How to make ridges

The article is devoted to how to make functional, high-quality and beautiful ridges on your site, using all kinds of options and materials.

SELECTION OF A LAND

Many vegetation grows in the shade, for example herbs for salad, such as onions, parsley, dill, legumes. For other crops, on the contrary, you need a lot of light for a large harvest.

Thus, when choosing a place in the garden, first of all they look at the sunny side, where the sun rises and warms the earth in time until six or seven in the evening.

When selecting a site, you also need to take into account some criteria:

1. It is not recommended to plant in ravines and in the north, since in these places the land is freezing than on straight soil, cultivation on such land will be small, as well as constant stagnation of water, because of this, the soil and all vegetation rot.
2. The place should not be tilted, since when the earth is moistened, water will slip by, and the cultivation will dry out.
3. It is necessary to take into account the fact that there are no darkened objects, houses, bushes.
4. It is necessary to make ridges from north to south, so that the sun completely illuminates the entire ridge.
5. In the vegetable garden, one hundred square meters will be enough for a family with children; on the other part of the plot, you can grow potatoes, berries and other similar vegetation.
6. For a beautiful design, it is necessary to drip the ridges evenly, with parameters 3.5 * 0.8 meters.
7. You also need to be aware that not all cultures can grow together.

The ridge can be built up to ten meters, it can be at your discretion. Such ridges look impressive, but they also have a minus - when moistened, they must always be bypassed. Therefore, you need to install a special device in the form of a fountain, which waters around itself within a radius of ten meters. Or make a ridge from three and a half to four meters, such parameters are ideal. You can also divide one ridge into two, pour pebbles in the middle.

In most options, the width of the ridges is eighty centimeters. No need to spare space, and exaggerate the width of the ridge too. Of course, in this case, you can plant vegetation, but there will be a problem when hilling, it is not very convenient to reach the middle of the ridge.

The optimal solution to the width of the ridge is forty-five centimeters, for example, for carrots. Such a vegetable does not grow in dense cultivation, there must be ventilation between the tops. Also, carrots need to be grown in a sunny place, not in a shady place. Vegetation will fall.

PARAMETERS

Forming a garden in a beautiful view, you can put ridges of various types, for example, geometric shapes. There are a lot of such offers on the Internet. It is important that they are easy to use.

The height of the ridges is also important, many ridges are made up to thirty-five or up to fifty centimeters. This is enough for the fertility of the plant. The highest ridges are poured on wet swampy areas up to eighty centimeters in size.

It is not so easy to build such structures. Also, for their fertility, several machines with fertilizers are needed; one ridge needs half a ton of minerals.

It is also necessary to constantly raise the ridges, for example for cucumbers. On elevated ridges, the soil warms up faster, which is necessary for a good harvest.

Caring for crops is much easier this way, but there is also a minus, such ridges are higher towards the sun, so the soil dries out faster and requires frequent moistening. Agronomists recommend raising the soil in dark areas.Ideal from fifty centimeters.

INSTALLATION OF RISE BEDROOMS

The structure is made of ordinary material: wood, plastic, iron, crushed stone:

1. It is better to make an iron grate as the first layer - it serves as a guard against mice and moles.
2. Stones, tiles, with a thickness of ten to fifteen centimeters, serve as a drainage system.
3. It is necessary to add solutions against insects and rodents to the soil. Also, instead of artificial additives, you can use coal, it protects vegetation from harmful insects.
4. It is necessary to pour the earth into the ridges in half, or up to ten centimeters from the edge, it is no longer possible, since everything will pour from the ridges.

DRAINAGE

The most infertile places are considered to be in lowlands or swampy areas. The crop in such areas is obtained, but perishable, since constant moisture is needed, which they did not receive during growth.

A completely different taste - a little sweet, so that this does not happen, it is necessary to install a drainage system in such a place.

Many vegetables need constant moisture, for example, cucumbers, cabbage, also garlic, on dry soil with constant moisture, it is difficult to wait for such a harvest. For such crops, a drainage is not needed.

Drainage plan:

1. On all sides of the ridges, build drains from fifty to sixty centimeters deep.
2. Fill with the first layer of sand or crushed stone from twenty-five centimeters.
3. Then cover with humus.
4. Finally, fill with soil.

MULTILAYER BUILDINGS

Such a solution is used for landscape design purposes, they put ridges in tiers, it looks gorgeous. Also, with small parameters of the site, such ridges are built, but in a certain amount. Also, they are not very convenient to care for.

There are also advantages, such structures are convenient for growing crops with a short root system, such as strawberries, flowers, dill and many other species. Low-growing tomatoes look beautiful on such tiers.

