Photo Tour Cold Weather Plant Storage

Often when tackling a large project, even one that you enjoy, situations pop up that you hadn’t anticipated.  The Garden Home Retreat affords me a lot more room to garden, but it also means a heck of a lot more tender plants that need protection in winter.   My little lathe house wasn’t the answer.  So I called a local greenhouse supplier and he installed a cold weather storage house.  More like a cold frame than a greenhouse, this structure is heated solely by the sun.

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Green house heat.

by Jerry S. on January 6, 2009 03:00
Would a thermo heated layer under the pea gravel , be cost effective , in zone 6b. like a electric water heater connected to radiant heat flooring as that layer?
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Cold Frame/Greenhouse

by Jerry S. on January 6, 2009 02:54
I use the basement stair well as cold frame, covered with plastic, to harden off just before planting. But heating a plastic green house costs to much, I did not know that they do not retain heat enough to stop freezing, in zone 6B
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Cold weather storage house

by Dolores on January 5, 2009 08:10
I'm thinking of using up quite a few old wooden windows that we've saved since replacing with new ones, for a smaller type of "greenhouse". I've got my plans in my head and trying to encourage my husband to help me put one together. Of course, It wouldn't be as large as yours, and the cost would be very little, but kind of cute and practical, set up near our above ground garden. It seems easy to me, but to my husband, not so. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
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cold frame

by EWM on January 4, 2009 06:44
What happens when the sun does not shine? What heat is used?
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Tunnels

by Louise on January 4, 2009 05:10
I just attended a 2 day seminar by the University of MN exploring the use of this structure as a high tunnel to help extend the gardening season in MN. They are quite successful if managed properly to extend our Zone 4 season.
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1 million dollars

by MOlly on January 3, 2009 03:03
Just like Martha Stewart, $$$$$ will solve any gardening problem. :( Lets be creative for the average person some time.
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Re:

by on January 3, 2009 12:57
Facinating, readng about your extra large cold frame. Thanks for sharing. I would like to see a picture of the finished product complete with wintered over plants!
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cold weather storage house

by kathy ulbrich on January 3, 2009 10:38
i have a smaller verison and wondered where i could find a supplier for the shade cloth that you used for mine.
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Giant cold frame

by Thomas Whitlock on January 3, 2009 05:31
useless article...tell us something that we don't know.....just hire someone,
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COLD FRAME FOR TENDER PLANTS

by CLAUDIA LOFING on January 2, 2009 12:51
HOW ABOUT A SOLUTION FOR US CITY DWELLERS WHO HAVE VERY LIMITED OUTDOOR SPACE FOR COLD FRAME/GREEN HOUSE?
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