Strawberry Pyramid: Views, Dimensions, and Drawings

Cultivation of crops on vertical constructions will be a great solution in small-size garden plots. There is already experience in arranging vertical beds for cucumbers, greens and berry plants. Strawberries are often grown in designs that resemble a green pyramid.

The strawberry pyramid is a structure in the form of a multi-tiered shelf. This design is used as a bed for vertical cultivation.

This method is increasingly used in suburban areas.

A pyramid bed significantly saves space, so it can be an excellent substitute for the usual bed. In addition, it looks attractive and will decorate any site, especially during flowering and fruiting. It is possible to build a pyramid from scrap materials and any configuration - nothing limits imagination. Its main feature is that when planting, the upper strawberry bushes do not obscure the lower ones from the sun.

You can place vertical beds anywhere: on an open area of ​​the garden, in greenhouses and even on balconies.

The bed in the form of a pyramid has several advantages over the usual strawberry bed.

• Saves site space. Multi-tiered planting of strawberries allows you to place the same number of bushes on a small area as on a wider ordinary garden bed.
• Convenience care. With this arrangement, the beds are much more convenient and faster to trim the whiskers, water, feed, loosen the soil and harvest - you do not have to lean to the ground and the whole plant is clearly visible.
• Reduced risk of disease. When growing strawberries vertically, the root system is less susceptible to rotting and fungus development. Thus it is possible to avoid infection with gray rot.
• Pest protection. You can significantly save manpower and money, since you do not have to handle berry bushes from all sorts of pests: slugs, cabbages, rodents, moles.
• Lack of weeds. With this method of growing the beds are on a hill, weeds are extremely rare. Therefore, such a laborious process is reduced to a minimum.
• The process of ripening is accelerated. Due to the shape of the flowerbed, the crop ripens faster for at least a week. And because the berries do not touch the ground, they remain dry and clean.
• Represents aesthetic value. Thanks to lush foliage, beautiful flowers and bright fruits, the design can be used to decorate the garden. Therefore, it is increasingly being used as an element of the design landscape.

To make a vertical bed with your own hands any suitable material will do: wood (boards), metal, old car tires, bags, large plastic bottles and much more. From these materials, you can design an original stand.

If you plan to place the pyramid in the apartment, then the design needs a more compact. In this case, suitable option from the usual flower pots.

But if a street bed for strawberries is made not for one season, but for several years, then it is recommended to use more durable and reliable material. Most often for the construction of the pyramid used wooden boards or bars.

Making such a bed for strawberries with your own hands is easy. With self-construction, wooden pyramids are the most popular.

The shape of the pyramid of wood can be with three and four corners. Before manufacturing it is necessary to make all measurements and drawings. Height and dimensions can be designed individually, while it is necessary to take into account the large load on the structure.

To build a pyramid stands immediately on the place where it will be. Since these beds are very heavy and bulky, then moving or transporting later to another place will be problematic.Place for strawberries to choose sunny, and one of the sides of the pyramid should be located on the north side.

For the construction will need a set of tools and materials, consisting of:

• boards or bars;
• chain-link mesh;
• drying oils, varnish;
• studs size 20-50 mm, glue;
• level (level);
• planer;
• hammer;
• PVC pipes with holes 10 mm.

According to the drawings, the markings are made on the boards and all the details are cut out. On the details cut the necessary grooves and holes. Before assembly, it is recommended to treat them with linseed, the second layer can be applied varnish. This will protect the pyramid from the harmful effects of water, fungus and rodents.

The bed can be of different dimensions, the standard is considered to be such a pyramid:

• the lowest row is 2.2x2.2 meters;
• the second level is 1.7х1.7 meters;
• the third is 1.2x1.2 meters;
• the fourth - 0.7x0.7 meters;
• the fifth (topmost) is 0.2x0.2 meters.

The height of all tiers is the same and is 25 cm - this is the optimum depth for the root system of strawberries. A board about 4 centimeters thick is suitable as a base.

Now all the prepared parts need to be joined with nails, glue. To make the design even stronger, you can use metal corners and screws.

Under the base of the beds it is recommended to lay a chain-netting about 2.4x2.4 meters in size. This will protect the structure from rodents.

The first box is placed on the net and covered with prepared soil. All other levels are set in the same way. It is necessary to ensure their strictly horizontal position.

In the center of the pyramid is placed a pipe with holes for watering.

A simple way is to build a pyramid of old tires. She has her advantages. For example, a dense rubber bottom retains heat well and thus protects the roots from frost.

This bed turns out beautiful round shape. For the construction will require tires of different diameters. At the same time, the depth and width of each land layer should be sufficient for planting strawberry bushes.

For the lower level in the ground, it is necessary to make a recess with the diameter of the largest tire. The upper part of the tire is cut off and this blank for the first layer is placed in the prepared pit. At the bottom you need to fill the drainage, and only then the soil composition. All other rows are set in the same way.

It is recommended to plant strawberries on a pyramid bed from May to August, when the plant is not threatened by frost. By this time, top dressing in the form of humus should already be introduced into the soil and the ground should have time to sit down. For planting it is better to choose a cloudy day or evening - so young strawberry bushes will take root more easily.

Landing should start from the lowest tier. For a standard wooden pyramid, the scheme is as follows:

• At the lowest tier planted 7 bushes on each side.
• In the second tier - 5 bushes.
• On the third - 4 bushes.
• On the fourth - on 3 saplings.
• At the last, the highest - 2 bushes each.

Since when growing strawberries on a pyramid-bed, weeds, pests and diseases are not terrible for her, all basic care is reduced to watering and feeding.

Watering strawberry is more suitable drip, so you can build a suitable irrigation system.

To do this, you need a special perforated hose. The usual one will do - you can make water holes in it yourself, at a distance of about 10 cm from each other. Hose neatly placed on the pyramid spiral. One end of it is tightly plugged, and the second is attached to the water source. The irrigation system is ready.

Top dressing for a vertical bed is better to use a liquid one - this way it penetrates the soil faster. The rest of the process and schedule of fertilizer is no different from strawberries on a normal garden bed.

In general, the strawberry pyramid is a simple and economical structure. This flower bed will decorate the garden and turn the care of it into pleasure. For information on the types, sizes and drawings of the pyramids for strawberries, see the following video.