Coldframes
I have been struggling with this for quite some time. I saw the boxes used by
Howard Dill in the book about him. I have watched the videos with coldframes
as big as my house practically. After a few years of experimenting I ended up
building houses out of rebar, PVC pipe and plastic. THere was always a
problem with watering and keeping the plants from getting too hot and as a
result dying. How to ventilate? How to water? The clips everyone is
mentioning didn't work for me. Last year I just put some remay over a few
plants and they did quite nicely. Where I live the protection from the wind
is probably as important as protection from the cold, I plan on using rebar,
PVC pipe and remay this year. The plants will get wet when it rains, no wind
damage and no concern about cooked plants. Really cold weather? I'll deal
with that when it comes. I think another part of the problem is that many of
us think we need to start the plants earlier than we really do. Then you end
up trying to keep them from going down toward the end as they have matured
and are just sitting.
Marv in Altoona
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