In the manufacture of pyramid structures, simple materials are required: wood. Iron is not entirely suitable, since the sun's rays heat up quickly, the soil will dry out completely. If you wish, you can cover the structures in white, so the heating will be less.

Most gardeners use whole boxes of suitable size in such buildings.

LAZY BEDS

These beds used to grow a number of many crops. And the appearance is of medium height, the soil is simply poured without any structures. Thus, such ridges are dug up seasonally.

It is very easy to make such a ridge, you just need to dig up paths between the ridges, the earth can be loosened with a hoe, a pitchfork.

If the soil in such a place is dry, then the ridge should be extremely low. In wet places in the regions, the paths need to be made deeper, and the ridges are high. On the sand mixed with the ground, you can not make trails, you can just walk, pretending that these are trails.

CONSTRUCTION FOR BEDS

A decorated solution, a made structure - ideal for many amateurs of digging in the ground, or for professionals in their summer cottages. With the help of designs, care can be less and easier. The design is also a plus, as the soil does not disperse during heavy rain. Also, the trails are always clean and in perfect condition.

Ideally, the paths are always covered with material to prevent weeds from germinating. First of all, to start assembling the structure, you need to huddle the soil, remove all roots and grass. Straighten the earth with a hoe, so that the whole earth is completely moistened when it rains.

When plowing, you need to take a larger size of land. Or many plants, weeds will grow again, and it is not easy to remove them from under the ridge. The garden must be plowed a couple of times before and after planting.

After all, it is impossible to remove all the weeds in one plowing. You can also dig in the ground, and all the roots that have sprouted in the ground will dry themselves under the sun.

WOOD FRAME

The lightest construction of the ridge, it is made of four large and eight small boards.They are fastened in twos with planks, nails or screws.

Foundations are needed for the strength of the structure, for example, sharp bars with a size of six millimeters, they are inserted into the ground with a hammer. In conclusion, the frame is checked for errors with special tools, for example, a level.

FRAME FROM GRAVEL OR PEBBLES

Such frames are strong, they serve for a long time, but the option is not cheap. The creation of such a structure will take enough time, and it cannot be moved, only by breaking the frame.

IRON FRAME

With excess iron on the site, you can build a ridge frame. Such structures can be carried from place to place, they are not heavy. Can be done in color for a complete design.

But to make such a frame, you need the skills of a welder. To cut metal, you need to go to a special place associated with scrap metal.

FRAME FROM ROOF MATERIAL

The material is durable, tolerates dampness, moisture, hot sun, but at the same time is fragile, in the manufacture of ridges you need to be extremely precise when cutting.

PLASTIC FRAME

The structure can be made from any layer material, from bottles to the remnants from repairs. Can be done in color so they look beautiful in the garden.

The material is durable, tolerates moisture, drought. But when the sun is fiery, it fades and loses its attractiveness.

PLATING

It will take enough hours for hilling, and maybe days, since the gardens are different. Summer residents are faced with the fact that they need to live in the garden.

In order to spend all these hours on yourself, you can build smart beds. They are easy to do. To save the vegetation from the chrysalis, you can simply cover the top with hay. Branches or sawdust of the ridge.

Tinted canvases (films) also serve as protection; they are covered with it at the beginning of cultivation, piercing so that the crops breathe. An ordinary canvas that lets the sun through will not work, as the cockle will grow again.

Mulching saves the land from strong winds and drought. The amount of minerals and insects beneficial to plants also increases.

Thus, it is possible to save even the most destroyed place of the earth; it is necessary to cover the soil with a dark cloth for several years.

But in very wet areas, such a film will not help, on the contrary, it will lead to the opposite effect, everything rots and decomposes.

Important! Cover the soil only when it is completely dry. Do not cover the ground with foil in the rain. In case of heat, you can not think about the extra time for hilling or moistening the earth, the dark film covered on the ridge will take care of everything. In swampy areas, if you still use mulch, drainage is necessary.

HIGH RATES

Large cultivation in European weather cannot be expected. The weather is constantly different, with minus all seedlings in the open land die, and those that survived will get sick and give little harvest. The best option is high rows. They are versatile for growing different crops.

