Cold frames are typically bottomless boxes, sitting directly on the ground. However, there's no reason you can't build one to sit on top of your raised bed. In fact, it makes construction even easier: ...

There's something genuinely satisfying about heading out to the garden in January and coming back inside with a handful of fresh spinach. For most gardeners, that sounds like a fantasy, but with a ...

It can be hard to successfully grow plants and vegetables in many parts of the country around this time of year as temperatures remain low. While there are plants you can sow in the ground now that ...

Winter is a rough time for herbaceous plants. Most don’t have the tolerance for the extreme cold in upper North America, and many die back in late winter in the South. But if you have time, you can ...

In the middle of winter, the selection of “fresh” vegetables can be quite meager. Sure, the produce on the store’s shelves could be considered fresh, but it’s highly unlikely it was harvested from ...

As I am writing this, the ground is covered with snow. The most recent forecast I have heard indicates by the time this column is published, the temperatures will be nearing 60 degrees. This weather ...

You don’t have to stop gardening after the first frost. You can easily use a “cold frame” to keep producing late into the fall and early winter. The main difference between a raised garden and a cold ...

Live in an area with cold winters? No reason to give up on your vegetable garden until spring. Some vegetables, believe it or not, can not only withstand tough winter conditions, but actually taste ...

If you want to extend your gardening season longer into the fall, cold frames are well worth looking into. A cold frame garden can be an excellent solution to the problem of shorter gardening seasons ...