4 levels of cold frames/hoop houses

habitat_gardener · July 28, 2012

I was looking at Bountiful Gardens' list of new books, and this one caught my eye:
http://www.bountifulgardens.org/prod...umber=BGE-1241

It's only 28 pages and costs $12. The title is Golden Rule Farm's Guide to Growing Early Tomatoes, and the author uses a 4x12 cold frame within a 12x36 cold frame within an inner hoop house within an outer hoop house to get tomatoes on April 17 in northern Michigan. He claims each layer gives him 1.5 climate zones. The description says he also uses water bottles in cold spots.

July 28, 2012	#1
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	4 levels of cold frames/hoop houses I was looking at Bountiful Gardens' list of new books, and this one caught my eye: http://www.bountifulgardens.org/prod...umber=BGE-1241 It's only 28 pages and costs $12. The title is Golden Rule Farm's Guide to Growing Early Tomatoes, and the author uses a 4x12 cold frame within a 12x36 cold frame within an inner hoop house within an outer hoop house to get tomatoes on April 17 in northern Michigan. He claims each layer gives him 1.5 climate zones. The description says he also uses water bottles in cold spots.