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from my experience if you plant you seeds towards the end of winter and let them come up naturally when it starts to warm up they seem better "acclimated" and can handle a frost much better than plants that havent been out in the cold and then get hit with a frost. I usually start my seeds in the ground in feb when its still snowing and ive never had one be damaged by frost even though they usually see a lot of it the first few weeks after they pop up. I was given this advice from an old timer and while i think half the shit he told me was purely made up or myth that advice actually seems to work...at least for me. Also putting a box up in a tree doesnt seem like it would work much better than using pots. The ground helps to insulate the plants and the box and pots would have about the same insulating properties which is probably pretty minimal. the most important thing for you babies in colder weather is making sure they gets lots and lots of direct sunlight.

Wont burring a platic wall around the pit keep the soil a wee bit warmer as well? Just a thought. Also I know there are a few elements that can naturally heat up the soil forgot what is was but remember seeing whatever it was used in a Garden Competition.

By the way I might be talking out of my ass I don't deal with soil much only way you catch me using dirt is with my momma plants.

I've heard of having a 5 gallon bucket on a pulley up in the trees so it can be raised and lowered with a rope if your location is secure enough to leave a rope tied off or hidden the best you can.

Originally Posted by dsmal01

from my experience if you plant you seeds towards the end of winter and let them come up naturally when it starts to warm up they seem better "acclimated" and can handle a frost much better than plants that havent been out in the cold and then get hit with a frost. I usually start my seeds in the ground in feb when its still snowing and ive never had one be damaged by frost even though they usually see a lot of it the first few weeks after they pop up. I was given this advice from an old timer and while i think half the shit he told me was purely made up or myth that advice actually seems to work...at least for me. Also putting a box up in a tree doesnt seem like it would work much better than using pots. The ground helps to insulate the plants and the box and pots would have about the same insulating properties which is probably pretty minimal. the most important thing for you babies in colder weather is making sure they gets lots and lots of direct sunlight.

ya i mean like a big ass box way way bigger then a pot lol. thanks for the advice im gonna try planting them early next year

A very old technique to help start plants earlier in the Spring uses a box with a lid, Made of glass or plastic, which can be raised when temperatures are warm. It amounts to a miniature green house, usually about a foot or eighteen inches deep.

These are called "Cold Frames".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_frame

Originally Posted by veggiegardener

A very old technique to help start plants earlier in the Spring uses a box with a lid, Made of glass or plastic, which can be raised when temperatures are warm. It amounts to a miniature green house, usually about a foot or eighteen inches deep.

These are called "Cold Frames".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_frame

actually did something like this before with great results but didnt know it had a technical name just thought it seemed like a good idea. I started a few plants in an old abandoned junk yard with piles of old tires and various other large pieces of garbage laying around and used what I could to my advantage. I stacked a couple sets of tires 2 high and covered them with glass from car door windows I found in the same area. The concave shape of the glass created some gaps allowing some air flow but still giving it a great green house effect.

Originally Posted by dsmal01

actually did something like this before with great results but didnt know it had a technical name just thought it seemed like a good idea. I started a few plants in an old abandoned junk yard with piles of old tires and various other large pieces of garbage laying around and used what I could to my advantage. I stacked a couple sets of tires 2 high and covered them with glass from car door windows I found in the same area. The concave shape of the glass created some gaps allowing some air flow but still giving it a great green house effect.

LOL!

It just goes to show good ideas don't need a name.

I was using "Low Stress Training" and "Supercropping" decades before I heard the names.

Some things are just logical.

ive got some from my grandmas when she passed they are antique glass, bell shaped ones. i never used them my mom wanted them.