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I have failed at growing peppers in the past because I don't get enough heat...it looks like, with this cold frame and cover, I'll have peppers this year!

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This is perfect for me since we can not count on perfect spring weather in ND. Since this is my first year, I cannot speak to the sturdiness of this but so far it has stood up to the ND winds!

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This is the second one of these we have purchased. We live in a typically windy area and the outside cover does not wear well. Small holes and rips do occur frequently. For the price it's OK, but don't look for more than 2 seasons of longevity.

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This is the first year I've ever been successful at extending the season for lettuce and other cool weather vegetables. It worked fantastic! I use it year round to shade these plants in the summer and to keep deer and bunnies out of the garden. Some of the plastic snaps cracked and broke[...]. Holds up well in the wind. Love this product so much I brought a second one this year.

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I use it for kick-starting my warm weather vegetables such as Tomatoes and Peppers. I use it as a cold frame for all veggie starts. It's great for growing greens, lettuces,chard,bok choy,etc. in the winter in Western Washington.

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The cold frame is perfect for my needs. I begin using it early in the spring for lettuce, then later I use it for my tomato plants and it protects them until the frost date is past. I also use it in the late fall to extend my lettuce growing season. It gives me several extra months of growing season each year in my garden.

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don't know why the cover I received does not fit over the raised bed I received at the same time. So I have had to cut it on all four sides and enlarge with duct tape.
I want to order a new one to replace this one, but don't know whether this problem has been solved.
Basically I love this cold frame. Just wish the plastic cover fitted.

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I use this as a cold frame to start lettuce and other greens early. The vinyl protects plants from
the frost and in the summer I use the shade cover
to protect from the sun. This is the second frame
I have purchased.

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The first year it worked very well. At the end of the second year, the plastic cover was fatigued from the sun and all fell out in little 1/4 inch squares. The rip-stop skeleton remained on the frame, though. You will need to replace the cold frame cover every 2 years. I'm in VT, so not the sun belt. I can imagine it lasts less time in southern areas. Had I written this when I first bought it, I would have said it was great, but it doesn't last more than 2 seasons, and it should. The frame is okay.

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I bought this coldframe to replace a very similar one, which wore out after several years of use. I am looking forward to this year's gardening season because I know the new cold frame will pro-vide optimum protection for young tender plants, as did the old one.

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Cover is not substantial for more than one years use. Its made of reinforced plastic and the little squares all fell out during storage. whats worse, you cant buy a replacement cover, only a replacement frame or shade cover

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Works well to extend growing season on both ends, Spring and Fall. Do be careful opening and closing zipper, as it is a wee bit flimsy. I have not had any real trouble so far, but that is because I have heeded the advice I read in previous reviews and I zip very carefully.
Also, I used longer ground anchors to secure the cold frame. The short anchors provided are not sufficient to withstand high winds.

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At my request, I received this unit from my son for Christmas. We installed it one season later in the spring in shade. Although it was a bit difficult to reach the far side, I loved this product. Unhappily, by October the plastic had fallen away from the mesh and so I had a screened house, not a season extender. [...]

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I live in the mountains of North Carolina, and the garden tent (as I call it) lets me grow arugula, parsley, chard, and kale throughout our very cold winters as well as (with the shade cover) lettuce and the aforementioned plants throughout the very hot summer. I love the way it looks sitting in the garden. I use it when giving directions to my house: It's the house with the little green tent in the front garden. I recently gave one to my son and his wife, who live in New Hampshire.

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[...] this will get my husband started on his garden even earlier.Construction is very sturdy and it is easy to assemble.

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We really love the cold frame. Have given as gifts to 3 others. We were able to pick fresh, bug free, clean lettuce for Thanksgiving. Which is quite an accomplishment as we live in Colorado and there was snow on the ground. The one and only flaw, the "greenhouse" cover is prone to shredding. Gardners Supply replaced one for free, and I will buy another at the beginning of the next season.

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I assembled my first greenhouse with my wife's aid in 20 minutes. It has withstood some big winds through the winter (properly staked) and keeps my crop frost free. Ordered a second one and I now have a nice winter crop. I would recommend two people for the frame assembly to make it easier. Looking forward to an early start with this greenhouse. PS also keeps the rabbits out!!!

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It is a great addition to our garden. It is lightweight enough to remove on warm sunny days and put back when it rains or gets cold.
I would recommend it to anyone who wants a raised bed garden.

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Bought two of these for Christmas gifts, so not much I can tell you except they look like they will be good.

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Used for late fall garden to extend the season and plan to use it for early season crops in my spring garden. Easy to assemble, sturdy and suits my needs.

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Love this cold frame cover. It has great access on both sides. It was easy to put up I just know my kale and beets will love the protection and warmth it provides this fall.

