Re: Forcing Lettuce in the Winter

> Thanks also to Patrick for the advice about Coleman's book and cold frames.
> We were so excited about having fresh, sweet lettuce from the garden for
> Christmas Eve dinner. I'm sure we will want to get a cold frame going for
> next winter.

I think a lot of us were suprised this year by the extended season., and it set
a number of gardeners thinking of ways to get even more out of our gardens.

It's been quite windy here this winter.  Not as cold as normal, but unusually
windy.

Cold frames keep out the wind, which increases the damage cold does to plants.
According to coleman, the temp in a cold frame can be as much as 20 degrees
above the outside temperature.  There aren't many days, that 20 degrees warmer
would be below freezing!   Just the last week here....
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