We’re going to try using cold frames this year for the first time. We’ll use them to harden off starts before transplanting, as a plant bed to start direct sown plants for later transplanting and as place to overwinter some veggies. That’s the plan at least.
In the background are the coldframes I made out of bricks left over from the building of our house and some salvaged windows I found cheap.
They may not be pretty, but hopefully they’ll work.
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I had no idea what cold frames are or how they function. Now I do. I even know there are automatic gadgets that lift the top a given number of inches, depending on the temperature. Oh – and I know that you lift the lid because one of the biggest dangers of using a cold frame is letting it get too warm!
My education continues. And who cares what the frames look like, as long as the plants are pretty?
I agree. I’m getting better about upcycling and reusing things. I’ve never worked with coldframes before. I just didn’t see the necessity to extend the growing seasons. But they can also be used as a plant bed and to harden off starts.
You’re right that frying the plants is much more of a risk that freezing them. We’ll see how it goes.
the frame is what it’s about (Marion Roach Smith)
Cold frames are a common practice here in Maine. Although I suspect it’s a little early for them, since we just got 2 feet of snow dumped on us!
Blessings, Ellen