Discover the different types of cold frames. These valuable tools extend the growing season and protect plants from frost.

Cold frames are an ingenious way to shield plants from cold weather while creating the perfect microclimate for growth. Building your own cold frame from recycled materials is an eco-conscious, ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

As I am writing this, the ground is covered with snow. The most recent forecast I have heard indicates by the time this column is published, the temperatures will be nearing 60 degrees. This weather ...

Gardening enthusiasts know that a single frost can ruin weeks of careful planning, leaving tender seedlings trembling in the ...

It's late winter and it’s the time of year when gardeners want to start planting something. Anything! Although vegetable and flower seeds can be started indoors, that process requires a fair amount of ...

Cold frames and hot beds are the gardener’s secret — a key to cheating Mother Nature by extending the growing season. Both structures can be used in early spring and late fall, when cold temperatures ...

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 ...

Extend your Iowa growing season by weeks with a cold frame. A cold frame is basically just a miniature greenhouse. And like a greenhouse, a cold frame can extend your growing season. A greenhouse, if ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...