How to properly plan the beds in the garden. Beds for the lazy: photos, ideas, ways to implement them

Country house! How much this word has merged for the Russian heart! And this is pure truth. For many people, dacha is a way of life. The suburban area is groomed and cherished.

And I want that work would not be wasted, that the site was not only beautiful and well-groomed, but also gave a good harvest. And even better - a record! But the harvest will be as good as the beds in the country.

You need to understand how to form them, what size and type to make, how to care for them.

A legitimate question arises: how to make the beds correctly? Science seems to be simple, but does everyone own it?

What you need to know about the beds?

The form. It can be of all kinds, and is limited only by the imagination of the owner and the size of the site. The beds can be made straight, with different geometry, or curly. With or without a guardrail, low or high.

High beds (the optimal height is 40 cm) are gaining popularity lately. For many reasons:

They are warm. A layer of slowly composting materials (foliage, grass without seeds, paper) is placed on the bottom layer of quickly composting materials (branches, rags, any waste paper). Then it is necessary to water and cover with earth. When rotting, heat will be released, and the crop will ripen faster.
The sun will warm the earth faster. True, watering should be done more often.
You can protect yourself from moles and mice by placing a plaster mesh under the bottom layer.
You don't have to dig anything. These beds are not dug - they are made.
You can harvest two crops at a time. It is possible to enjoy a salad or radish before planting the main crop.

Dimensions. Usually, the width of the beds in the garden is 60-100 cm. Such dimensions are easy to use. They are easy to care for. The length is not limited.

In this regard, one cannot fail to mention the Meatlider method. It offers very narrow beds of 45 cm, and massive passages of 90-80 cm, no more than 9 meters long. Summer residents who use this method speak positively about it.

Plants are well ventilated. When they grow, the approach to them remains as convenient as possible, and most importantly, they receive more solar energy, and even in a cloudy summer they ripen well. The yield is higher with this method. In the beds made in this way, you can plant various crops: tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, eggplant, pepper.

Location... Usually the beds are located from south to north. This allows all plants to warm up evenly. And in the morning and in the evening, when the sun illuminates the beds from the sides, they do not shade each other so much.

This is if the site is more or less flat. And if it has a bias? How to properly arrange the beds in this case? It is more expedient to place them across the slope, so the water will be distributed evenly.

If it's a completely uneven area, then the beds are located on its southern slope, and garden plants on the northern one.

Layout... For proper planning you need to know:

The yield of a particular type of vegetables per square meter. Then you can calculate the required planting area for each species.
Plant compatibility. Without this, it is impossible to carry out a high-quality layout.
If the site has a strong slope, then you need to build terraces, and place boxes-beds on them.
Plan vegetable crops so that tall plants are on the north side of the garden. Then the lower ones will not be in their shadow.

We proceed to the construction of a bed with sides

The garden will be neat, it will be pleasant to look after it. You can, of course, hire a specialized team, or you can do everything yourself.

Moreover, it is not so difficult:

We mark future beds.
With a shovel, along the marked line, we shovel the earth into the center. We go deeper by 10-15 cm.
We install the sides. You can take different material for them. The main thing is that it is tough and keeps the shape of the garden.
- The sides can be made of boards. It is better to fasten them with screws, not nails.
- Slate. First, it must be cut to the required size.
- Can be made of bricks. It is used when arranging curly beds, where the landscape designer worked. Because, as is clear, the location of such a bed cannot be changed just like that. It is necessary to break!
- The height of the side wall is selected individually. It is determined as follows: the height of the side above the ground level, plus the depth of laying in the soil.
- You can buy prefabricated fences and curbs. They are made from. The plot with them looks not only neat, but also funny. They are made in different colors and in almost any geometric shape.

Here the bed is ready. Little tricks when using these beds:

Paths between the beds can be laid out with stone, tiles. You can sow lawn grass too. It will be beautiful and comfortable.
After harvesting, the earth is dug up, but not left even. One or more mounds in the form of a pyramid are made on the garden bed. This is necessary so that after the winter, the earth, having begun to thaw, does not open the fence.
If the soil on the site is clay, then holes must be drilled in the brick fences to drain the water.

How to make beautiful beds?

I really want our site to be different from others. The design of the beds can help us with this. It can be made unusual and unlike anything else. There is where to roam the fantasy!

Here are some ideas:

The fences are made of extraordinary material. For example, car tires painted in bright colors will give the site a festive and cheerful look. Moreover, you can arrange them as you like: a pyramid, a chain, a column, etc. From metal pipes and drums with holes made in them. From which plants grow.
You can use an empty fence wall and hang something like a flowerpot with some greenery on it.
You can decorate the beds around the perimeter with a wicker fence. It always looks original.

I wish you success in arranging your garden and high yields!

