Using A Cold Frame In Your Home Greenhouse

You may be wondering why a cold frame is such a vital component of home greenhouses. A cold frame is an area which is located outside and has no bottom.

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It is comprised of a solid sided wooden frame, cement or brick, and had a removable hinged top. A cold frame is glazed with any of the following materials: Fiberglas, glass, or even plastic. Cold frames can come in very handy. A cold frame can help increase the room you have during the spring planting and growing season.

A cold frame is ideal to use for annuals you started growing in your home greenhouse. You can use the cold frame in the latter part of the summer for such plants as delphiniums, pansies, and Oriental poppies. You can keep these plants in the cold frame all through the winter. Another fantastic feature of the cold frame is how it can be utilized as a "cold 42 conditioning" rooting area for the spring flowering bulbs you wish to force.

When it comes to constructing your home green house you have several options available to you. You can buy the material necessary to make the cold frame and build it yourself. You can go to a greenhouse supplier and purchase materials that are ready made, that you just have to assemble yourself.