> > > "Give cold frames a try ? you?ll probably be surprised with what you > can get > away with. But don?t blame me if your successes in a cold frame soon > have > you tearing up the yard and spending big bucks to install a > greenhouse to > house your rapidly expanding collections. > > You can see my first cold frame here:" > > http://jimmckenney.com/a_protected_cold_frame.htm > > Jim McKenney > > jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com > I couldn't agree with you more, Jim. I just have a simple aluminum-framed CF with poly panels I got from Charlie's Greenhouse. Works like a dream. I got revitalized this last Fall to start propagating and potting up plants in the garden. I'm moving a lot of my favorite plants from the ground into pots. I'm favoring container growing over in-ground more and more every year. The CF had languished for years with very little use. Now it is chock full -- and even though we aren't getting the super cold frosty weather like you have in the east -- it dips down into the low thirties. The plants have been growing and stretching out like it was Spring. Next year I will certainly add another frame. Dan Tyson > > > > > > > > > > > >