High beds in the dacha make it possible to get good yields, they are easy and simple to care for, they allow you to use any pre-prepared soil and not depend on the quality of the land on the site. The structure is built using retaining walls, which can be made of wood, natural stone or brick.
The basis of a high bed is a stable body, and the construction of the structure is a rather laborious work, but the device created guarantees a high yield. Raised beds become an alternative to the usual ones, where the soil can become compacted or become acidic. Building a structure is especially suitable for those who wish to make changes in the style of their vegetable garden or garden, as the created beds fit perfectly into the design of any country gardens.
In such structures, you can simultaneously plant vegetables, and place hanging plants on the side that will cling to their tendrils, which will significantly save space. The advantage of high beds is ease of care, now you do not have to bend low to process plants.
Bestautumn is the time to start building structures. The beds in the garden are best placed in a north-south direction, which will ensure maximum light hits the plants. In this case, special attention should be paid to the dimensions of the structure. The optimal width is 1.3 meters, while the length can be any at the request of the gardener, the height of the beds in some cases reaches 0.8 meters.
For construction, choose a material that has sufficient strength and stability. Concrete and natural stones, massive wooden boards or round logs are suitable for this.
High beds are also suitable for flower beds. For planting perennials, it is not necessary to build a complex high structure, it will be enough to loosen the soil and make a mound of humus to a height of 20 centimeters in the right place.
The same is done for the construction of heather beds on calcareous soils. To do this, the earth is mixed with sand and peat and low flower beds are built, which are strengthened around the perimeter.
Construction includes the following works
First of all, they prepare a place for the structure, on which it is required to remove the upper layers of the earth. Then, around the entire perimeter, a frame is set to a height of sixty centimeters. At the next stage, the bottom and sides are covered with wire mesh to protect future plants from the invasion of field mice and moles.
The side walls should be covered with plastic wrap. At the bottom put a layer of branches with a heightup to 25 cm, on which pieces of turf are added (grass down) 10 cm thick. A layer of foliage should be poured onto the turf. Next, compost is placed, the height of which is 15 cm. And already at the very top, the dug-out earth with mature compost is laid.
It is recommended to add clay minerals, algae lime, blood meal, bone meal or horn meal to the top three layers. After that, the raised beds can be used for their intended purpose.
