Growing With a Cold Frame
A cold frame is a great tool for any climate. A gardener can use it to get a jump start on the growing season or to extend the growing season as winter approaches. I was lucky enough to be gifted one this past Christmas.
What I have is actually called an "elevated patio grow house" and is sold by Gardener's Supply. However, a cold frame is really just any structure that works as a miniature greenhouse. It catches the suns heat through transparent glass (or in this case plastic) and keeps the seedlings and dirt warm. The temperature at which seeds germinate is really all over the map, but a good rule of thumb seems to be that most will germinate when the dirt is between 60 and 75 degrees.
Read more at the link below.....
What I have is actually called an "elevated patio grow house" and is sold by Gardener's Supply. However, a cold frame is really just any structure that works as a miniature greenhouse. It catches the suns heat through transparent glass (or in this case plastic) and keeps the seedlings and dirt warm. The temperature at which seeds germinate is really all over the map, but a good rule of thumb seems to be that most will germinate when the dirt is between 60 and 75 degrees.
Read more at the link below.....
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Here in Florida we would be better off if a cold frame cooled. LOL!
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