Re: cold frame
- Subject: Re: [SG] cold frame
- From: N* S*
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 08:25:05 -0400
Claire: Does the top need to be clear? Do you need to take it off on (or
tilt it up) on warm days, then put it back on for cold ones? How do you
water the plants when the weather is cold? I have always been a bit stymied
by this whole concept...
Thanks,
Nancy
>In a message dated 7/11/01 9:08:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, stedman@RCN.COM
>writes:
>
><< > Gene: Thanks for all your help (and to everyone else, too). Since I don't
> >> have a cold frame, >>
>
>Nancy.
>
>You do not need to construct a proper frame to get the same services of a
>cold frame. Find a suitable, south/southeast facing locations and use a
>wooden fruit box from the market. Knock the bottom out and sink a few inches
>into the soil. You can cover in bad weather with some rigid plastic or
>whatever you have around the house.
>Learning the many advantages of a cold frame need not be a huge project.
>Many gardeners around here plant tropical vegs in five gallon pails with the
>bottoms cut off. Whatever works!
>
>Claire Peplowski
>NYS z4
>
