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 ...

A cold frame can give about a month's early start to vegetables or anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees of extra cold protection. ... Dennis Mawhinney A cold frame on top of a raised-bed garden.

I built my cold frame with the help of a friend last fall. There are many ways to approach it. ... Just add it right on top of the soil, as you would into a raised bed. You can also set potted plants ...

A cold frame will be 5 degrees F warmer, or more, than the outside temperatures, so this won't protect impatiens when it's 20 degrees below outside, but it may protect them when it's 36 degrees F. 6.

It was just a week ago that the Berkshires were threatened with a huge spring snowstorm. In anticipation of the storm, people were scurrying about, spit-shining their snow shovels and shopping for ...

When they are planted in raised mounds, 4 to 6 inches high, the advantage is that the soil warms up faster and drains better, ... than what's called a cold frame.

As the month of August draws to an end many of us realize how important our gardens have become. Now is the time to extend the gardening season as we ...

There are many advantages to using raised beds in your garden, from better drainage to fewer pests - and it's easier on a gardener's back.

Are you like me and always looking for a way to extend our short 80-day growing season?

There are many advantages to using raised beds in your garden, from better drainage to fewer pests - and it's easier on a gardener's back.