THECOLDFRAME
HANDBOOK



HowtoBuildandMaintainaGardenCold
FrameThroughouttheYear

ByDerekWeissH12




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I.Introduction














Saladgreensandrootvegetablesaretwotraditionalchoicesforgrowinginacoldframebecauseoftheir
coldhardiness. {Lively,Ruth,andEliotColeman."ColdFrameGardening."VegetableGardener.Aug.
1996.<http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/2504/coldframegardening/page/all};
{thegardenerseden.com}







II.Howtobuildacoldframe

SourcingMaterials:








EssentialAspects:
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Coldframeconceptusingmoreadvancedmaterials(insulatedglazingandwalls).
Topglazingslopestowardsthesouthtoabsorbsolarradiation.


WheretoBuild:















III.Whattogrowinyourcoldframe
Fall:









Winter:









Spring:
















ColdFrameVegetables:
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Somevegetablesthatcanbegrowninyourcoldframe.{Coleman,Eliot. 

.WhiteRiverJunction,VT:
ChelseaGreenPub.,1999.Print}





IV.TheFourSeasonHarvest
IdealizedGoal:





















ScaleofProduction:














V.ImplicationsofColdFrameGrowing













VI.References
1.)


SaturdayEveningPost
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2.)

 OrganicGardening
(08973792)AcademicSearchPremier.

3.)

TheWinterHarvestHandbook:YearroundVegetable
ProductionUsingDeeporganicTechniquesandUnheatedGreenhouses