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Start a Spring Cold Hardy Garden in Zone 3 With the uncharacteristically warm winter, and a warming trend on its way, despite the recent snow it may be time to plant cold hardy crops here in Zone 3. On the last segment of the Urban Garden Series I started the process of planting my summer…
In my fist Video Blog I build in record time my hoop house that will cover my cold frame so that I can start some of my cold hardy crops much earlier than I thought! Learn a little about me while you live a day in the life of Stephen form albertaurbangarden.ca as mentioned here…
With the garden winding down and fall temperatures often dropping below the freezing mark its time to start protecting our winter greens. In the spring we build these cold frames from 100% recycled materials ( http://youtu.be/iN1wZ4NTtM8 ) and learnt about them through an interview with One Yard Revolution. ( http://youtu.be/yPo1NPh0BeE ) The varieties we…
It has only been a few days and the Cold Frames are working exceptionally well already! With in 20 minutes the temperature had gone up by 20 degrees Celsius! Over the past few days the cold frame has often been much warmer despite the cold temperatures outside. It works so well that it has even…
Cold frames are a great way to get a jump start on your season and extend well into the fall when the snow arrives. Follow this How-to video on building cheap effective cold frames! I decided to build two cold frames with all recycled material. The windows I received from a home renovation, the lumber…