A guide to 7 vegetables to plant in February in a cold frame or beneath cloches for the first homegrown harvests of the year, ...

If you want to plant lettuce outside, do it in a cold frame or start lettuce seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before your expected ...

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 ...

Winter gardening can be a great way to keep growing fresh vegetables and herbs even as temperatures drop. A simple cold frame is a practical tool that helps protect your plants from frost and cold ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fresh vegetable season doesn't have to come to an end as summer fades into fall. Sure, shorter days and lower temperatures mean that your tomatoes, beans, squash, and other heat-loving crops are ...

Most herbs take between a week and one month to germinate, which makes them some of the first you should start among other ...

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, ...

Gardening guru Eliot Coleman asserts that “the basic cold frame is the most dependable, least exploited aid for the four-season harvest.” We couldn’t agree more. Last winter, my humble box built of ...

It seems that every time I go to the supermarket to buy fresh fruits or vegetables, I leave the store feeling numb. The medical term for this malady is Sticker Shock. I do manage to get some relief by ...

Cold frames are simple unheated structures that use solar energy and insulation to create a micro-climate. These warmer conditions allow to expand growing season in spring and fall. Our six cold ...