The Cold Frame Handbook
The Cold Frame Handbook
The Cold Frame Handbook
THECOLDFRAME
HANDBOOK
HowtoBuildandMaintainaGardenCold
FrameThroughouttheYear
ByDerekWeissH12
TABLEOFCONTENTS
I.Introduction
Saladgreensandrootvegetablesaretwotraditionalchoicesforgrowinginacoldframebecauseoftheir
coldhardiness. {Lively,Ruth,andEliotColeman."ColdFrameGardening."VegetableGardener.Aug.
1996.<http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/2504/coldframegardening/page/all};
{thegardenerseden.com}
II.Howtobuildacoldframe
SourcingMaterials:
EssentialAspects:
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Coldframeconceptusingmoreadvancedmaterials(insulatedglazingandwalls).
Topglazingslopestowardsthesouthtoabsorbsolarradiation.
WheretoBuild:
III.Whattogrowinyourcoldframe
Fall:
Winter:
Spring:
ColdFrameVegetables:
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Somevegetablesthatcanbegrowninyourcoldframe.{Coleman,Eliot.
.WhiteRiverJunction,VT:
ChelseaGreenPub.,1999.Print}
IV.TheFourSeasonHarvest
IdealizedGoal:
ScaleofProduction:
V.ImplicationsofColdFrameGrowing
VI.References
1.)
SaturdayEveningPost
AcademicSearchPremier
2.)
OrganicGardening
(08973792)AcademicSearchPremier.
3.)
TheWinterHarvestHandbook:YearroundVegetable
ProductionUsingDeeporganicTechniquesandUnheatedGreenhouses