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Any Ideas for making a cheap cold frame?
I don't have a greenhouse on my plot but hope to make a couple of cold frames - but here's the rub - I don't really do diy - anyone have any simple ways to lash a cold frame together?
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Look round skips for an old wooden or MDF cupboard, or an old rubber or plastic cold water tank, or a bath... and look for someone having new windows and blag some of the ones being taken out to lay across the top. It wont look pretty but will work. -
Find somewhere that sells and installs windows and ask them if they've got a couple frames (ideally with glass) you can have. Then knock some posts into the ground and position frames before securing them. I simply drilled a few holes into the plastic of the frames and cable tied them to the posts.
This is what I built last year.
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Cheers Hamsey, I'll be knocking on a couple of local business's later today asking for their old windows.Originally posted by hamesy View Post
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You want to be careful using those leaded-lights - some Jobsworth will slap a Grade I Listing Building order on your cold frame!!Originally posted by hamesy View PostK's Garden blog the story of the creation of our gardenComment
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All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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I got the window first and made the base to fit.
photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.htmlComment
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