Cheap and easy cold frames

Hi All ! From Dave at Hanover, Ontario, Can. Cold here too but no frost last night. Here is an easy way to make yourself a cold frame for the first weeks of your plants life in these trying times. Get yourself a BANANA BOX with the plastic liner with air holes as well. Open the bottom flaps and place over site. Put dirt on the flaps to hold the box in place. Take lid off and transplant pumpkin seedling inside. Cover bottom with the plastic liner and put lid on to hold in place. The top flaps can be opened later to let more light in. This system keeps the frost out at night and can be snuggled with a blanket if need be. I have been doing the Joel Holland thing with his incubator by germinating my seeds in an insulated cooler with a jug of hot tap water inside as the source of heat and I am pleased with the results. I now am putting a jug of hot water in my banana boxes at night to help keep the temperature even. I set out three of my sixteen plants on Wednesday and they are doing quite well. This will do until a larger protection may be required and at least the plants are settled and on the way. Good Luck. Dave McCallum
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