How to Build a Hot Frame
A hot frame has a heat source to get young seedlings started quickly. The added warmth keeps the plants from freezing at night until the threat of frost has passed.
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Materials
- recycled door or window with glass panes
- 6 bales of straw
- topsoil
- starter seedlings
- water
- fresh manure
Tools
- shade cloth
- shovel
- hard rake
- garden hose
- tape measure
- maximum-minimum thermometer
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