You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A cold frame is a simple box with a clear slanted top that allows sunshine ...

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, ...

Ever wish you could have a crisp salad, fresh from the garden, in February? A cold frame can help with that. What about a place to start seeds without growing trays all over the house? A cold frame ...

Is your lettuce lagging? Your spring greens tired of cold, gray days? You can make a self-heating “hot box” in your garden using a cold frame, fresh horse manure and some hard work. Lots of hard work, ...

A cold frame is one of the most invaluable things a gardener can own during the winter. It offers a safe place for tender plants to overwinter, provides a growing environment to start seeds where ...

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, ...

The first frost doesn’t have to be the final curtain for your garden. Imagine pulling crisp spinach and snappy carrots in December, or harvesting fresh kale in January while your neighbor’s plot ...

January doesn’t have to mean giving up on fresh salads, even if your yard looks like a frozen brick. A simple cold frame can turn a bare bed into a mini greenhouse that quietly pays you back all month ...

Clasp two window-well covers together for an easy-to-assemble, inexpensive cold frame design. Utilize any of these eight cold frame plans this winter for building cold frames in your garden. Repurpose ...

I'm ready for spring. I'm ready to start growing n — and eating — fresh veggies. Most years I wait until the soil warms up, but this year I planted lettuce, cabbage and spinach in April. I did it in a ...