The general impression is that cold-frame operation ends with June and the setting out of all early plants. Far from it! So many are the uses of the cold frame through the summer that there is always more space for all that could be done. Seeds of rock garden plants and other hardy perennials can … Read more
Cold frames should now be filled with tender material, awakening the final planting-out in the garden. Hardy and semi-hardy annuals and vegetables should all be in the garden by this time. The final planting-out date of the tender material depends upon your locality. The protection afforded by the cold frame is still needed in the … Read more
The relationship between cold frames and gardens increases as the days become longer and the sun warmer. In fact, the chief purpose of the cold frame in spring is to prepare plants for outdoor conditions. Once they recover from the initial transplanting within the frame, hardier plants, such as cabbage and broccoli, should be gradually given … Read more
Few places in my yard give me more exciting movements per square foot of space than my cold frame. It is just a short distance from the house, near the kitchen, so I have to pass it every time I go to the barn to do chores. This is fortunate, for a cold frame needs … Read more
This month, you can get a head start on spring by adding heating equipment to your cold frame. Any one of several methods of supplying heat will turn your hard frame into a hotbed. A cold frame and a hotbed are constructed similarly but are set up and operated differently. Electricity is fast replacing the … Read more
The place of the cold frame and hotbed in the culture of plants is second in importance only to the garden itself. Managed correctly, no piece of garden equipment will yield more per dollar invested. A cold frame and hotbed have many purposes. The Function Of Garden Aids Although the primary function of these garden … Read more