Homemade Cold Frames
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Cold frames work great for setting plants outside during the early spring, but if it gets real cold at night all your plants can still freeze, which obviously defeats the purpose. To solve the problem, I built this 4 by 8-ft. portable cold frame to grow vegetables and other plants.
My cold frame is made from plywood with three hinged windows (old combination windows) on top. It rides on two bicycle wheels. If it looks like it's going to freeze I just grab a pair of wooden handles on front of the unit and wheel it into my garage. It's easy to roll - even when it's full of plants my wife can still easily move it. I use it for all my bedding plants including tomatoes, peppers, radishes, cauliflower, and cabbage, etc. Each window is attached by two sheet metal screws so I can easily remove the windows when the plants get bigger. A vertical wooden board with a metal hook on it is bolted on in front of each window, so I can pull the windows open to different positions. (Doug Kramer, S131 Overbrook Ave., Elroy, Wis. 53929 ph 609 462-5632 or 609 890-5435)
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Homemade Cold Frames FARM HOME Miscellaneous 31-1-41 Cold frames work great for setting plants outside during the early spring, but if it gets real cold at night all your plants can still freeze, which obviously defeats the purpose. To solve the problem, I built this 4 by 8-ft. portable cold frame to grow vegetables and other plants.
My cold frame is made from plywood with three hinged windows (old combination windows) on top. It rides on two bicycle wheels. If it looks like it's going to freeze I just grab a pair of wooden handles on front of the unit and wheel it into my garage. It's easy to roll - even when it's full of plants my wife can still easily move it. I use it for all my bedding plants including tomatoes, peppers, radishes, cauliflower, and cabbage, etc. Each window is attached by two sheet metal screws so I can easily remove the windows when the plants get bigger. A vertical wooden board with a metal hook on it is bolted on in front of each window, so I can pull the windows open to different positions. (Doug Kramer, S131 Overbrook Ave., Elroy, Wis. 53929 ph 609 462-5632 or 609 890-5435)
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