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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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Using cold frames can help to transition your plants from indoors to outdoors.
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Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Not everybody has a greenhouse at their disposal, but cold frames and cloches are easily obtained and simple to use.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
Late freezes may potentially affect early blooming fruit trees and garden plants, so gardeners and farmers may want to delay planting crops that are sensitive to frost, and keep on-hand cold-weather protection like cold frames, row covers and mulch, according to the almanac.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
For an early start, sow seeds in a cold frame or in grow tunnels.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
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Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Not everybody has a greenhouse at their disposal, but cold frames and cloches are easily obtained and simple to use.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
Late freezes may potentially affect early blooming fruit trees and garden plants, so gardeners and farmers may want to delay planting crops that are sensitive to frost, and keep on-hand cold-weather protection like cold frames, row covers and mulch, according to the almanac.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
For an early start, sow seeds in a cold frame or in grow tunnels.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Cold frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20frame. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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