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Cold Frames

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Well, we shall see how this experiment works out.  I'm still in my first year 
of SFG.
Out here in San Diego, my tomatoes are still flowering and my too-late 
planted corn (I must add, the master gardener said I could still plant it) is 
still attempting to get taller.  Green and hot peppers are still peppering, 
too, and it's time for winter vegs to go in. 
My mom, a green thumb person, has been out here for the holidays.  We decided 
to cold frame the tomatoes and corn, plant another couple of squares of 
winter stuff and frame them so we could shade cloth and extend the growing 
season.  I had a bunch of PvC sprinkler line around as well as some rebar.  
The PVC isn't that stable, but seems to work well with some rebar inserted in 
it.  They're rather awkwardly covered with 6 mil clear plastic duct taped 
into shape over hardware cloth over the PVC frame.  This "clear plastic" 
actually looks rather whitish, but you can see through it.  I guess this 
isn't exactly the classic cold frame -- more like a temporary greenhouse, 
perhaps.
Any thoughts, experiences, or shrieks of horror?
BTW, mom's become a sqf devotee.  She got the book for Christmas and is 
planning on a couple of squares when she returns home.  She has a REAL 
greenhouse, but won't let tomatoes share the space with her orchids.  Always 
gets whiteflies.
Cyn


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