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[Tomato Dirt #346] 6 DIY cold frames to use all year
October 16, 2025

Tomato Dirt Newsletter
Volume 15, Number 21

Dear Tomato Dirt reader,

Welcome back to Tomato Dirt! A couple times a month, we’ll send you this newsletter packed with tips about growing tomatoes and using them.

Garden Year-Round With Your Own Personal Greenhouse
Extend your growing season with your own greenhouse. They are especially helpful when you want to ...

• Overwinter crops
• Start seeds indoors
• Protect tender plants

Greenhouses come in all shapes and sizes and prices.

Check out the selection of personal greenhouses offered by our friends at Vego Garden so you can start growing ASAP.

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FEATURE: 6 Easy Do-It-Yourself Cold Frames To Use All Year Long

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You can build a do-it-yourself cold frame quickly with very little (or no) cost.

A cold frame acts like a miniature greenhouse, but it is built low to the ground to protect plants from wind and cold.

It’s a small, enclosed structure that traps sunlight and warmth to extend your growing season — perfect for hardening off seedlings or growing cool-season crops longer.

Use a cold frame to grow tomatoes and other plants year-round.

You can purchase a cold frame to suit your needs. But you can also build one …

Keep reading

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Tomato Growing Tip: Try this easy cold fram solution

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Start A Compost Bin This Fall
Compost: there’s a reason it’s called “black gold.” Adding compost to your soil is the single best thing you can do for your plants.

And you don’t need to pay top dollar for this amazing soil enricher. You can create your own compost right in your backyard using simple kitchen and garden refuse.

The best way to do that is by using a compost bin.

Not only will you be producing the best possible food for your garden, but you'll help re-use resources that you might otherwise throw away. Check out different kinds of compost bin models offered to Tomato Dirt readers from our friends at Burpee’s – and choose the one that works best for you.

More Greenhouse and Cold Frame Tips

Greenhouse Basics for Tomatoes A Pop-Up Greenhouse: Is It for You? Use a Cold Frame for Gardening All Year Long Can You Grow Tomatoes In a Greenhouse? FAQs


That’s it for now. More next time.

Until then, happy gardening!




Kathy with Tomato Dirt
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