To say that the plants do not care which garden bed can only be grown by a person far from agriculture. The level of soil moisture, the intensity of gas exchange and the species composition of microorganisms that live in the upper layers of the earth depend on the shape and size of the beds. All these factors have a direct impact on the quality of the substrate, and therefore on the level of yield - the main criterion for success for any gardener or gardener. How to use a scientific approach for the benefit of your garden, how to create not only a neat appearance of the beds, but also to raise the yield of your site as high as possible? We will try to answer these questions in this publication with a large-scale selection of photos of a wide variety of beds.

The principles of arranging the beds

A garden bed is a relatively small, often quite isolated area of \u200b\u200bsoil, where you can provide individual care for a plant of a particular culture, create a moisture regime and carry out top dressing. It is obvious that plants with different agricultural techniques are grown in a summer cottage or garden, often with opposite requirements for care - without an individual approach, it will not be possible to achieve high yields. It is for this that differentiation is necessary on the site - the division of the territory into zones, and the zones into beds.

If the purpose of the beds is more or less clear to every gardener, then such nuances as the level of illumination, the composition of the soil and even its consistency, necessary for different crops, are not always taken into account and not by everyone. Unfortunately, the lack of understanding that cucumbers and tomatoes, for example, need a different approach, leads to a significant loss of yield. By creating difficult trenches for planting certain crops, and isolated beds, the owner of the site can give the plants proper care - all efforts will invariably pay off with the quality or quantity of the crop.

Land cultivation methods

There are two main (and at the same time diametrically opposite) approaches to agriculture:

traditional;
ecological.

The traditional way of cultivating the land is a thing of the past, incredibly laborious and often irrational, extremely traumatic for the ecosystem. It is based on human attempts to control the processes in the soil, its condition. The following activities are related to the traditional method of farming:

digging the soil twice (per year);
herbicidal treatment;
uncontrolled amount of fertilizers applied to the soil;
with this principle of farming, the beds are cultivated in such a way that they have a small number of capillaries and, as a consequence, an insufficient number of microorganisms.
All these factors inevitably lead to low yields and depletion of soil resources.

The second approach, ecological (natural), is based on the ability of the soil to regenerate itself. There are many principles of natural farming, but they are all based on the fact that a person rarely interferes with the natural course of processes occurring in the soil. Digging up the earth is replaced by surface loosening, and weeding once a week or two is replaced by timely mulching.

Modern farming methods are based on an ecological method and with this approach, microorganisms, plant roots and insects independently restore the structure of the soil. An increase in the number of capillaries increases gas exchange processes, as a result, plant roots are naturally enriched with nitrogen, which leads to an increase in both the quality and quantity of the crop. All this can happen without chemical fertilizers at all or with a minimal amount.

Types of beds for a modern garden

Only at first glance it may seem that the beds differ from each other only in size and shape. Although these indicators are of great importance for plants that need an individual approach and isolation from other crops. The beds can differ in the very principle of formation, be, for example, not on the site, but above it, located on the so-called "green wall" or inside large-diameter plastic pipes. It all depends on how you care for each particular type of plant.

Garden bed in the form of a box

The box-bed is one of the most popular soil cultivation methods today. This method of planting allows not only to create a separate place for each culture, but also to organize the landscape of a summer cottage or vegetable garden at a high aesthetic level. It is not difficult to organize a bed in the form of a box - a fence in the form of low shields is installed on the prepared and marked place of the site (hacienda or a small backyard).

To organize the fencing of the bed-box, you can use:

flat or wavy slate;
unnecessary boards;
polycarbonate sheets;
plastic;
any waste material that can tolerate soil moisture for more than one summer season.

Further, organic matter and the soil itself are poured into the prepared compartment. For the winter, such beds are not dismantled, and in the spring, after surface loosening, it will be possible to plant seeds or seedlings of certain crops again. This approach is not only practical, rational, but also aesthetic.

High-sided beds

Tall beds are usually represented by ridges or trapezoids. The rise of the soil, as a rule, is provided by a "cushion" of the compost layer, on top of which the earth is poured. In the regions of our country where the bear is common, the compost layer is not used, the rise is carried out only by filling in the earth. Medvedka usually nests in the compost layer (a warm and humid place is the ideal habitat) and can spread very quickly throughout the site.

Tall beds are most often used for growing melons and gourds:

cucumbers;
pumpkins;
zucchini;
sometimes some varieties of potatoes are grown in this way.

High-sided beds are created for one season. In most cases, the embankment sags heavily under the weight of snow and loses its functional background. If climbing plants (for example, cucumbers, some types of zucchini) will be grown in a garden bed with a box structure, then it will not be superfluous to equip the fence with a vertical lattice (made of wood or metal, created by weaving, any available means).

