114. Cold Frames, Greenhouses, High Tunnels...Which Do You Choose?

Old Fashioned On Purpose

Jill Winger

Canning, Homesteading, Farming, Leisure, Farm, Homestead, Gardening, Hobbies, Cows, Chickens, Cooking, How To, Home & Garden, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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After nearly 10 years of talking about it, we’re finally taking the plunge. As discussed in previous episodes about increasing food production, now is the time to put a greenhouse on our homestead. In all honesty, I’ve been getting tired of the short growing seasons we have here in Wyoming. On today’s episode I share the in-depth research I’ve performed over the past couple months on different ways to extend your growing season. Whether it’s a cold frame, a greenhouse,...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Old Fashioned On Purpose Podcast.
0:05.0	Oh my word, I am deep, deep down the rabbit hole of all things, season extension lately.
0:14.0	So we finally agreed, as you may know,
0:17.0	that this was our year to build a greenhouse.
0:20.0	And you can listen to episode 103 for more details on our crazy plans.
0:26.3	But when we finally said, okay we're doing this, this is the year after like a decade of talking
0:30.9	about it but not doing it, I started to research greenhouses and
0:35.2	season extension and all these options and it was so stinking confusing you guys
0:40.9	like my head was spinning and there were heated
0:46.0	greenhouses unheated greenhouses plastic covering glass coverings panels
0:51.5	hoops cold frames and sometimes all the terms were used interchangeably,
0:55.0	and I'm going,
0:56.0	what the heck do I even need to do to get this structure going?
1:01.0	So, I tend, just the way my brain works, I need to organize and compartmentalize things
1:09.2	in order to digest them. And I notice that sometimes when I do this, it helps a lot of you as well, just to help sort
1:15.9	things out and kind of figure out where you're headed.
1:18.3	So in today's episode, we are talking about all things, season extension, from cold frames to greenhouses, and I'll
1:25.6	kind of tell you how I'm breaking it down and keeping it straight.
1:30.0	I'm your host Jill Winger, and this is the podcast for the Trail Blazers.
1:34.1	The Mavericks, the Mavrocks, the Homesteaders, the Modern Pioneers, and the Backyard Farmers.
1:39.5	If you're ready to boost your food security and your self-sufficiency?
1:43.4	Well, you have found your tribe.
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