Cold frames are typically bottomless boxes, sitting directly on the ground. However, there's no reason you can't build one to sit on top of your raised bed. In fact, it makes construction even easier: ...

Ever wish you could keep your garden going even when it gets chilly outside? A cold frame can help you do just that by giving your plants extra warmth and protection from frost. The best part is, you ...

There's something genuinely satisfying about heading out to the garden in January and coming back inside with a handful of fresh spinach. For most gardeners, that sounds like a fantasy, but with a ...

In one weekend, you could effectively move your garden — or at least part of it — a few hundred miles south. If you’re handy, you could do it in less than a day. Do this by building a cold frame — a ...

Winter is a rough time for herbaceous plants. Most don’t have the tolerance for the extreme cold in upper North America, and many die back in late winter in the South. But if you have time, you can ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

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 ...

Cold frames allow for the early planting of spring vegetables such as lettuce, radishes, carrots and cabbage by protecting them from frost and cold temperatures at the beginning of the season. You can ...

You don’t have to stop gardening after the first frost. You can easily use a “cold frame” to keep producing late into the fall and early winter. The main difference between a raised garden and a cold ...

If you want to extend your gardening season longer into the fall, cold frames are well worth looking into. A cold frame garden can be an excellent solution to the problem of shorter gardening seasons ...