Greenhouses "Tulip": models with opening sides and a sliding roof

Gardeners and gardeners are very biased in choosing a greenhouse. The mass of parameters is estimated - from the price to the place occupied on a site. Each has its own criteria: someone needs a bountiful harvest and ease of operation, possibly at the expense of appearance, for someone, on the contrary, the overall composition of outbuildings in the country, including greenhouses, is important. The greenhouse “BotanikTM Tulip” is a new word in the greenhouse market; nevertheless, it has already won a large number of admirers.

In Russia, produced quite a large number of types of greenhouses, each of which finds its consumer.

Models are offered a variety of:

• glass, polyethylene and polycarbonate;
• frame made of all-welded steel pipes and similar - from collapsible; the frame is made of plastic, wood or metal;
• equipped with vents (most models), opening ("Delta") or sliding doors ("Tulip", "Botanic");
• with a removable ("Convertible"), moving to the ends ("Matryoshka"), sliding ("Botanist") or opening the roof ("Clever Girl").

The undoubted advantages include several characteristics.

• No snow load. The roof of the greenhouse can be easily moved for a period of cold weather, which will prevent its damage from gravity.
• Since the snow will fall directly into the greenhouse, it will cover the soil and prevent it from freezing. This, in turn, will allow the soil to maintain a favorable microflora, which will positively affect the growth and development of crops in the spring and summer.
• The use of this type of greenhouse contributes to the creation of a natural microclimate for plants, which leads to an increase in yield.

• Ensuring proper ventilation due to sliding roof flaps.
• The possibility of natural watering. If you push the roof flaps, then during the rain will occur natural irrigation.
• Polycarbonate is considered one of the most durable and easy-to-use materials.
• Ease of use due to design features. With careful operation, the service life will be more than 10 years.

This type of greenhouse has its drawbacks.

• The rapid loss of the appearance of polycarbonate and its weariness compared with glass hotbeds, as well as the costly replacement of failed sections.
• Adherents of the traditional greenhouse structures do not approve of replacing the vents with sliding sidewalls and moving them to the door.
• There is an inconvenience that polycarbonate is not included in the greenhouse package and must be ordered separately. True, some gardeners this, on the contrary, happy, because you can choose the density of polycarbonate to your liking. Manufacturers explain the need for a separate acquisition of polycarbonate by the fact that in Russia today there is no representation of the company,and supplies from Belarus are expensive and unreliable in terms of the possibility of material damage.
• But the main disadvantage of this species is its price, which varies from 25,000 rubles. up to 46 000 rubles. That can be quite a tangible amount for most gardeners.

If we compare the “Tulip” with the Delta greenhouse, which has, at first glance, a similar type of device, we can distinguish the main difference: in the first version, the roof and sidewalls are shifted, and in the second, they are raised. Accordingly, for the "Delta" and other similar structures, additional space is needed when its sash is open. For "Tulip" is not required.

The Tulip greenhouse can be installed on any summer cottage, because its size range includes models with a length of 4, 6, 8 and 10 m. The width and height of each are the same - 3 and 2.1 m, respectively. A mini-greenhouse with a length of 4 m will find its place even in the smallest country house, and due to the fact that the roof and the sash are shifted, and not opened to the outside, it can be put right next to the beds.

Greenhouse is made of galvanized stainless steel tubes 40x20 mm, connected by welding.It should be noted that the thickness of the pipes is larger than in similar collapsible structures (20x20 mm), which makes the frame more durable and stable. This also contributes to the "smart" mount on 4 bolts, which the manufacturer himself describes as "stronger than welding." Polycarbonate with a thickness of 4 to 6 mm and density of at least 0.65 kg / m3 is stretched onto the frame (these are the conditions of the manufacturer).

The greenhouse "Tulip" with opening sides and top is made only from all-welded pipe, which increases its strength and rigidity compared with similar collapsible structures. The sliding and sliding roof is also polycarbonate, it can be either slightly moved away for ventilation, or opened completely for the winter period or for the time of rain for natural watering.

The kit of the frame includes everything that is needed to collect the greenhouse (screws, bolts, hardware), with the exception of polycarbonate, which is purchased separately. Depending on the thickness of the polycarbonate, choose the end profile. At each end of the greenhouse there are 2 doors, each of them has a vent.

The manufacturer has developed special guides.which help reliably fix and hold the sash and roof in a given position of the owner. This profile is also resistant to ultraviolet rays and is not susceptible to destruction due to their impact.

To assemble a greenhouse, you will need the following set of tools:

• a screwdriver with nozzles with a crosspiece and an 8 mm hexagon;
• wrench 10 mm;
• construction knife, the blade of which extends;
• roulette;
• level.

Works are recommended to be made in cotton gloves with a polymeric coating. Despite the fact that the foundation is not a prerequisite in order to build and install the Tulip, the manufacturer recommends its construction. It can be tape, monolithic or timber.

In case the foundation is impossible for any reason, the lugs are designed to fit the greenhouse directly into the ground.However, the base for the installation must be level to avoid skewing the greenhouse.

Despite the fact that the Tulip can be placed anywhere in the plot, since the greenhouse does not require additional space during the opening of the valves, there are a number of recommendations.

Observing them, you can choose the best place to install a greenhouse.

• The site where the structure will stand should be sunny and windless. This will help the greenhouse to heat up.
• It is not recommended to install a greenhouse near trees. First, the leaves can fall off from them, and if the tree bears fruit, then the fruit. Secondly, a dense crown will cover the sun to greenhouse crops.

• The soil must be flat and firm, so that the design does not warp.
• In order to facilitate the collection and transportation of the crop, it is better to locate the greenhouse either near the barn or with the house,to carry buckets or boxes of vegetables or fruit was not far. Also, it should not be far from the water supply system.
• Approaching the greenhouse should be convenient, so it is not recommended to put it close to the garden, you need to leave the path, at least a narrow one.

It is equally important to immediately decide - for the cultivation of which will be used greenhouse. If you plan to use the crop for personal use, then you should not invest too much money in its purchase. If there is an idea to build a business on garden crops in the future, then it is worth considering the possibility of acquiring a more spacious and impressive (including cost) construction.

Consumers generally speak positively of Tulip, noting both ease of assembly and ease of use. In addition, the ability to move the roof for the winter period and not to clear snow from it is highly appreciated by summer residents, especially those who are deprived of the opportunity to regularly go to the country in winter.Being removed, the roof is not subjected to the pressure of snow mass, respectively, the design remains intact.

Also marked and strong frame, and the relative simplicity of its assembly, and the possibility of airing in whole or in part, depending on the weather. The ability to move the roof and sidewalls is convenient for both plants and gardeners, who can harvest with comfort, not exhausted from the stuffiness in the stale greenhouse air.

Among the disadvantages of buyers highlight the cost and the need to order polycarbonate separately, as it is not supplied with the greenhouse. In addition, not all consumers have figured out how polycarbonate should stretch, and if the carcass assembly doesn’t cause any particular difficulties (it is delivered half assembled), then putting the greenhouse into a final form still often requires the help of professionals who deal with such types works earlier.

Review the greenhouse "Tulip", see the video below.