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Season extension

Cold frames, cloches, tunnels and shade frames for getting plants through cold snaps and hot spells.

1 finished guide available.

Season extension

About these projects

What these guides cover

Along the coast the trouble is often cool, damp mornings; a few miles inland it is afternoon heat. These guides cover a hinged cold frame, plant cloches, a low tunnel, a shade frame, drying cabinets and a crop cage, each built to open, vent or come apart when the weather turns.

Each plan shows how the frame vents, how it is secured, and how you store it when the season is over.

Season extension

Finished guides

1 project to explore

Time ranges are planning estimates, not timed builds. Check each guide for setup, drying time and help needed. Previews show CAD models, not completed customer projects.

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