Re: Cold frames
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Cold frames
- From: "* B* <j*@infinet.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 00:07:43 -0700 (MST)
>I imagine the screen itself helps protect seedlings or small plants even
>after you remove the plastic for the season, by tempering the force of
>hard rainfall, for example.
It does all that, but most of all keeps out the cats,dogs,SQUIRRELS,opossums
and
other varmints. I should also mention that i scrape out about 3" of dirt and
refill with
coarse builders sand. Great for drainage -and- direct planting of old
rhizomes of short-supply
varieties after dig for fast increase
>BTW, I've been in Columbus, OH in very early March & I'd say it
>certainly qualifies for the Great GREY North label if the not the WHITE
>-- cold, wet & miserable, at least during my 10 day visit.
In a nutshell.
John Bruce
jbruce@infinet.com
SW OH Zone5
