Hello... An Idea I have used for cold frames came from Elliot Coleman's book "The 4 Season Grower", and it worked quite well for me.
It was simply low frame made of 2" x 12 " lumber, screwed or nailed together into a rectangle approx. 3ft x 8 ft, with wood framed storm windows laid over the top. I used a sliding glass door panel with insul glass in them instead.. The glass panels need to be lifted up slightly on sunny days. Coleman shows in his book an simple auto opener device that opens the panel when a certain temp. is reached. (Used in greenhouses) It worked very well for spinach radishes, kale, carrots, planted in the late fall. For places with alot of snow, make the back rail slightly higher then the front. Gary Elliott ----- Original Message ----- From: "kentjamescarson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 2:22 PM Subject: Re: Advice for cold frames > hi Jane , I agree with your fellings about the mega shipped in produce from > ca. We now have a 15x20" unheated greenhouse that buts up to out garage, > that has occasional wood heat There are 24' x 20' beds., that are planted > with many things cherry tomatos nasturtiums (climbing) string beans all the > tender things cloce to the wood heater that we fire up in the dead of > winter.. eventually what is left is a wide variety of greens. We also bring > in buckets filled with many herb plants to overwinter as well as some of the > hardy ones to keep us in fresh herbs. we've rigged hanging pipes to start > flats of seedlings abouve the veggie beds so we get double use of the space. > most of the materials are recycled windows, It did cost us $500 to buy > materials and my husband is a mason, so the masonry foundationwas a.great > help. Another sourse of greens is the wintercress and turnips and kale that > i sow each fall in with the cover crops. I think I'd go nuts without this > real food. It's amazing how much that little greenhouse feeds us. :) sharon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jane Sherry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "BdNow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:58 AM > Subject: Re: Advice for cold frames > > > > Thanks Chris & Christy! I'll find a way to cobble something together. I've > > planted spinach, dandelion, kale, turnip greens & dill & parsley in one > area > > of my garden about 5' x 5'. By February, when the csa has been long over > > (ends just before Xmas) we are usually going whacko for real food. I find > it > > very disturbing to always count on veggies that have been shipped in from > > 3000 miles away. I also try and avoid the so called organic produce from > > those commercial giant so called organic farms in Ca. It has no vitality > > whatsoever! Winter is time for seaweed and whatever winter squashes, beets > & > > potatoes I could hoard away!. > > > > Also, I feel this winter will be very cold, harsh and much snow, at least > > here in the NE. I felt this since March, when we had blistering heat and > > many flowers & etc went quickly to seed. Of course, I wouldn't mind being > > wrong! > > > > Blessings, > > Jane > > > > > From: "Christy Korrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 11:38:52 -0500 > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Fw: Advice for cold frames > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hey Jane, > > >> > > >> I should expand a little on what Christy said. > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
