Re: Cold Frame

I've been looking at these too, and I'm under the impression that they're
not motorized at all, but the temperature causes them to open - I didn't
look that close so I don't know how they work, but I don't think you need to
plug them in.
                                       Linda, Idaho Zone 4

At 12:33 PM 12/29/97 -0600, you wrote:
>> 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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>zone 5b USDA, Urbana IL
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