Hey I have an old brown plastic spa out back with a cover that now functions as a storage compartment for plastic jugs and such. I’m thinking of covering it with thick plastic and creating a mini-green house for wintering plants and close the lid on real cold weather days/nights. We get some of that here in North Texas but it comes and goes in spurts. I also found an old storm door thrown out but I took the 2 glass panes off and might try a simple built cold frame and see if I can nurse some cuttings and early seedlings starting in February and transplant later with a good running start to the season. We shall see how it rolls along thataway.
Good Idea. I have an old window frame, that I asked Hubby to make a cold frame with about 3 years ago. He says what’s that? I show him a picture. Well I guess so he says.
Wait a while. Ask him again will you make me a cold frame?? He looks at me-cold frame??? What’s that?? I can’t find the picture, go to the internet and print another-Oh yeh that thing ok.
The thing will be rotten and panes broken by the time he gets around to it, I have a feeling. I tried making one using styro foam around it on my raised beds; it just didn’t work well.
Well you know, there’s only so many hours in the day, and that’s just not at the top of his list.