The main criteria for high ridges:

1. They are universal in structure above or below the soil.
2. They are installed in the soil fifty centimeters deep, which gives complete confidence in protection from weeds and cold weather. If you make the depth lower, then the ridges will appear in the shadow.
3. They are built according to parameters up to half or one meter. They are built high for comfort.
4. The first thing that is put on the bottom is a drain, stones.
5. Then - humus. When green manure decomposes, it warms the soil. It is best to do this after all the harvests.
6. Manure is used for greenhouse crops. When decomposed, this fertilizer warms many times more.
7. It encloses the soil, the ridge is filled from thirty centimeters.
8. The yield on high ridges differs; in order to increase the yield, it is necessary to constantly fertilize the soil.
9. It is also fashionable to make closed ridges by placing a frame and stretching the canvas.

These ridges are durable. When the expiration date goes out, they spud it, add fertilizers, update it, so to speak.Initial plantings should be heat-loving crops. Then you can grow whatever you want.

TRAILS BETWEEN THE BED

The paths between the ridges are a difficult task. Compacted soil is not so easy in hilling, but it is also necessary to weed it, if this is not done, then the weeds will immediately grow into ridges. Also, puddles accumulate in the slush on the paths.

What paths can be made and from what? Different and from any material, for example:

1. Brick mosaic is the most diverse design solution.
2. Slabs filled with cement are durable, but they do not look as beautiful as other types of paths, they are not resistant to moisture, they can be crushed in frost, after this, restoration is necessary, it is also impossible to change the position, the tile will crumble.
3. Pebbles - such material can crumble and mix with the ridges; for their arrangement, some kind of fence is needed, in the form of iron pipes or boards.
4. Wood - from such raw materials I make paths like bridges, bars are laid on the ground, and boards treated with special means are nailed on top, thus saving the path from dampness, insects and decay. Also, the material is chosen carefully, thicker so that the wood does not bend under a person.
5. Parquet is not a cheap option, but it looks gorgeous. The advantage of the material is that it is durable under any climatic conditions.

When creating paths, other raw materials are also used, for example, cobblestones or tiles. When making such paths, soil, sand is needed, you can also fill it with cement, if this is not done, weeds can germinate even in the path.

The paths in the middle need to be mounted more from sixty centimeters, in order to be comfortable working in the garden, other paths are made less, from thirty centimeters, it is not necessary to mount very narrow paths, because walking along the paths will not be very convenient.

Also, linoleum can serve as protection for vegetation, but there is also a minus, when it rains, puddles will appear, and it is possible to fall on such a path. It is laid down to the ground with the smooth side, but the pile side does not look so presentable.

PREPARATION OF THE BEDROOM FOR GROWING BERRIES

Strawberries, wild strawberries and other berries are beauty for the garden. For a good harvest, all criteria must be met:

1. Such berries are capricious to moisture, if you pour the soil, the roots will rot, the strawberries will not grow sweet, so there must be a drainage system on such a ridge.
2. The most optimal ridge is a high one, in the structure of which there is a drainage system, fertilizers, from a lot of moisture, an absorbent cloth is laid on top.
3. Wells are made on the sides of the ridge so that excess moisture evaporates.
4. For strawberries to be sweet, they must be grown in elevated ridges, since the earth is higher towards the sun, the rays warm better.
5. It needs constant fertilization with minerals and nutrients.
6. You also need to monitor the growth of the petals so that the berries are constantly large, you need to cut off the long stems.
7. Plating the ridge is also necessary, covering it with mulch. You also need to add sawdust, branches, hay to the ridges, so the petals will have nowhere to grow, and dust will not fall on the strawberries, even if a heavy downpour passes.

DESIGN OF THE ROOMS

The design can be transformed even in ordinary square ridges, simply by planting many plants there at the same time. For landscape design, you can build different types of ridge structures. It is important to do everything carefully and not to overdo it, so that in the future it is comfortable to care for the crops.

The design of the ridges can also be done in one option - planting flowers on the sides of the ridges, this will not only form the garden, but also will be a support for vegetation, some plants are able to scare away insects.

DIFFERENCES OF THE ROOM. FRANCE AND ENGLAND

France is an original solution for decorating a vegetable garden. Strict geometry belongs to this type, this does not mean that the ridges should be square, with sharp corners.The most important thing in the design of such ridges is that the same figures are located exactly opposite each other.

The French love comfort, so they make the ridges high and convenient for their use, plantings are also grown opposite each other, for example, they grow dill on both sides, onions grow on the other sides, and parsley grows in the middle.

They distinguish England from France by ease of location, no parallelism. The highlight of the design is the lawn, which is involved in the design of the yard. A mixture of garden and vegetable garden is created.

In England, the house is covered with growing grasses, looks like one huge ridge. Also, in the yard, pots, boxes with plants are distributed in places, such an arrangement is convenient in courting crops, and the ridges look very beautiful.