A cold frame creates a small, protected environment that traps sunlight and warmth, allowing your plants to thrive in colder months. It’s easy to build using basic materials and can fit neatly into ...

Note: this post orginally appeared in December of 2010. It was the first missive from Beth Gellman, AKA The Garden Coach, who still blogs for us. She’ll have a new post next week. In the meanttime, ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

CUISINE & CULTURE Using frost blankets to extend the growing season was discussed in last week’s column. Today’s column ...

This recycled cold frame design was made out of a discarded skylight, cinder blocks and a few bricks. A neighbor of mine remodeled his house and I noticed a couple of used skylights near his dumpster.

The bales are also good for stacking into play forts, but this time of year, when nights are still cool and the vegetables of summer are calling to be planted, straw bales suffice as building material ...

A super simple, AFFORDABLE way to start your garden early! The frost's keep coming here in Tennessee and usually that means the gardening has to wait. So this year instead of waiting for the garden ...

DIY cold frame. Rose Hughes' step-by-step guide shows you how to make a cold frame to start seedlings early or extend your growing season. ROSE HUGHES / NZ GARDENER Our step-by-step guide shows you ...

In areas like Hobart where summers are short and the weather unpredictable, having a cold frame can help extend your vegie-growing season. A cold frame can be anything from a temporary box structure ...

I generally receive several questions from readers each fall about the use of cold frames to extend the gardening season. This method offers gardeners a technique to protect tender plants from cold ...

We've all seen how completely unpredictable North Country weather can be. Temperatures often fluctuate wildly and conditions change radically from day to day or week to week, sometimes even from hour ...

17:41, Tue, Oct 14, 2025 Updated: 13:08, Thu, Oct 16, 2025 As autumn deepens, preparation for winter in the garden becomes essential. If you haven’t got a greenhouse to protect your more delicate ...