Re: Cold Frame

> Although I have gardened for years I have just come to realize the 
> necessity of having a cold frame.  (Last year we had a very cold and 
> windy spring which really set back my seedlings I had started!)  Any one 
> have a good plans for building one or have any recommendations?

Earlier this fall I asked the list about cold frame information, and
received a lot back.  I went ahead and sketched one out in my mind and
purchased the lumber, but cold weather and an unpainted (then) house 
kept me from working on it.

One of the things that people suggested using were automatic cold frame
openers.  They're little motorized gadgets that open the cold frame
slightly on warmer days to let air circulate through, then closes them
on colder days.  I found some through A.M. Leonard and other mail order
sources, but nowhere does it say how they operate.  Is an AC outlet
required?  Or are they 12 volts, running off of a car battery?  I
was wanting to build this _way_ in the back of the yard, and there's
currently no electricity out there.  Maybe someday, but not now...

Comments?

Chris

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Christopher Lindsey
zone 5b USDA, Urbana IL
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