Multi-tiered beds

Eco-friendly summer cottage: multi-tiered ridges for vegetable and berry crops are most often compared to multi-storey residential buildings for people. And as you probably guessed, grassy ones should be located on their tiers or floors. Some vegetable crops prefer the first tier on the ridge, other vegetable crops prefer to grow on the last tier, but there are also some vegetable crops that do not want to grow either on the first or last tier. An experienced summer resident or gardener will be able to place all herbaceous plants so that they can grow comfortably.

Briefly about multi-tiered ridges

But how to make a multi-tiered ridge and why should it be made at all? Isn't it easier to make ordinary ridges? We will now go over all the necessary information.

Making a multi-tiered ridge is considered a truly creative procedure or action. Because of these ridges, you will increase the amount of harvest stored for the winter season, in excellent condition, naturally pure vegetables and berries, cultivated with your own hands. In addition, multi-level beds allow you to use the entire area of ​​the summer cottage as accurately as possible. And this is extremely necessary if your summer cottage area cannot boast of large sizes.

Immediately before making a multi-level ridge, it is worth choosing which grassy ones and in what order you want to plant on it. In this case, it is worth taking into account the specifics of herbaceous: growth, characteristics of leaves, the timing of ripening of the crop.

If this is a ridge with three tiers, then the low-growth plants, as you might guess, will be placed on the lower tier. Lettuce greens, tomatoes and peppers grow comfortably in the middle, while curling stems such as beans and cucumbers should be placed on the last level as they need more space for tendrils to grow.

Quite a good option, when on the upper tier of a ridge with two levels they will have a sufficient amount of sunlight, placing tight sides, for example, tomatoes, lettuce greens, eggplants and peppers, and on the last tier, place beautiful-looking zucchini, squash and zucchini.

When selecting a site for placing a ridge with several tiers, it is necessary to take into account the amount of shade or the amount of sunlight. It is also important to consider the relation of the herbaceous to the warmth or its preference in the shade. It was this information and observation that helped you to correctly, efficiently and amazingly craft a pile with several levels.

How to make multi-tiered ridges?

Ladders with ordinary steps, which are attached to the wall, as well as pyramids in the form of a square or rectangle, can become ridges with tiers. Ridges with tiers in the shape of a circle, separated by special rings made of plastic, or special marking tapes look amazing. All summer residents and gardeners can act as landscape designers and make, for example, various ridges with three or two tiers, taking into account the specifics of the summer cottage and their own desires.

There are two known methods for making beds with several levels:

- using available materials for the frame, for example, roofing shingles, tiles, wood, plastic, a box, special ribbons and a barrel).

- using ready-made, acquired in the nursery, special figures.

Starting work on placing, for example, a ridge with three levels, it is worth marking the areas where the curbs of all levels will be placed in order to correctly place the diameter of the level, which is necessary for the normal growth of grassy in a single row or several.

Placing the first, largest in terms of area, frame of a ridge with several tiers, it is worth strengthening on it a mesh made of metal, with small compartments, to shelter grassy ones from a variety of rodents that live in a certain region.

One part of summer residents and gardeners is placed on the bottom of a film made of polyester, most often, it is used in especially dry regions with the task of maintaining humidity, if there is no possibility to endow it with everyday moisture. Unfortunately, this method when placing ridges with several levels is not the best, with this option earthworms and earth microorganisms, they are also masters of processing weeds and making humus, the way will be closed.

Due to the fact that the green mass and vegetables require land with an excellent drainage layer, it is recommended that it is enriched with manure, then it is worth approaching the filling of a ridge with several tiers very carefully, observing and taking into account all the features and pitfalls.

For the lowest tier, it is possible to use dry and fresh grassy, ​​foliage, sawdust, weeds, which are overheated and after some time endow with herbaceous organic elements growing on ridges with two or three tiers. Then tamp the weeds perfectly, then pour the soil upstairs. The first soil layer is fertile soil, high in ash and compost.

So that the earth does not dry out and the grassy ones feel good, do not forget about making a layer of mulch.

Even making ridges with several tiers, you have the opportunity to arrange a creative process. On the upper floor, it is possible to strengthen a support made of all kinds of materials, for example, sticks made of bamboo, they are also called bamboo wigwams, they look great in their summer cottage and they fix curly grassy ones well. And the grassy ones themselves can be strengthened with unusual ropes or ribbons, some of them look like snakes and lizards. It all depends only on you and your wishes. It is possible to use more decorative fences for rows.

Advantages of a multi-tiered ridge

The most important and beloved summer residents are the following advantages of multi-level ridge:

- small occupied space.

All prudent summer residents and gardeners, for whom every centimeter of land, like gold, will spare no effort and time to build a ridge with several levels. To create a large effective vertical garden in a reduced version, you only need your desire, a small amount of unallocated space and a drop of imagination to fantasize how to make a ridge with several tiers for several years and with an attractive appearance.

- efficiency.

All the simple actions spent on creating beds with two floors will not be in vain, because acceleration ripens on them. Perfectly heated soil, which is easy to cultivate, usually manages to reward a crop in three months a couple of times.

- convenience.

Towering ridges with several levels are the cherished dream of summer residents or beginner gardeners, who are still not accustomed to a simple approach to a high ridge and agricultural options behind it, being located in a convenient location for them.

- stunning appearance.

An aesthetic ridge with several levels, covered with golden calendula inflorescences that ward off some parasites and insects, purple basil, which scares whiteflies from tomatoes, it looks great, it is also useful. And most importantly, the neighbors will look at your multi-tiered beds with admiration.

Ridges with several tiers look unusual on the territory and it is not possible to plant exclusively vegetable and berry crops on them. They look great on ridges with several floors and a variety of flower crops.