Fantastic Frost Protection Using Water Cooler Bottles

An early jump on our garden in the spring means that we get an earlier and more abundant harvest. That means that it pays off to get a little bit creative and get your seedlings off to a good start in the spring. Protecting them from killer spring frosts can make all the difference.

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[michaeldunwoody]

Ingenious and very useful. Thank you very much. My wife and I are beginning to rely more and more on our garden and we appreciate every advantage that we can find.

[rosemariedjuric]

Great idea i have been doing this for a while really helps when it comes to frost

[marygallagher]

Great tip, thanks :-) In the past, I have used a cold frame to help tender plants get a good start in colder weather.

[buccaneer]

I've been doing this for years. It works very well. 😊♥️

[carolynsteele]

Those bottles would be great if I had room to store them. I had success this year surrounding plants with 2-liter soda bottles filled with water. No frost damage and lots of early growth on the peppers. Low cost wall o’ water.

[terrychrist]

I use ice cream buckets with a brick on top. I also use milk jugs. They work good 👍 I take them off the plants in the morning or afternoon.

[workinonit]

What a great idea, I use milk jugs but the get to small as the plants grow.

[LIBERTYVIEWS]

Pretty expensive. There must be something similar that would not cannibalize these useful bottles.