It's late winter and it’s the time of year when gardeners want to start planting something. Anything! Although vegetable and flower seeds can be started indoors, that process requires a fair amount of ...

I recently wrote that starting seeds indoors is one way to get a head start on growing vegetables or annual flowers. Another way to get a head start is by using hotbeds or cold frames. These ...

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 ...

Winter gardening can be a great way to keep growing fresh vegetables and herbs even as temperatures drop. A simple cold frame is a practical tool that helps protect your plants from frost and cold ...

A cold frame is one of the most invaluable things a gardener can own during the winter. It offers a safe place for tender plants to overwinter, provides a growing environment to start seeds where ...

Extend your Iowa growing season by weeks with a cold frame. A cold frame is basically just a miniature greenhouse. And like a greenhouse, a cold frame can extend your growing season. A greenhouse, if ...