With a miniature portable greenhouse called a cold frame, winter doesn’t have to put a stop to food gardening. The mild temperatures of our maritime Puget Sound-area climate provide the opportunity ...

Gardening is a passion, and if there is a way we can extend the time we have to pursue that passion, then we would be thrilled. Luckily, there is a way to accomplish all of this and more. You can ...

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 ...

Just because the cold season is coming, it doesn’t mean that you should say goodbye to your garden immediately. With the help of raised beds and cold frames, it makes it easier for you to stretch your ...

What are cold frames? Cover your garden beds with DIY cold frames to keep crops warm in winter, and learn how to use cold frames for early seed starting. Gardening guru Eliot Coleman asserts that “the ...

Our growing season is short – so why not extend it with a cold frame? Cold frames act like mini greenhouses, protecting plants from frost, freezing temperatures and stormy weather. During the day, the ...

A cold frame is a bottomless, glass-covered box heated by the sun. If a gardener adds a heated coil, the cold frame becomes a hotbed–a place where vegetables can be grown throughout the winter. Cold ...

The warm water in this ceramic pot keeps the cold frame warmer on chilly nights. We love our organically grown vegetables, but in Montana we have only four months to grow our garden. To extend the ...

TINO CARNEVALE: I love gardening in a cool climate. You can grow such a diverse range of plants - but there is a down side. During the winter months, many plants, like broccoli here, really do well ...

If you're short on space but keen to grow your own salads and vegetables, then a cold frame is the space-saving solution for you. These compact structures play the role of mini greenhouses, usually ...