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Pipes to use when creating vertical beds, like old metal barrels or used tires, are not my invention. I recognize myself only as a propagandist of original ideas, in the practical implementation of which and the refinement of the resulting designs, I take an active part.

For the first of the proposed options for vertical beds, pipe sections with an external diameter of 1/2", 3/4" and approximately 7", as well as water and gas couplings with double-sided cone-shaped stops (for strengthening the riser) are required. The widest pipes with holes Ø 20 mm serve the basis, are the highlight of the whole structure.Filled with earth and equipped with a perforated humidifier, these cross-beds are planted with already "hatched" seeds of short- and medium-sized varieties of cucumbers.2 pieces in each of the 20-mm holes, sinking the seeds into the ground for 15-20 mm to sending them chernozem.On the first tier of the vertical beds, the "Signal-235" variety is located, on the second - "Success", on the third and fourth - "Competitor".

At first, the bed is covered with plastic wrap. When the first two leaves appear at the seedlings, the weak plants are removed, leaving one strong and healthy one in each of the holes (“holes”) of the cross-bed. With the achievement of 800 mm growth, the plants are pinched, after which they are allowed to develop freely.

Watering is done twice every four days. Water consumption is minimal: 7-10 liters. With parallel watering with twice the number of cross-beds (see option II), it becomes twice as large. Moreover, in both cases, water is used heated to 22-24 ° C. And it is poured into humidifiers until it rises to the level of the fourth tier, and the first drops appear in the drain holes with a diameter of 8 mm of the upper bed-crossbar.

Plants are fed once a week with a pre-fermented (for 3-4 days) solution of chicken manure in a ratio of 1:15 with the addition of potassium permanganate (to a pinkish color).

Rice. 1. "Ladder" of pipes for cucumbers (click to enlarge): I - sequential watering: 1 - riser (steel water and gas pipe, GOST 3265-75, 2 pcs.), 2 - bed-cross (pipe rolled from aluminum alloy , GOST 18475-73, 4 pcs.), 3 - humidifier (steel water and gas pipe, GOST 3265-75, 4 pcs.), 4 - wooden cork, 5 - rubber hose (cut, 4 pcs.), 6 - tank- funnel (from a metal canister), 7 - stop (St3, 4 pcs.), 8 - bracket-clip (10 mm wire rod, 8 pcs.), 9 - plug (30 mm board, 8 pcs.), 10- inch water and gas coupling (2 pcs.), 11 - backfill soil, 12 - plants. II - parallel watering.

To make the garden bed in question from pipes, as can be seen from the illustrations, will not be difficult even for a beginner home-made. Planting cucumber seeds and caring for seedlings is also easy. But the harvest is amazing: up to 190 kg of a vegetable valued by all gourmets! And this is from an area (even with a two-section version II) of 66 square decimeters!

I recommend growing tomatoes in metal barrels, in which the top is cut down, and holes in the side walls are made for future "holes" for seedlings in a checkerboard pattern. Moreover, the shape of the latter can be not only round (diameter 70 mm), but also square with the appropriate dimensions, and the number depends on the diameter D and the height H of the barrel used. The process of cutting through them can be greatly facilitated by drilling a continuous row of holes with a diameter of mm with an electric drill around the perimeter. The barrel is made swivel, for which three special roller bearings are screwed to the bottom or welded (from decommissioned medical equipment).

Rice. 2. Tomatoes nest in a barrel (click to enlarge): 1 - swivel roller support (from decommissioned medical equipment, 3 pcs.), 2 - 300-liter metal barrel, 3 plant, 4 - humidifier (pipe rolled from aluminum alloy, GOST 18475-73), 5 - rack (steel water and gas pipe, GOST 3265-75), 6 - cross (10 mm wire rod), 7 - "umbrella" rim (6 mm wire rod), 8 - "umbrella" rays ( aluminum wire 4 mm with supporting hooks, 16 pcs.), 9 backfill soil.

For irrigation, a humidifier is used, made of a pipe with a diameter of 100 ... 120 mm with perforation. Hole diameter from 8 mm. (at the top of the humidifier) up to 12 mm (at the bottom of it). Perforation is performed in a checkerboard pattern. Distance between holes ~ 100 mm.

The humidifier is installed strictly in the center of the barrel, after which it is filled with earth mixed with humus and mineral fertilizers (as in a greenhouse for growing seedlings).

For tying up tall tomatoes, a special device is used in the form of an "umbrella" made of wire rod and aluminum wire, which rests on a crosspiece reinforced in the rack. The lower ends of the "beams" are passed through 5-mm holes made along the edge of the barrel and fixed. And to make it more convenient to tie up the plants, support loops-hooks are provided along the entire length of the aluminum "beams" at a distance of 250-300 mm from each other.

Before planting tomato seedlings, the soil in the barrel is thoroughly saturated with water through a humidifier. Then they take an auxiliary pipe with a diameter of approximately 40 mm and a length of 400 mm (you can use a housing from an old car pump) and make a 200 mm deep “hole”, hammering the pipe-device into the ground with a hammer, then pulling it out along with the contents and cleaning the internal cavity from earth. Moreover, the side "punches" are performed at an angle of 45 ° - for better seedlings to take root and rapid growth of plants, which, as you know, always stretch upwards, regardless of the method of planting them in the ground.

Water from a watering can or a solution of mullein is poured into the "holes" and one stem of seedlings is inserted to the full depth, followed by filling the remaining space in each "hole" with chernozem liquefied to a porridge-like state.

Caring for tomatoes practically comes down to periodically watering them with water (the first one after 3-4 days), feeding with a solution of mullein or other fertilizers, pinching and tying plants, and turning the barrel itself to evenly illuminate the entire mini-garden with healing rays of the sun. It is advisable to have an appropriate container for preparing top dressing near the barrel with tomatoes. Spraying of plants should also be provided (3-4 times during the growing season! With a one percent solution of Bordeaux mixture.

Growing vitamin products in a pyramid made up of old tires can also be considered a kind of barrel-garden. An example of such a 10-tier structure for strawberries is shown in the illustration.

Rice. 3. Pyramid of tires - for strawberries (click to enlarge): 1 - swivel roller support (from decommissioned medical equipment, 3 pcs.), 2 - old tire (10 pcs.), 3 - plant, 4 - humidifier (pipe, rolled from aluminum alloy, GOST 18475-73. perforated), 5 - backfill soil, 6 - base (5 mm plate, St3).

The method of planting plants, as well as caring for them, soil preparation and top dressing are in many ways similar to those described above with sufficient completeness. And the effectiveness of the use can be judged by last year's (and far from the best) harvest: 21,5 kilograms of juicy and fragrant berries were obtained per pet from one pyramid of tires, occupying an area of \uXNUMXb\uXNUMXbless than a square meter.

Author: S.Larkin

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