If such a structure is equipped with a high dome covered with a film, then an ordinary bed becomes a greenhouse. Growing seedlings in such portable structures is very convenient and practical.

"Warm" beds

The beds are called "warm" because of the fact that fresh, not rotted manure is located in their lower layers. The manure embankment is carried out in late autumn, so that all processes take place under the cover of snow during the winter period. In early spring, after the snow melts, such beds are cleared so that they are warmed by the sun and decomposition processes start.

Further, the manure begins to rot with a large release of heat. As a rule, in compost heaps during "burning" the temperature inside can reach 40-50 degrees. But on the beds, the layer of manure is low and this effect does not occur, besides, winter exposure significantly slows down the "combustion" processes. All these manipulations and preparations are needed in order to plant crops in a ready-made, "warm" bed. This is usually done for planting plants with a shallow root system - cucumbers, radishes, etc.

After the end of the summer season, all manure is processed. If you remove the top layer of soil, then under it you can find - humus, which is a very valuable substrate. This natural fertilizer can be scattered all over your garden or summer cottage. And at the end of autumn, it will be possible to put manure into the garden bed again and start the process of preparing a "warm" bed again.

Drainage beds

In clay buds, in very low places, into which all the water is constantly drained, and in wetlands, it is necessary to equip beds with drainage. It is not difficult to make them - usually 50-60 cm of the soil layer is removed, then sand about 20 cm high is laid out on the bottom of the resulting hole, then sawdust, humus are poured, and only after that - the soil. Drainage and gas exchange in this type of bed is excellent - an ideal place for growing root crops (for example, potatoes).

DIY material for making beds

Creating a bed of any configuration requires some preparation. In order to equip the beds in the form of boxes, you will need to use the following materials:

slate or boards, plastic or polycarbonate of such a height that there is at least 30 cm in the ground, and at least 20 cm on the surface of the entire size of the product;
pegs made of wood or metal, which will be needed to secure the fence material;
non-woven material that can be used to cover the bottom of the prepared trench.

After the workpiece - the dug hole is covered with non-woven material, it will be necessary to cover it from above with the following layers:

sawdust or straw - about 10 cm;
dry foliage (which you prepared in advance in the fall) - about 10 cm;
a mixture of compost and soil, in a ratio of 1 to 2 (layer size 10 cm or more);
clean layer of earth at least 10 cm.

marking on the ground - usually done with pegs and a stretched cord. When calculating the size of the beds, it is important to understand that the narrower the trench, the faster it will dry out;
then there is the preparation of the material for the fence - its cutting, preparation of pegs. If the box is not very large, then it will be more convenient to assemble it in advance using self-tapping screws. Such structures are reusable, they can be removed for the winter if the beds are transferred;
then a fence is installed on the garden bed;
further on the bottom of the pit, a non-woven material is laid;
a layer of sawdust, dry foliage, soil mixed with compost and just earth is sequentially covered.

And in conclusion. Your site can not only bring a good harvest, but also look aesthetically pleasing. Landscaping is able to manifest itself not only in the courtyard of a private house, but also in the garden, in the garden. But the main principle of the location of the beds on the territory should still be the needs of plants for sunlight. On a properly located bed, plant care will be minimal.

They will be fertile and beautiful. They need to be done according to all the rules. Mark out the spots for the beds to arrange them from north to east. Put branches, hay, foliage at the bottom. Pour a layer of compost on top, then put a cow or horse, and on it - earth 10-15 cm thick. Such a bed will be fertile and warm for a long time. It should not exceed 160 cm, the height should be 70 cm.

Now you need to make fences for - it's convenient, besides, the beds with sides look more beautiful than usual. Fences can be made from those materials that are at hand or purchased. Make, for example, well-shaped sides from logs, paint well beds or decorate them with carvings. Another idea - turn over the beds with slate, cutting it with a grinder into even strips. Level boards are also suitable for fencing, but they are bad because they will rot in 4-5 years. There are plastic curbs on sale, you can frame your beds with them. Great little beds and flower beds are made from car tires that are painted in different colors. The beds, framed with cobblestones, wattle or low borders of trimmed plants - lovage, parsley, lettuce, hyssop look original.

To make the beds look beautiful, you need not only edging them, but also take care of the space between them. Therefore, we proceed to the next stage. Put geotextiles between the beds (it is sold in hardware stores), and pour gravel, crushed stone or bark on it. This filling will decorate the aisles and prevent weeds from growing in them.

Many people spend most of their lives in their dachas. The summer resident cares for and cherishes his brainchild, using various devices for the garden and the garden in the arrangement.

The result of human labor is beautiful beds in the garden, giving a good harvest.

Summer residents dream that their work will always bring results in the form of a harvest. But the record harvest largely depends on how the beds were placed in the garden.

