DIY COLD FRAME

Cold frame built using cedar boards, rigid plastic, and metal left over from our pole barn build.

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About Me (Evan):
I moved onto our century old family farm. I want to develop the land into a self-sufficient homestead, again. I want to set up food systems that will provide my family with food security for the next 100 years.

[thereseboogades]

Love it! Thanks for teaching me; I need to get on this project! Im sure enjoying your channel! Greetings from Virginia Beach, Virginia. 😊

[lindalamb]

Fired up my brother tractor😂😂 awesome!! Looks great 👍

[janetleeharrison]

Look at you gettin' all fancy shmancy! So fun to watch the progression & sharpening of your ideas and carpentry skills! And you made it from mostly leftover materials too. This may be the first of many more of this design to come. Super nice & matches the expanded green house. Now you've got a really nice aesthetic design taking shape in the garden. It'll be nice to look at when you pull up to the house!👍

[hermanhale]

Yes. I've got three old windows and this looks like a good design for me.

[ariesfarms]

man these look nice and such a good use for them also should help crops a lot!

[HomesteadOnAPrayer]

This is a great idea! I hope they work well for you!

[LifewithBlindaandChuck]

Fire up that brother tractor. LOL I think you are going to really like it. It turned out great.

[jameswysong]

Good job on the cold frame. My parents use to start their tomatoes and cabbage in a cold frame worked great for them.

[scottslinger]

You might want to research how Elliot Coleman used a low tunnel inside a high tunnel to successfully grow greens all winter long in Maine. I’m wondering if your cold frame would fit in your greenhouse. It might require 2 brother tractors. Push the Zone! Cheers

[RossOnTheLand]

I built a greenhouse from an old car park. And clear plastic worked great, but too hot in summer, and we just kinda ran out of time to plant much this spring.

[MariMari-vqhl]

Fired up your brother tractor 🚜 😂 That’s a good brand, btw. Just learned about cold-frame gardening- love the aesthetic of yours you created! 👏🏼 I’m a wanna-be gardener (have been more of an “experienced” house-plant Mama)- I enjoy planting a few seeds of veggies for fun! Especially ones 🌱 from my childhood overseas. What zone are you in? I’m in zone 5b. Thanks!

[Mr_krabz_mcfc]

Im gonna make this but as a lid to a 4foot high chili pepper house

[richardklemm]

How is the cold frame holding up? I see this video is 9 months old. Is it working how you imagined?

[dtailsandpics]

Great Build and Vid! I am looking to replace my tops with the plastic you used. Thanks for the Vid!

[nittygrittykitchen]

Thanks for the detailed video. Is there a followup to this video? Curious... thx

[jaimieolson]

So, how did it perform compared to the others?

[bestseedorchard]

Not really a cold frame. They only have one side to the roof for maximum sun exposure. More of a short greenhouse. Plenty of information on how real cold frames are constructed available.