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wow I do like your cold frame, nice job and thnx for sharing. would be nice to see more of your place. will have to check out more of your vids now. keep em coming
I also had a peach that was holding leafs into the winter due to the fact I had mulch up around it. The draw back for mine was it was not dormant long enough to produce peaches. So after a professional Grower raked my mulch off the roots a got peaches. Glad I took him Trout fishing. I did like your Cold frame. I is kinda like a root cellar to.
real nice! I am inspired to try building one of these. did you mortar in your block? my first thought was to paint that south facing back wall black to absorb heat in the sun and radiate out at night (like a traum wall effect) , along with the water milk jugs would maybe extend the season even longer? below grade is a super idea, less exposure!
thanks
Cold frame is holding quite well. Wow, you’ve had some pretty cold temps already. It’s amazing but that peach tree looks like it might still be June.
Regards, Gary
Milk jugs filled with water will equalize the temperatures at night. If anything is going to freeze, it will be the water so it will give off heat as the temperature drops. The downside, they take up a lot of room but they do need to be spread out.
I do dig that cold frame, it’s a nice one. I’m still goin with my hoop frames too, but it’s not as cool here. I wonder if a bunch of hot water bottles stuck together & insulated a bit could keep things up through a cold snap too? Or just a little heat. Maybe another layer out of plastic for more insulation … just some thoughts : ). I’ve been thinking about a 2 layer hoop house on my stuff too with maybe some dark rocks or something to hold in the solar heat over some time.
Good looking cold frame well built. You could turn that into a hot bed easily and really extend your season. I think the English dig down a foot or so and add a lot of green manure cover with a layer of soil then plant directly in the soil supposedly the heat from the decomposing manure will keep it going quite a while.
Very nice cold frame. I’m looking at building a couple, but yours is much nicer than the one that I have planned. The peach tree is looking great. Down here, mine have already dropped their leaves.
Nice cold frame.
Uriah Smith
May 7, 2013 at 4:15 am
wow I do like your cold frame, nice job and thnx for sharing. would be nice to see more of your place. will have to check out more of your vids now. keep em coming
Terry Obright
May 7, 2013 at 4:18 am
thanks there are bolts in the cement..the blocks are steped and i added bricks then finish it of with cement and push the bolts in place
pine tar
May 7, 2013 at 5:00 am
Nice cold frame. How is the wood holding to the cement block? Are the block at an angle on the sides or did you saw them? thanks
Daniel B
May 7, 2013 at 5:02 am
I also had a peach that was holding leafs into the winter due to the fact I had mulch up around it. The draw back for mine was it was not dormant long enough to produce peaches. So after a professional Grower raked my mulch off the roots a got peaches. Glad I took him Trout fishing. I did like your Cold frame. I is kinda like a root cellar to.
PT S
May 7, 2013 at 5:47 am
real nice! I am inspired to try building one of these. did you mortar in your block? my first thought was to paint that south facing back wall black to absorb heat in the sun and radiate out at night (like a traum wall effect) , along with the water milk jugs would maybe extend the season even longer? below grade is a super idea, less exposure!
thanks
MrSantafeumber
May 7, 2013 at 6:41 am
nice love your cold frame .thanks so much for sharing!!
redlips49
May 7, 2013 at 7:41 am
Cold frame is holding quite well. Wow, you’ve had some pretty cold temps already. It’s amazing but that peach tree looks like it might still be June.
Regards, Gary
garygardens
May 7, 2013 at 8:11 am
cool….like to see the vids when your done
pine tar
May 7, 2013 at 8:30 am
thanks might try that
pine tar
May 7, 2013 at 9:02 am
hoop house will do the job..good idea might try that..but i think i will only be able to end of nov………it was 26 last night
pine tar
May 7, 2013 at 9:12 am
nice…..good for starting seeds to….like to see some vids on your frames when your dome..thanks
pine tar
May 7, 2013 at 10:03 am
maine ! boy you get some winter up there….yeah bare root trees do just fine
pine tar
May 7, 2013 at 10:52 am
yeah i was thinking for spring to start seeds.maybe some type of heater..just to keep it above freezing
pine tar
May 7, 2013 at 11:32 am
it might be
pine tar
May 7, 2013 at 12:20 pm
thanks…like to see some vids on your coldframe
pine tar
May 7, 2013 at 12:43 pm
nice… tell me how it works out
pine tar
May 7, 2013 at 1:12 pm
Nice! I am favoriting this video to use as a model for my coldframe.
HotSauceJohnny
May 7, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Milk jugs filled with water will equalize the temperatures at night. If anything is going to freeze, it will be the water so it will give off heat as the temperature drops. The downside, they take up a lot of room but they do need to be spread out.
KayakFisher01
May 7, 2013 at 2:05 pm
I do dig that cold frame, it’s a nice one. I’m still goin with my hoop frames too, but it’s not as cool here. I wonder if a bunch of hot water bottles stuck together & insulated a bit could keep things up through a cold snap too? Or just a little heat. Maybe another layer out of plastic for more insulation … just some thoughts : ). I’ve been thinking about a 2 layer hoop house on my stuff too with maybe some dark rocks or something to hold in the solar heat over some time.
omegahpla
May 7, 2013 at 2:06 pm
I planted a pluot tree (plum apricot also bare root) still going strong with all its leaves and I live in Maine!
marc sene
May 7, 2013 at 2:32 pm
I planted a pluot tree (plum apricot also bare root) still going strong with all its leaves and I live in Maine!
marc sene
May 7, 2013 at 2:36 pm
Good looking cold frame well built. You could turn that into a hot bed easily and really extend your season. I think the English dig down a foot or so and add a lot of green manure cover with a layer of soil then plant directly in the soil supposedly the heat from the decomposing manure will keep it going quite a while.
Dale Calder
May 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm
its confused. lol
Ccoach55
May 7, 2013 at 3:55 pm
Very nice cold frame. I’m looking at building a couple, but yours is much nicer than the one that I have planned. The peach tree is looking great. Down here, mine have already dropped their leaves.
72542
May 7, 2013 at 4:32 pm