If you’re waiting for warm weather to think about your garden, you’ve already missed the best window of the year. For gardeners who understand season extension, March is the most productive month on ...

Stepping outside on a frosty morning feels like bending the rules of nature—like you’ve somehow slipped yourself into an exclusive year-round gardener’s club. While everyone else is mourning the end ...

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, ...

Cold frame gardening is an effective strategy to extend your growing season. Whether you want to protect your plants from fall frosts or seedlings from spring cold snaps, these boxes are easy and ...

Gardening guru Eliot Coleman asserts that “the basic cold frame is the most dependable, least exploited aid for the four-season harvest.” We couldn’t agree more. Last winter, my humble box built of ...

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, ...

In the middle of winter, the selection of “fresh” vegetables can be quite meager. Sure, the produce on the store’s shelves could be considered fresh, but it’s highly unlikely it was harvested from ...

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 ...