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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2007 20:27:48 GMT
Have asked 'Santa' this year for a cold frame. Have been looking and I certainly wouldn't need a very large one, anyone got any good sites to view them on (reasonably priced preferably). Anyone any idea whether glass or the plastic coverings are better, aluminium or wood frames? Cheers  |
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Post by Chuckles on Nov 20, 2007 21:13:46 GMT
Ooooh Genie don't be so sure about the size, it's the same with a GH you always wish you'd had a bigger one ;D I guess the size really depends on what space you have to keep it, what you want to keep in it and how much you want to spend too. Never had a proper cold frame so thats as much as I can help, sorry  Some ideas on here www.crocus.co.uk/products/_/tools/fleece/coldframe/prcid.85/vid.468/Be interesting to see what other members have/think would best |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2007 20:12:31 GMT
Correction, thought I was looking for a small one. I don't have the space or knowledge for a green house, but would like to overwinter some plants in it & bring on a few seedlings etc next year. My Garden can be quite exposed so am looking for a low one. Thanks for the link chuckles will go for a look! ;D
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Post by jean on Nov 21, 2007 22:24:51 GMT
Genie before I got my PT I used to improvise and made a cold frame out of bricks with a piece of corrogated plastic for the top which was weighted down, in late spring it was dismantled until it was needed again. IMO its not worth spending a lot on a ready made one that is only used for a small part of the year - just think of all the seeds/plants you could buy instead |
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Post by Jonah on Nov 21, 2007 23:13:09 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2007 13:25:17 GMT
Genie, I'd agree with Jlottie - they are really easy to improvise. Last year, before getting the mini-GH, I made one out of a couple of meat crates, fleece and bubblewrap. Just take two plastic meat crates (the kind with snap handles - ask your local butcher), line one of them with fleece, put the second one into the first one (you now have a double crate with fleece lining in-between). Then line the second one with bubblewrap, put in your cuttings etc., fill any gaps with scrunched-up bubblewrap, and put a sheet of bubblewrap over the whole contraption, holding it in place with the snap-down handles.
Oh dear, I hope this all makes sense ;D Anyway, it'll save you money which you can spend next year on plants ;D ... cheers ...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2007 9:09:55 GMT
Thanks for all the advice ;D
I have my eye on one that OH can get me for xmas, nothing expensive or flash. I hate getting present or asking for something, but at least this way I will get something useful for the garden! He has been pestering me for what I want for over a week now!
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Post by Chuckles on Feb 4, 2008 7:35:09 GMT
Thanks for all the advice ;D I have my eye on one that OH can get me for xmas, nothing expensive or flash. I hate getting present or asking for something, but at least this way I will get something useful for the garden! He has been pestering me for what I want for over a week now! Hi Genie, did you get what you wanted for Xmas or did you improvise in the end |
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Post by Jonah on Feb 7, 2008 22:19:40 GMT
Crikey, I just clicked on the link I'd posted, and they've gone up to £13! I only paid about a fiver each.  |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Feb 9, 2008 8:05:40 GMT
My OH made this one from some spare bricks we had left over from making a path...he rendered the inside and glazed it with toughened glass (but he's a glazier so we didn't have to struggle with that one ;D )  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2008 20:18:20 GMT
I never keep an eye on my old threads, I must seem very rude!  ! I decided to improvise, looking at some of my neighbours attempts I thought money would be better spent on a bird table (which I am now the proud owner of ;D) However the heavy snow of a few weeks ago collapsed my attempt, hopefully the glorious weather over the past few days will revive my disasters. Fingers crossed. |
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Post by Chuckles on Feb 19, 2008 20:47:41 GMT
Oh dear Genie when I read your post about the bird table collapsing I just couldn't stop laughing  so sorry it just tickled me  I could just imagine you cursing and saying " I knew I should have built a cold frame ". Did you managed to salvage and rebuild the bird table |
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Post by Plocket on Feb 26, 2008 8:04:14 GMT
Oh Genie I wish you were closer to me. I've got a cold-frame which I'm not using any more. It's just a plastic one but it should go to a good home.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2008 19:35:26 GMT
Oh dear Genie when I read your post about the bird table collapsing I just couldn't stop laughing so sorry it just tickled me I could just imagine you cursing and saying " I knew I should have built a cold frame ". Did you managed to salvage and rebuild the bird table How cruel!  No seriously, my makeshift cold frame collapsed in bad weather, the bird table despite attempts by the wind to put an end to it is still standing. I am now keeping all seedlings etc this year in the porch & windowsills to OH's dismay - Not trying the coldframe idea again! LOL |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2008 19:40:27 GMT
Oh Genie I wish you were closer to me. I've got a cold-frame which I'm not using any more. It's just a plastic one but it should go to a good home. Very nice of you, but any palnts outside now will be in the ground or a heavy pot! NE Scotland I have discovered is not the area for anything which can blow away! LOL |
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Post by purplejulia on Mar 3, 2008 23:54:09 GMT
I bought a cold frame a few weeks ago and just left it outside the french doors next to my mini greenhouse. It was in danger of blowing away before I had a chance to put in in place with tent pegs. It is now in my back room on its side waiting for the windy weather to go away. I now understand why it was half price - it is so flimsy. Genie if your cold frame is anything like mine, tent pegs are the answer - it may even survive the Scottish gales. PJ PS - Genie - just read through this thread again and realise your coldframe not the same as mine so my answer is no help to you - sorry |
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Post by Jonah on Mar 27, 2008 21:25:08 GMT
I have to admit, that one of my little pvc ones has been plonked on top of the raised bed with some plants in it moved from the border, and it didn't move an inch with all the storms! I didn't secure it at all. I did start worrying that it would end up coming through the window, but I was pleasantly surprised. |
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! I decided to improvise, looking at some of my neighbours attempts I thought money would be better spent on a bird table (which I am now the proud owner of ;D) However the heavy snow of a few weeks ago collapsed my attempt, hopefully the glorious weather over the past few days will revive my disasters. Fingers crossed.
No seriously, my makeshift cold frame collapsed in bad weather, the bird table despite attempts by the wind to put an end to it is still standing. I am now keeping all seedlings etc this year in the porch & windowsills to OH's dismay - Not trying the coldframe idea again! LOL