Monday, March 28, 2011

Cold frame

Libby, preparing to plant cabbage and pepper seeds.
Our garden experiment this year involves starting plants in a cold frame. Previous years we've tried planting seeds and starting them, with minimal success, inside in the windowsill. 

This year, Logan constructed a wood and plexiglass cold frame. The cold frame sits under the deck, on the south side of the house. It is designed to capture heat, much like a mini-greenhouse.

Libby started a variety of seeds in her cold frame. In a couple of months, when the temperature outside is warmer, she plans to transplant the young plants to our garden.

2 comments:

  1. Hmmmm, it'll be interesting to see if this works! Please keep us posted!

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  2. A cold frame sounds like a great idea! Will there be progress shots in the future?

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