Cold frame gardening is an effective strategy to extend your growing season. Whether you want to protect your plants from fall frosts or seedlings from spring cold snaps, these boxes are easy and ...

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 ...

If you’re waiting for warm weather to think about your garden, you’ve already missed the best window of the year. For gardeners who understand season extension, March is the most productive month on ...

The desire to extend the growing season and cultivate fresh produce almost year-round is a common aspiration. Thoughts like these are all too common for gardeners as they wait impatiently for ...

Gardening guru Eliot Coleman asserts that “the basic cold frame is the most dependable, least exploited aid for the four-season harvest.” We couldn’t agree more. Last winter, my humble box built of ...

It seems that every time I go to the supermarket to buy fresh fruits or vegetables, I leave the store feeling numb. The medical term for this malady is Sticker Shock. I do manage to get some relief by ...