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Cold Frame and Hotbed Gardening

September 7, 2012 - GrowOrganic

How to Protect Plants from Frost - Low Tunnels

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Use manure to turn a cold frame into a hotbed

Warm up your cold frame with help from your friendly neighborhood horse. Horse manure will raise the temperature in a cold frame, and our automatic vent openers will keep the cold frame from over-heating. Cold frames are heated by the sun. As soon as you add another heat source (via manure or electricity) the cold frame is called a hotbed. In our latest video, Tricia shows how to position a cold frame in your garden and how to turn it into an electrically heated hotbed. Electricity is the best source…

Build a low tunnel with floating row cover to protect plants from frost February 21, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley We’re always talking about extending your growing season with floating row covers, low tunnels, and hoop houses. These all protect your plants from frost. Today we’ll give you easy instructions… read more»	The scientific reasons floating row covers work to protect your plants from frost February 21, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley When it comes to protecting your plants from frosts and freezes it’s important to understand where the heat is coming from. Soil absorbs heat during the day and radiates it back at night. Our Agribon… read more»
Valentine’s Day with kids February 13, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Combine the red of Valentine’s Day with a green growing project for kids! Instead of pre-made Valentine’s Day cards, let your kid give a gift that grows, on the fun-loving holiday. Ingredients:… read more»	Greenhouse tomatoes on the North Coast November 29, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Helpful advice from one of our organic farmer friends about how to grow tomatoes under greenhouse plastic. This originally appeared on our Freshman Farmer blog when Eddie was starting out as an organic… read more»
Use manure to turn a cold frame into a hotbed September 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Warm up your cold frame with help from your friendly neighborhood horse. Horse manure will raise the temperature in a cold frame, and our automatic vent openers will keep the cold frame from over-heating.… read more»	Add edibles in your small garden, with garden designer Susan Morrison May 18, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Do you have a small garden? Make it do double-duty as a space for outdoor entertaining and growing edibles. Garden designer Susan Morrison is an expert on small space landscapes and she gave us quick design… read more»
Recipes and tips on how to make soil mix for your soil blocks March 15, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Soil blocks let you germinate seeds and grow seedlings all in one spot When you grow with seed blocks there are no seed trays, no shifting to pots, and minimal risk of transplant shock. How can you do… read more»	Tips and tools for your first vegetable garden March 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Ready to start your first vegetable garden? The three essentials for an easy vegetable garden are: Full sun Convenient water supply Good soil Add some basic supplies and you’ll be off and growing.… read more»
Fresh horseradish—how to plant, harvest, and serve it March 1, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Want to give some homegrown zip to your meals? Plant horseradish! Simple to grow and harvest, you’ll enjoy having your own fresh crop to eat and to share with friends. Tricia plants and harvests… read more»	Season-extending techniques for fall planting—shade cloth, floating row covers & low tunnels July 27, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Create climate change in your own garden! Want to make the summer cooler, and warm up the fall and winter? It takes just a few hours to get started. Framework The framework for dealing with these three… read more»