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cold frame
noun
: a usually glass- or plastic-covered frame without artificial heat used to protect plants and seedlings outdoors
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Some growers work around cold weather by keeping veggies in greenhouses, grow tunnels, or cold frames, which offer some frost protection.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Another technique to shield young vegetable plants from chilly early spring nights is to use a cold frame, though this takes more investment to buy or plan and build.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
The most common and typically most safe method is to simply move the containers indoors to a basement, cold frame, unheated garage or garden shed.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
In colder climates, consider adding a cold frame topper to raised beds for an extended growing season.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Another technique to shield young vegetable plants from chilly early spring nights is to use a cold frame, though this takes more investment to buy or plan and build.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
The most common and typically most safe method is to simply move the containers indoors to a basement, cold frame, unheated garage or garden shed.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
In colder climates, consider adding a cold frame topper to raised beds for an extended growing season.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Cold frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20frame. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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