Comments on: DIY Cold Frame Using Old Windows

By: lynn

lynn — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 11:09:13 +0000

In reply to Nora O'Neill. Good Morning Nora, It is a pretty deep reach, but I'm tall. I think you could hinge the front window at the bottom, but then you'd have the window laying on the ground in front of you, which may make access difficult as well. Perhaps the better solution would be to put some bricks or something down to give your plants height, place the cold frame over the bricks and then place your plants on the bricks. Does that make sense?

By: Nora O'Neill

Nora O'Neill — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 21:47:25 +0000

I wonder if the front window could be hinged to one end to open like a little door for easier access? How deep is the reach down to the bottom?

By: lynn

lynn — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 14:33:39 +0000

In reply to Debbie.

Hi Debbie, One side of the ‘roof’ is hinged, so it just swings up. Hope this helps…let me know if you have additional questions.

Hugs, Lynn

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 14:27:23 +0000

Hi. I love this and may try it. Thanks for sharing. One question…How do you get inside to harvest greens etc?

By: lynn

lynn — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:34:40 +0000

In reply to Ellen Collins.

Hi Ellen,

I found mine at my local architectural salvage store…check there. But, now I need guidance from you. I started mine from a seed, probably 4 years ago. It is about 2-3 feet tall now, but I have never had a flower, let alone fruit. How do you get yours to flower? I’d love any tips you can share.

Hugs, Lynn

By: Ellen Collins

Ellen Collins — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 23:04:41 +0000

I absolutely love this idea! I also am Mom to a Meyer Lemon tree (given to me by my husband) and it lives outside on my side porch in the summer and looks out the window the rest of the year. I NEED this cold frame/greenhouse. This is my second year of growing and I have 14 lemons at present (only 4 last year) with 4 almost ready to harvest. I get so much enjoyment from it whether or not it produces. Thanks for sharing this idea and I will need to do some talking with my other half to see if we can’t find some windows and get started on it. We live in 7b gardening zone and I think it would be so helpful for my tree. 🙂

By: lynn

lynn — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 19:37:22 +0000

In reply to BetteAnn Slivka.

Orchard does sound prettier! Orchard it is (though my orchard is down to 2 trees now! 😢 Those Meyer Lemons are pills to keep healthy! And if you have had a shed blow away, I don’t think you should plan on a cold frame unless you could have it in a sheltered space. Ours went through a Category 1 hurricane this summer, but it was right up against the house and did fine.

Hugs, my friend,

Lynn

By: BetteAnn Slivka

BetteAnn Slivka — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:18:24 +0000

I would love to have a cold frame like that, but since the shed that used to be in my backyard was blown away in a windstorm, I wouldn’t trust it. I think you should switch from “grove” to “orchard.” It doesn’t rely on numbers and sounds prettier, anyway.

By: lynn

lynn — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 20:31:22 +0000

In reply to Jan Ackerman.

Hey Jan!

How old is your lemon? I am chomping at the bit to have it produce fruit! And I can picture your little lemon sitting in the window…watching the world go by! Do you use any artificial light?

Thanks for sharing about your little guy!

Hugs, Lynn

By: lynn

lynn — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:27:02 +0000

In reply to Carole West.

Hey there friend…somehow I am very surprised you haven’t built yourself one yet! This is right up your alley. And I love those old windows…only cleaned them up the bare minimum. Actually like all the grunge