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I start my winter garden in October and harvest through the winter and early spring
Provides a great atmosphere and can be vented easily
the materials start to break down after first year, this year (2nd)will probably be last as material beginning to tear.

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spring inside tubes are meant to hold frame pieces together but about 50% of the clips were out of position. once I straightened them out I found that they were weakened. Lucky for man's best friend "duct tape." I put small pieces on each connection. Just enough to keep the frame together. Once I had it together I wrapped the tape around each connection and this kept the frame together. At this point I could carry it around with one hand and do anything I wanted with it.

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Great cold frame and cover has allowed me to continue to grow herbs and lettuce into the fall. I plan to use it in the spring to get a head start.

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This is my second one. Used the other for about 5 years. I do think that more braces to the peak would help it be sturdier and also that a center pole to peak would be helpful.

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I had never tried fall planting until I used the shade cover for this coldframe. It's too hot to plant spring veggies in the Colorado summer sun but this year, I have a bountiful supply of spinach, radishes, lettuce and broccoli growing in two of the shaded coldframes. It's only drawback is the flimsy frame but with enough anchors to hold it down, that's not a big issue.

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Cold frame cover makes extending growing season a snap. Fits perfectly onto raised bed frame.

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Start winter seedlings early by protecting from hot late summer sun. Extends growing season for many winter vegies.

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With just a 60 watt bulb drop light, our Greenhouse kept the herbs going all winter in our New Jersey garden. We were very pleased with the results.

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It helped get my spring planting off to as great start as Colorado weather can often be winter one day and summer 24 hours later.

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This is my first year with the cold frame cover & frame. And so far I love them. I put my lettuce & 2 zuchinni plants (did not have room elsewhere) in them. They are great & will be just the ticket for the fall when the cool nights arrive. The picture is with the shade cover- guess I did not take a picture with the cold frame cover.

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We put it on a tarp on our southfacing deck for
the transplanted seedlings that are still not ready for the garden. With a lightbulb for the nights that drop close to freezing, they thrive until they can safely go into the main garden. The unit is also great over the raised beds early in the year and to extend our short growing season.

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The cold frame cover is a little too small to fit the frame and companion raised bed. It's easy enough to use but I'm wondering how long it will last if I have to stretch it tight to fit over the frame. I'd really appreciate a design change that would allow me to unzip the insect mesh from the top. That way I could open it a little to allow bees in for pollination but wouldn't be giving access to the chipmunks, squirrels and other critters.

Some of the stitching left long threads that can get caught in the zipper. I'll have to tie them off then cut them so I don't shred them when opening or closing the insect mesh. It would have been nice if the people making this part had been a little more careful. (If they had been more careful the size might have been correct too.)

As others have written, hopefully Gardener's Supply gets their act together and makes the cover available for purchase as a separate part without the frame. What are the chances that someone at GS reads these comments and replies to let us know that they have created a part number for the greenhouse cover without frame?

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I purchased this a few weeks ago and love it!! I had lettuce that had to go out but it was a bit cold. But I transferred it & it is growing great. I also had squash plants that grew to fast & I had to put them out. Well in they went & now they are getting bigger every day. I would not be without this cold frame. Just wish I could get another cover.

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I purchased this to have another cover for my vegetables. I also got the sunshade cover but would really like the cold frame cover also. I know have 2 of these frames, 1 cold frame cover & 2 shade covers. I would not hestiate to buy this again.

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I put all the my started plants outside in it to harden off. It worked great. The weather was cold enough that if the plants had been planted in the garden they would have been lost. With this frame I was able to keep them from being frosted. I wish they offered the greenhouse cover seperate, like I purchased the frame. I didn't have the money for both at the same time. Iam really happy with it. Thanks

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This thing is great in theory but poor in reality. The frame does not stay together nor can the structure tolerate more than a light breeze. The problem seems to be from the flaps allowing wind underneath. The entire structure is lifted and carried away. The stakes are not substantial enough to stay in the ground and I now have the entire structure modified with weights and boards to keep the structure intact. Skip this and buy a solid and rigid cold frame if you are a serious gardener. I have lost an entire flat due to the problems above.

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I live in a high wind area (58 mph regularly) at usda zone 5 on the edge of the Great Basin. I've tried several cold frames in the past, (they're in pieces-the pieces I could find-in the barn). A dozen pavers on the bottom skirting held this cold frame in place. Snow, sleet and high winds were no threat to tender plants inside. I'm very pleased.

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This was so easy to set up. It took just a few minutes. I've had bedding plants in my cold frame for almost two weeks now,and their doing great.

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In short: Nice try, but it's a significant step backward from the previous version.

