Growing Vegetables in Cold Frames | Part 1

I built these cold frames over 6 months ago and it's finally time to start using 'em! I explain how I set these up, what seeds we planted and how to properly vent the lid so your veggies don't get cooked.

⌚TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:17 The garden in autumn
1:25 First time using cold frames
2:30 How to use a cold frame
4:08 What are we growing?
5:31 Best sunlight location
6:10 Wood chips to build soil
6:49 Low-till soil maintenance
8:52 Setting frames in place
10:11 Outro

#SomeRoomtoGrow #coldframes #wintergardening

[Berr]

I only have a small balcony which I have grown tomatoes, peppers, carrots, strawberries, dwarf runner beans in fabric grow bags..So l will set up this sort of cold frame for my balcony so l can continue growing stuff through winter..Thank you for your information and ideas..🇬🇧

[msb]

This is a very versatile idea which can be adapted to just about any size piece of glass or clear plastic.

[suburbanhomestead]

They can be quite interesting to use. I have found out that most growth happens at least 1 month from the solestice, so in the darkest 2 moths they just stay stationary.

[msb]

Some of the compaction problems I've had I dealt with with sand. My squash rooted real good in sand, which I haul over and dump on the ground (trying to low til also)

[janicealderson]

I like that you have planted straight into the frame. Thanks i will try it now; i just lined mine with plastic and used cells and pots. My hubby built one but the lid has a gap and i'm trying to convince him that i don't want it! I have very light soil which easily gets washed away totally opposite to you!

[bidybo]

Very cool! Your no till woodchips look great.

[merriegiles]

What is motch(sp). Haven’t heard of it before. Thanks for sharing.

[beesandseeds]

Thank you for this. I want to build some frames but I am not a builder so it's intimidating

[jonathanryals]

You can till small areas without issue, especially in your yard where you can keep an eye on any erosion issues. The problem with till farming is when they do whole fields with hills and stuff, when it rains, there is literally a temporary river full of sand going who-knows-where.

[AllGrowing]

Thanks so much for the inspiration to try a cold frame for growing veggies. As a beginner gardener I felt a bit lost with the onset of the cold weather... (I know there are heated greenhouses, but I don't have one). So, I'll check out your other video on how to make it. An added thought: so once I have the cold frame in use in winter, do I close it completely at night - or it still depends on the temperature?