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Garden Master
'Dorie, I don't use it during the fall & winter unless you count those weeks in early March before the spring equinox.
It is covered with construction grade, 6-mil film. I take that off about the 1st of July (when the door & window are being left open all the time anyway). A March snowstorm has collapsed the tunnel a couple of time .
Cool-season plants go in 1st but some warm-season veggies often spend the entire season in those beds. It doesn't provide a lot of protection against frost but certainly helps. What it really does a good job doing is providing protection against cool days and wind. That's important too! The plants that can take some overnight cold will really appreciate being able to grow comfortably during the day. And you know, spring days can be darn raw and nasty often.
I think your idea of the coldframe is just super! I bet some things can go for weeks and weeks into some real cold weather. How about if you have a wood frame for the glass doors and plywood on the north side? You could have a plywood door in that north wall for access. That way, you wouldn't be moving the heavy glass during the winter.
Steve
It is covered with construction grade, 6-mil film. I take that off about the 1st of July (when the door & window are being left open all the time anyway). A March snowstorm has collapsed the tunnel a couple of time .
Cool-season plants go in 1st but some warm-season veggies often spend the entire season in those beds. It doesn't provide a lot of protection against frost but certainly helps. What it really does a good job doing is providing protection against cool days and wind. That's important too! The plants that can take some overnight cold will really appreciate being able to grow comfortably during the day. And you know, spring days can be darn raw and nasty often.
I think your idea of the coldframe is just super! I bet some things can go for weeks and weeks into some real cold weather. How about if you have a wood frame for the glass doors and plywood on the north side? You could have a plywood door in that north wall for access. That way, you wouldn't be moving the heavy glass during the winter.
Steve