Gardening does not stand still, so the process of growing various plants is constantly being improved. One such innovation is the "smart" beds, invented by agronomists Kurdyumov and Mittlayder . Let's look at their features and how to do them.
What is the secret of "smart" beds?
By this name is meant a site enclosed by a frame, inside of which a place for planting is prepared in a certain way. They are also called high or "warm". The frame for "clever" beds can be made of wood, slate, stones or sheets of metal. There are a lot of advantages to such areas for growing different crops:
- less weeds among cultivated plants;
- the process of fruit ripening is accelerating even in regions with a cold climate;
- less spent fertilizer and moisture;
- do not bend very low;
- the quantity and quality of the crop is increased;
- solves the problem of bogging of soils.
Use "smart" beds you can grow strawberries, cucumbers, tomatoes and other vegetable crops.
How to make "smart" beds?
First, you need to choose a sunny place, since in the shadow of their entire positive effect disappears. Depending on the available space, we determine the size. After this, you can start making the beds themselves:
- We make a skeleton. We put the knocked down box on the place cleared of weeds.
- We deepen the inner space by 20 cm.
- We fill the garden. At the very bottom, you can put a mesh (from moles), and then cloth or cardboard (from weeds). The next layer should consist of branches. First we put large, and then small. Next, we should put the remains of plants, interspersed with soil and humus. It is recommended to water them with a bacterial fertilizer. After that, fill the edges with the finished compost.
- After you plant the seeds or seedlings of the garden we follow to cover up (grass or straw).