cold frame

noun

: a usually glass- or plastic-covered frame without artificial heat used to protect plants and seedlings outdoors

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In colder climates, consider adding a cold frame topper to raised beds for an extended growing season. —

Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024 Consider starting seedlings indoors or using tools like grow tents or cold frames to move your plants outdoors before the weather heats up. —

Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2024 Protect container plants by moving them into a garage, basement, greenhouse, cold frame or other place where the temperature stays above freezing. —

oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2023 Lynn Ocone, a gardening expert and an author, uses her cold frame every year at her home in chilly Burlington, Vermont. —

Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for cold frame