You need to clearly understand how to form them correctly, arrange them, how to arrange places for beds in your garden, what size and shape they should be.

How to arrange the beds in the garden

First you need to draw a schematic plan of the garden plot on paper in order to have an idea of \u200b\u200bhow it all will look in the end. Then ruled on the ground.

The beds should be positioned so that they have a maximum of natural sunlight. Ideally, if on the north side of the site you will have fruit trees that cover the beds from cold winds. Examples in the photo.

If you already have old trees on the site that you do not want to eradicate, then just trim the upper branches with them a little so that the sun's rays can easily break through.

Remember that the beds should be from north to south. If your site is on a hill, then make beds across the hill. This will prevent soil from coming off the hill during periods of rain and wind.

If the site is located in a lowland, then make high-type beds. Remember that in this case you will need drainage trenches to drain excess moisture.

You have to make beds in the garden, but you still do not know how to arrange everything so that it is convenient. For convenience, wide aisles between the beds are suitable. Sometimes you will need to walk around the garden with a cart, and the beds should not be an obstacle in your path. Think it over in advance.

You also need to think about in which part of the garden there will be a compost heap, into which waste from the garden will be deposited. In the future, you can use the rotten material as fertilizer for the beds.

Where the beds will be located in the next season, you should think about in the current one. Digging up old beds is carried out in autumn, when the entire crop is harvested.

So, creating a garden bed, you need to know:

what shape it will be;
its dimensions;
location.

The shape of the bed that suits you

The form can be of any kind. It depends on the imagination of the summer resident and the area for planting. The beds can be straight, curly, in the form of geometric shapes. There may or may not be a fence around each bed.

An example of the correct distribution of beds

How to choose the optimal bed height

The beds are high and low. The optimum height is 40 cm. These kind of beds are warm, the sun's rays quickly warm the earth in them.

The average width of the beds varies from 60 cm to 1 m. The length of the beds can be unlimited.

Some of the summer residents adhere to the Meatlider method, according to which the bed in width should reach 45 cm, and the aisles between such beds should be 90 cm each. The length of one bed in this case is no more than nine meters.

Optimal location: south to north

The location of the beds, as mentioned above, should be from south to north. If the site is very uneven, then the beds are made on the slope on the south side, and trees are planted on the north.

Various useful accessories for a summer residence and a vegetable garden

The use of various devices for summer cottages and gardens, as well as the creation of homemade products, greatly simplifies the life of summer residents.

If you love beds with bumpers, then your imagination is unlimited. Use different materials to create the sides: boards, slate strips, metal, brick. You can even purchase factory-made galvanized steel curbs and fences covered with polymer material. A fairly popular trend in recent years has become the production of curly fences for beds from tires painted in various colors.

DIY homemade products look beautiful in the garden. The paths between the beds, lined with tiles, stone, or even sown with grass, look aesthetically.

Any design decision will give your beds an excellent look that will delight your eyes all season.

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FROM there is an opinion that plants do not care which garden bed they grow on. This statement is fundamentally wrong, and it belongs to people far from agriculture. The moisture content, the intensity of gas exchange and the species composition of microorganisms living in the upper centimeters of the soil depend on the shape of the beds. All these factors determine the quality of the substrate, and hence the yield. How to apply a scientific approach and build beautiful, photos and descriptions of processes - in this article.

Garden beds

The principles of the device beds

Many crops are grown in the garden, the agricultural technology of which is not only different, but diametrically opposite. To get the possibility of differentiation, the site is divided into zones, and zones into beds. A garden bed is a small, relatively isolated area of \u200b\u200bsoil where you can provide individual care, feeding and moisture conditions for a particular type of plant.

slate, boards or pieces of plastic of such a size that at least 20 cm above the ground and at least 30 cm deep into the soil;
pegs made of wood or metal for securing fences;
non-woven fabric for the bottom lining.

In the garden bed on top of the non-woven fabric, layers will need to be laid:

sawdust or straw with a layer of 10 cm;
dry foliage harvested in autumn - 10 cm;
a mixture of one part of compost and two parts of soil - 10 cm or more;
layer of earth - at least 10 cm.

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Photo examples of bright and original flower beds made of car tires, plastic bottles, logs, stones and other waste material in a special material.

The process of creating beds

The preparation of the beds takes place in the spring when the soil is dry enough for digging. The temperature does not matter. The stages of creating a bed-box:

Marking - it is done using pegs with a stretched cord. The length and width should be comfortable for handling. The narrower the bed, the faster it will dry out.

Preparation (cutting) of fences and fastening stakes. The stakes and sides can be twisted in advance with self-tapping screws, making a structure in the form of a shield. Such fences are reusable, easy to install and can be removed for the winter if it is decided to move the garden bed.
Installation of fences.