss (e.g. litter, sawdust, chaff) and covered with windows and mats.After a few days, the inspection panel heats up. This can be stated by measuring its temperature or by observing the intensity of water vapor condensation on the frame windows.
After heating, the windows are removed and the heating material is carefully tapped with a pitchfork.A layer of 25 cm of substrate is poured on the prepared base for the cultivation of coniferous seedlings or 35 cm for deciduous seedlings.The fence is covered with windows and mats again for 1-2 days to let the substrate warm up as well. later setting up the frame, you can sow immediately after leveling and pressing the substrate.
Cold frames are filled with the substrate only. After sowing the treated seeds and covering them with a thin layer of sand, care should be taken to maintain appropriate thermal and humidity conditions in the inspection by sprinkling the substrate, tilting or removing windows or shielding them with shade screens.Frames can be used not only for the production of seedlings, but also for rooting cuttings and accelerating the development processes of grafting rootstocks placed in pots.
