Galvanized beds, design advantages, reviews from experienced summer residents

What summer resident does not dream of getting a harvest ahead of schedule? And preferably, without extra cash investments and large labor costs. With warm beds, this option is possible and quite simple to make, and vegetables and the berries will ripen several weeks earlier. Such beds are easy to assemble, make the area tidier, and speed up the ripening time of berries and vegetables.

Content:

1. Materials used to make warm beds
2. Galvanized beds produced by Delta Park: features and advantages
3. How to make galvanized sides with your own hands
4. Galvanized beds in a greenhouse
5. Reviews from summer residents about the use of galvanized beds

Materials used to make warm beds

A warm or high bed is suitable for modern plant growers who keep up with the times. It is suitable for fruit and berry heat-loving crops, such as: tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, peppers, squash, green herbs.

It consists of sides filled with all kinds of plant components and residues: grass, leaves, sawdust, straw, which, when rotting, release a large amount of heat and warm soil and root system.

An organic “cushion” protects crops from temperature changes and saturates them with useful substances.Such structures are built in the spring or autumn and a location is chosen in a well-lit area on the eastern, western and southern sides of the site.

They have a large number of advantages over the standard method:

• the structures are simple to make, last up to at least 4 years and do not require annual digging;
• recycling of plant waste from the site, no need to look for a place for compost and waste precious meters;
• additional protection from temperature changes, precipitation, diseases and pests;
• short ripening periods, high yields.

The materials used for insulated beds are inexpensive and can be found in almost every summer resident.

It can be:

• Edged thick boards from 20 mm. They hold heat well and are easy to handle.
• Flat slate. The material is durable, but retains heat worse than a wooden board.
• Brick and stone edges for beds will last a long time, this is a solid structure, but they will also cost several times more.
• Made from steel. Such frames look impressive, have low thermal conductivity, are durable, and thanks to special coatings they do not heat up in the sun.

Galvanized beds produced by Delta Park: features and advantages

Modern technologies make the work of vegetable growers much easier, and galvanized metal edges for Delta Park beds will help protect crops from temperature fluctuations, speed up growth and maturation.

Such structures are produced using a unique technology at a plant in St. Petersburg from high-strength and high-quality steel, the best available on the market.

Among the advantages, summer residents note the following parameters:

• Long service life.
• Easy to assemble and reconstruct, 1 person can handle it.
• They do not require dismantling for the winter.
• They are heat and moisture resistant.
• They do not harbor fungus or insects, like wooden sides.
• A special protective polymer coating does not react with fertilizers, water, soil and chemical protective agents against weed and pests.
• Convenient to store, compact.
• Decorate the summer cottage.
• Keeping it clean is quite easy, just plain water is enough.
• Availability of universal connections along the entire perimeter.
• Easily transported and transported.
• Environmentally safe and non-toxic to humans.

Sides and finished products are produced by the company in various sizes and differ in height. Suitable for use in greenhouses, and for open ground, are well used in our climate zone.

Western countries are familiar with and constantly use such designs, but for our country this is still a new product, but is in increasing demand.

How to make galvanized sides with your own hands

To assemble such structures does not require large investments of labor; they are strong, durable and aesthetic, although they cost quite a bit.

Products are divided into several types. Simple galvanized, made from sheets of steel coated with zinc for protection; Designs of various colors, covered with an additional polymer coating. The sides are made of steel sheets; a layer of zinc and polymer is used as protection.

Iron structures treated with polyurethane over the entire surface. In such products, the polymer is replaced with polyurethane. The top colored layer is not affected by UV rays, is resistant to mechanical damage, and it is quite difficult to leave scratches on such sides.

It is advisable to find steel with a special polymer coating, but if this is not found, ordinary sheets will do.

The process of assembling galvanized beds with your own hands consists of several stages:

• At the selected place on the site, markings are made for warm ridges desired shape: square or rectangular.
• 4 pins or wooden blocks are dug into the resulting corners. The height above the soil should correspond to the height of the warmest ridges.
• Boards are attached along the perimeter at the top and bottom. They will serve as a frame for the entire structure.
• The sheets are attached to the resulting frame with bolts. When working, it is necessary to retreat a few centimeters from the upper edge of the bars.
• The finished product is carefully coated on all sides with a product that protects the metal from corrosion and rust.
• The assembled product is allowed to dry and they begin to fill it and plant plants.

