Art Design 4 Garden

a window-based cold frame

My results (on my first attempt) werent pretty like my gardening friends, but serviceable.

But I didnt need power tools.

I used nails and twine to secure the sides (so I can take it apart to store), and the top lies securely on the sides.

If I can find two taller end pieces (or the right-sized windows), it would look much nicer, but it seems functional.

windows and a electric screwdriver (not needed)

another low tech bamboo hoop house with plastic

components

I sowed some spinach and arugula seeds, and transplanted some lettuce.  Well see.

Im hoping that my second box (in a bed in the mountains) will look nicer, but that depends on matching the windows with the ends!

My cold frame is full of greens. The baby bok choy is a good size for eating now, and I love the thought that it should hold at this size for months in the cold. The other plants are a bit small for harvesting. Theyll grow more in March, when the sunlight increases.


There are a couple of pots of greens that I didnt have room to plant. I am reminded now that I juts left them in the center of the frame. They dont enough soil and are dying. I hate to throw out seedlings.

My cold frame is being held together with more and more duct tape as tome goes on. And the wood supports have warped a bit and so my husband stapled old towels to block the the cold air from blowing in the spaces.

I have visions of rebuilding it sometime. Id like a brick base. But there are so many options to decide on. Plastic or glass panes? Walk in or lift up panels? Kit, custom, or homemade? Heated? Same size or bigger or smaller?