Cold-Frame, poly-tunnel, high- tunnel, low-tunnel, cold-frame greenhouse, high-hoop greenhouse, gutter-connected greenhouse. … Confused yet? These are all descriptions of growing structures that I ...

Shorter days and tumbling temperatures needn’t put a halt to your supply of homegrown food. When the growing gets tough courtesy of Jack Frost and company, take action by outfitting your garden with a ...

A greenhouse is a useful tool for any home gardener, allowing you to expand your growing season and keep tender seedlings and plants protected from cooler weather. And while a beautiful greenhouse can ...

A greenhouse is no small investment so consider the following before jumping in: Purpose – How will you use a greenhouse? To start seeds and cuttings? Overwinter tropical plants? Extend the life of ...

The bales are also good for stacking into play forts, but this time of year, when nights are still cool and the vegetables of summer are calling to be planted, straw bales suffice as building material ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Extend your Iowa growing season by weeks with a cold frame. A cold frame is basically just a miniature greenhouse. And like a greenhouse, a cold frame can extend your growing season. A greenhouse, if ...