Winter gardening can be a great way to keep growing fresh vegetables and herbs even as temperatures drop. A simple cold frame is a practical tool that helps protect your plants from frost and cold ...

A cold frame or hotbed is an easy and inexpensive structure to create. It functions as a small greenhouse, enabling gardeners to extend their growing season in both spring and fall. It can be used to ...

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 ...

Fall is a fantastic time for gardening, but those cooler temperatures can sometimes feel like they’re putting a pause on all the fun! That's where a cold frame comes in handy - it's one of my favorite ...

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 ...

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 ...

The desire to extend the growing season and cultivate fresh produce almost year-round is a common aspiration. Thoughts like these are all too common for gardeners as they wait impatiently for ...

The Building Material Thrift Store in south Hailey will present a free workshop on cold frame construction using reclaimed materials, from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 15. You’ll learn from Rebecca Bundy, ...