Their advantage lies not only in the fact that they enable very body-friendly gardening. The raised bed greenhouse offers plants ideal growing conditions and allows a much easier exchange of soil than is the case with ground-level construction. And you can build them yourself!

A raised bed enables back-friendly planting

Similar to the open field, the raised bed greenhouse has also proven itself a thousand times over as its weather-independent variant for plant cultivation. Properly thought out and with a stable superstructure to the walls, the available interior space of such houses can be used particularly well. If then still the Side height maximized to match raised bed height there is still enough space at the top, even for larger plants. Other advantages are:

  • faster and usually more productive growth of the plants, as their roots are always in the warm soil;
  • Raised beds can be attached to a separate foundation (strip foundation or ground anchor), which significantly increases the statics and safety of the entire structure;
  • Extremely back-friendly gardening is possible in the raised bed greenhouse;
  • Replacing the floor is significantly easier than with ground-level construction and can even be done in layers with different materials;

Material for the raised bed construction

Complete raised bed greenhouses (€72.95) are available in stores, as are prefabricated parts made of wood that only need to be put together and screwed together, and if you feel like it, you can also get these practical wooden constructions easy to assemble yourself. It works best with high-quality larch wood, which is connected to stabilizing posts at the corners. The material thickness can be a little thicker, since the internal pressure of the soil in the raised bed can be quite high.

Proper gardening needs good soil in the raised bed greenhouse

Not only high-quality soil, but the different types of soil allow your vegetables and all the other plants to thrive. However, they must be taken into account different growth conditions the planned planting. The following constellation is generally recommended for traditional vegetable and herb cultivation (order from bottom to top):

  • Drainage layer: Consists of coarser shards of clay and pebbles that get smaller and smaller the higher you go; Water jams are thus kept within limits or avoided entirely;
  • Soil layer: A 10 to 15 cm thick layer of soil from the garden soil is recommended for this;
  • Middle core or wood layer: The shredded remains from the last pruning of the bushes (not too finely chopped!) and a portion of well-rotted, i.e. mature compost, if possible with the addition of stable manure, go in here;
  • Screened Compost: This layer provides the nutrients needed by the plants and contains thoroughly screened compost of your own production.

Please note that only high-quality compost is used, otherwise it will lead to a increased rotting can occur, which has a negative effect on the growth of the plants.

Caring for raised beds in the greenhouse

The top layer can be refreshed a little after each harvest. This guarantees that there is always a balanced ratio of nutrients in the soil. Overall, the content and thus the height of the raised bed will decrease by around 10 to 15 cm, so that up to the second level it should be refilled again and again before all layers are completely replaced after five to seven years.

tips

Similar to the open field in the garden, regular soil samples should be taken from the soil in the raised bed greenhouse and evaluated in the laboratory. A quick test that at least provides information about the current pH value also provides valuable information in this regard.

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Garden design