Frost

DIY Garden Projects

How to Build a Raised Bed Cold Frame

Protect your plants from frost with a simple raised bed cold frame that sits right on top of your existing 4' x 4' bed. The lid is held open with screen door closers, and the entire frame can be moved easily when the weather warms up.

DIY Garden Projects

How to Build a Fold-Down Greenhouse

This simple, inexpensive greenhouse folds down to protect your plants during early frosts and cold snaps, then can be raised up on warmer days to allow them full access to sunlight and rain.

DIY Garden Projects

Make a Row Cover Hoop House

Many leafy spring and fall crops are frost tolerant into the 20s, but if you're dealing with lower temperatures, you need to give them little extra warmth under the protection of a row cover. Depending on their thickness, these blankets give 4 to 8 degrees of extra protection on freezing nights...