Assembling factory-made structures will not be difficult. The easiest to assemble product is considered to be one made using the French method. In this system, the fasteners are modernized latches that easily hold each part together.

It is very easy to assemble such galvanized beds with your own hands, and even a woman can cope with such a task. Pay close attention to the edges of the steel sheet; you can get hurt on it. To prevent this from happening, you need to use pliers to turn the edges inward or use corrugated material.

Galvanized beds in a greenhouse

Products in greenhouses serve faithfully for many years. They are free of rust and corrosion, look aesthetically pleasing, and do not require annual digging.

For greenhouses They make completely different options, but all of them can be divided into 3 groups:

• by design: ground, in the form of racks or tabletop;
• by height: ground, high;
• Based on the level of heating, a distinction is made between cold (not heated) and warm.

High ones rise 12-60 cm from the ground level; the optimal option is a height of 35-40 cm. The soil in such structures it warms up better, does not spill out, does not fall into the aisles, and the beds themselves are easier to process and maintain in order.

Warm ones are made in several ways.

With biological heating

Lay layers of straw, sawdust, sand, peat, organic fertilizer, but not fresh, but the top layer is humus. Each individual layer is poured with boiling water and urea. With this method, it is necessary to replace 2 layers on top every year.

With warm floor

Water and electric heating is possible. The structure is assembled in the same way as in apartments, but without making screeds. Places of electrical contacts are insulated and protected from moisture.

Ground

The soil is removed from the ridge 1-2 shovels deep and filled with plant components: fallen leaves, straw, sawdust, hay, branches. The top layer is used to make fertile soil by 10 -15 cm. It is advisable to spray the entire area with special preparations that accelerate the appearance of humus.

Such biological heating is used for no longer than 4 years; over time, it releases less heat for the root system and less organic matter. After this period, filling ridges take it out and fill it with a new one.

Reviews from summer residents about the use of galvanized beds

Reviews about galvanized beds from absolutely all buyers are positive. Everyone notes the ease of assembly and disassembly of the structure, ease of maintenance and storage in the winter.

Women especially liked the beautiful, well-groomed appearance of the site, which acquired geometry and regular lines. The soil from such structures does not spill out, much less weeds grow, and the work of plant growers has been greatly simplified.

For example, a summer resident from Saratov writes on the forum that her husband purchased 3 galvanized ridges. It turned out to be very convenient to assemble them (one year she even assembled them herself), disassemble them and store them compactly in the shed. Over all this time, they have not lost their presentation, and apparently will serve for a long time.

A young family from Tver is delighted: they bought several galvanized fences for their dacha. We were pleased with the purchase. The plot is well-kept, everything is neat, and the neighbors ask where they purchased them. We received a harvest of young cucumbers a few weeks earlier than usual and zucchini, which is very pleasing!

The owner of a country house from Voronezh is also pleased: “galvanized beds are a very good idea for our dacha. I bought it and have never regretted it. They are assembled quickly and easy to store. I covered the rows with gravel, there is no dirt from rain and watering. Very strong and durable.”

A summer resident from Kostroma was given a set of bumpers for her birthday. Uses them to grow strawberries. I really liked the gift: beautiful, durable. The grandchildren won’t get hurt on the edges, all the sides are absolutely safe, the first berries appear earlier, and the dacha has been transformed. Green edges look good on the site, neatly.

Galvanized products will certainly appeal to every summer resident who wants to grow crops quickly, without unnecessary labor costs, as well as to those who constantly improve their dacha. Having tried a new technology for harvesting at least once, plant growers will no longer be able to exchange them for conventional beds.

High productivity, accelerated ripening of fruits, well-groomed appearance of the site, compactness are the main factors, but not the only positive factors due to which such structures become more popular every year.

You can learn more about the beds of Delta Park by watching the video: