Uploaded by sklarm on Dec 2, 2008
Our winter garden is mostly garlic, onion, and lettuce. Take a look at our simple home made cold frames. They are made from pallets and windows with just a little waste vegetable oil to help the wood last.
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Build stackable frame/boxes just like a beehive. As the plant gets taller add a another box... Though by using recycled wood it is harder to keep them all the same so they will stck. With a little effort it can be done... You guys have a great place there!
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Make a "Stack-able raised bed" Then it can go higher as the plant grows. I commend you guys.
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As far as plants reaching the glass, I don't know if any of the veggies/greens that you will be growing will work with this technique but with things like tomatos and peppers you can train plants into more of a shrub/prostrate form easily by tying down branches or even pruning them as they grow to encourage sideways growth. Good luck!
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Cool!
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It looks like a lot of your frames are not sealed against the outside air, especially the last one. My understanding was that the purpose is really to provide more insulation. With all the gaps between panes it seems like you won't get that benefit. Small hoop houses would work better if you want to be able to grow taller crops. I follow the square foot gardening method and all my cold frames fit over my 4x4 beds and I only use them to get an early start in the spring. A hoop house will be next!
thomas533 3 years ago
You are correct. These are not sealed at all. The idea is we just slow down the heat loss and heat up the soil more during the day. Since we rarely go below freezing for a entire day this seems to be enough. These are also winter crops so they are pretty tough to begin with. If we wanted tomatoes we would have to get serious about hoop houses (as you suggest) or seal up those cold frames.
sklarm 3 years ago
what are your average winter temps?
pwcthug 3 years ago
Lows between 15F - 35F
Highs between 25F - 60F
sklarm 3 years ago