tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413677324189282341.post3574409066804118954..comments2014-04-07T07:20:56.330-07:00Comments on My Southern California Vegetable Garden: Seed Starting 2011SoCal Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13519820327343860477noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413677324189282341.post-17370286705654982052011-05-21T10:04:54.074-07:002011-05-21T10:04:54.074-07:00looks to me like you need a big cold frame. Old gl...looks to me like you need a big cold frame. Old glass storm doors are easy to find but they are heavy to lift...all the same, just section one of your raised beds, drive 2x4x2' stakes in the back edge to take the hinges and mount it...prop it open during the season or take it off and lean it somewhere when you don't need it.<br />My cold frame is 4'x8'x4' high, lucite clear panel and the foam waffles I MADE THE TOP WITH are all I paid for at Home Depot (WHICH IS A LIGHT AND EASY TO CLEAN top for cheap)built on a 2x2 frame. The box is 3/4" exterior ply , painted, insulated inside with 2" rigid foam sheets, split 2'x4' moveable/removeable wire rack shelf at 36' HEIGHT inside, drilled 2" screened vent holes on the sides, twin 2x2 lid supports on hinges, and ALL FROM FREE RECYCLED MATERIALS I found/asked for in a two month period. If there was a light bulb inside I could grow in it year-round if I were here!!!<br />If you have the room to build one start looking...The only problem is that you build one of these, then suddenly you want a greenhouse....zoe5https://www.blogger.com/profile/07603259525451437350noreply@blogger.com