{"id":68827,"date":"2019-10-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/?p=68827"},"modified":"2024-05-14T09:16:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T13:16:42","slug":"how-to-build-a-cold-frame-in-20-minutes-for-under-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/2019\/10\/how-to-build-a-cold-frame-in-20-minutes-for-under-40\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Cold Frame in 20 Minutes for Under $40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cold frames are season-extending covers constructed over vegetable beds to keep the frost off. Like a miniature, temporary greenhouse, they are employed in early spring to create a warm space for seedlings to get a head start on the growing season, or during the fall to extend the growing season for cold-hardy crops, which include most greens, herbs and root vegetables. In mild winter climates, it\u2019s possible to keep these vegetables going until the following spring with a cold frame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cold frame consists of little more than a translucent cover and a structure to support it. The key is that it must be fairly airtight to keep the cold out. When the sun hits it during the day, it heats up inside (to a temperature significantly higher than the outside air) and then holds some of that warmth through the night (typically keeping the bed a few degrees warmer than the outside air).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can build a beautiful cold frame with glass and mitered wood. This takes skill, time, and a not-insignificant financial investment. Or you can follow the instructions below and be done with it in 15 minutes or so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Materials<br \/>\n<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following supplies will cover a bed four by eight feet in size<br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five pieces of \u00be-inch-by-10-feet PVC pipe<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 pieces of \u00bd-inch-by-1-foot rebar<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12-foot-by-16-foot piece of clear plastic sheeting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step One<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using a hammer, pound a piece of rebar halfway into the ground at each of the four corners of the bed and every two feet along the long sides of the bed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step Two<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slide one end of a piece of PVC onto the rebar stake at one of the corners and bend it over the bed to slide the other end onto the rebar stake at the adjacent corner. Repeat this process along the length of the bed to form a series of five parallel hoops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step Three<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drape the plastic over the PVC frame so that it is touching the ground on all four sides. Secure the plastic to the ground by weighing down the edges with bricks, rocks, logs, two-by-fours or any other small, heavy objects you have on hand. Make sure the plastic is stretched as tautly as possible over the frame.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cold frames are season-extending covers constructed over vegetable beds to keep the frost off. 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