Ever wish you could keep your garden going even when it gets chilly outside? A cold frame can help you do just that by giving ...

Clasp two window-well covers together for an easy-to-assemble, inexpensive cold frame design. Utilize any of these eight cold frame plans this winter for building cold frames in your garden. Repurpose ...

Fill your December cold frame, hoop house, or row with hearty spinach, kale, collards, and mustards. All of these cold-hardy ...

Cold frame gardening is an effective strategy to extend your growing season. Whether you want to protect your plants from fall frosts or seedlings from spring cold snaps, these boxes are easy and ...

What are cold frames? Cover your garden beds with DIY cold frames to keep crops warm in winter, and learn how to use cold frames for early seed starting. Gardening guru Eliot Coleman asserts that “the ...

Cold frames are an ingenious way to shield plants from cold weather while creating the perfect microclimate for growth. Building your own cold frame from recycled materials is an eco-conscious, ...

It's late winter and it’s the time of year when gardeners want to start planting something. Anything! Although vegetable and flower seeds can be started indoors, that process requires a fair amount of ...

Note: this post orginally appeared in December of 2010. It was the first missive from Beth Gellman, AKA The Garden Coach, who still blogs for us. She’ll have a new post next week. In the meanttime, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. An error has occurred. Please try again ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Fall is a fantastic time for gardening, but those cooler temperatures can sometimes feel like they’re putting a pause on all the fun! That's where a cold frame comes in handy - it's one of my favorite ...

Our growing season is short – so why not extend it with a cold frame? Cold frames act like mini greenhouses, protecting plants from frost, freezing temperatures and stormy weather. During the day, the ...