cold frame

An unheated outdoor structure consisting of a wooden or concrete frame and a top of glass or clear plastic, used for protecting and acclimatizing seedlings and plants.

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cold frame

(Horticulture) an unheated wooden frame with a glass top, used to protect young plants from the cold

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cold′ frame`

a boxlike structure, usu. faced with glass, placed over a flower bed to protect plants, esp. seedlings.

[1850–55]

Cold frame

An outdoor shelter for young plants that is covered with glass or, at night, with canvas. Its purpose was to help plants make a successful transition from a Hotbed or the house to an unprotected garden.

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cold frame - protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold

protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"

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Together, we designed this roll-top solution for our cold frames. As a frost buffer for the plants inside, we built a wooden framework on top of the cold frame and then covered it with sheet plastic.

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Alternatively, a cold frame (generally a boxlike structure with a cover that opens) holds soil and can be used for growing spinach or kale.

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In the frame Sow spring flowering forget-menots, primulas, pansies, bellis daisies, violas and wallflowers in a cold frame to have plants that are ready for planting out when September arrives.

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Tip #1 - Use a cold frame to help keep the soil and plants at higher temperatures.

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WHAT YOU NEED: Packet of sweet pea seeds - there are lots of different colours to choose from Seed compost 9cm plant pots Plant label A clear polythene bag An unheated greenhouse or cold frame Fill the pot with seed compost almost to the top.

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If you select a cold frame, be sure it faces south for best sun exposure.

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