This cold frame is an updated version of the cold frame I used successfully for three years, until the plastic started to disintegrate. Two major changes were made in this new version:
1) The roof used to be flattened at the peak, now it just rises to an angled peak, and
2) The large side flaps used to be Velcroed down, now they zip.

Both of these changes are nice tries at fixing flaws in the previous design, but neither works well.

The problem with the Velcro used to be that it would sometimes come loose in high wind, something the zippers fix. The problem with the zippers is that they tend to jam. I used to just take a couple of seconds to smooth the Velcro down, but now I have to spend a lot more time fighting with the zippers, and one of them refuses to close the last 6 inches no matter what. It would have been nice to still have the Velcro there as well, to close things up quickly and easily. And of course the zippers need to be higher quality.

The problem with the old roof being flattened at the top was that it would fill with water and sag. The problem with the new roof is that it increases the wind profile, which caused my new cold frame to blow loose of the pegs twice. Part of the problem is that the metal grommets the pegs are supposed to hold on to are very flimsy, and several of them just tore loose when the cold frame blew free. Also, the pegs have 90-degree bends to form the part that holds on; when the tent pulls on them, they just tend to rotate in the direction of the pull, and the grommets slip off. The tent pegs should have 135-degree bends (I'm not sure if the old ones did; I have pegs like that, but don't know if they came with the old cold frame).

Worst of all, though, is that the frame is now very flimsy at the peak. When the cold frame blew loose, it flopped over on its side, and the metal at the peak bent and weakened so that the two sides of the frame were flattened against each other. I straightened it back out, but the structural strength is gone; the tent is now less stable, and I doubt the metal will last much longer before snapping. I'd be astonished if this cold frame lasted as long as the previous one. (I would just go back to using the old one if I could just buy a new plastic cover for it, but they're no longer made.)

If you ask me, this is a classic Made in China product; the two lessons learned from the previous version were applied in the cheapest possible way, resulting in a worse product (but no doubt one that was cheaper to make).

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I'm concerned that the zippers will not stand up to use. They are not heavy duty. When received, sections of them had separated. I had no trouble working the zipper head over the separated teeth and though now they seem to work fine, I'm concerned about the long term.

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The ties are a little flimsy. Easy to assemble. Now we garden as a family. It keeps frost and bugs out.

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This was easy to install and I was surprised by the space it provides. The cover goes on easily and seems sturdy enough for my purposes. Its too early for any seeds to come up yet, but the interior is staying nice and warm in our cooler higher elevation climate. I like the venting options at each end. I only hesitate at this point to give it a 5 star rating because the zippers on the large side openings might eventually become a problem. I debated a long time about making this purchase, and now that I have, overall I'm very happy I did!

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Delighted with our cold frame. Put it to use early this spring and have spinach, radishes, and lettuce growing in it.
Cover very versatile,practical, and well designed.

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Works well and well made. Could be less expensive and easier to dissassemble.

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I purchased this product to extend the season for growing vegetables in New England. Right now I'm experimenting with uses...for example, I have one greenhouse cover over a 5x6 raised bed of assorted seeds, to see which ones are happy to germinate early. The other is over my strawberries, plus there's room for flats of broccoli and lettuce seedlings under cover to start hardening them off for planting in my main raised beds. I think the prospect of simplifying the hardening off process excites me almost as much as the hope we'll have lettuce and kale after our first frost in the fall!

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This greenhouse is sized to fit over a raised bed. I use it as a stand alone greenhouse for seedlings. The interior zipper for the bug excluding fabric is very poorly sewn. It will catch at the slightest lack of care in zipping. The whole cover does not fit the frame tightly making a lot of slip when opening and closing. I know from experience that the plastic cover will last only a year or two as the sun degrades the cover plastic quickly.. Even with the criticism, I like to use this for starting seedlings and also for growing eggplants. Until it rips, the bug excluder fabric keeps flea beetles off my eggplants.

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I am using the cold frame for the second season. Last spring I used it to harden off plants and hold frost sensitive plants until the threat of frost had passed. This year I purchased the cedar raised bed that the cold frame fits and am using it to extend the growing season for greens. I'm using the cold frame cover now to protect the seedlings from frost. When the weather heats up I'll switch to the shade cover so lettuce, ect., won't bolt. It's working great so far.

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This is well designed and so useful. It protects young starts from weather AND CATS but it also extends the season. We got 63" of snow this winter. I brushed my little greenhouse off when it was completely collapsed twice and March 10th I ate spinach salad. My chard is ready to pick up where it left off and romaine and onions as well. I not only recommend it I am going to buy another before I can't find it.

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I can't wait to start planting. I plan to start lettuce, beets and carrots in early April.

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This cold frame is well designed and makes use of common plastic and metal tubing in a fashion to extend your grow season. I found it very easy to set up this spring and have broccoli, cabbage and kale plants hardening off before planting in my garden. I have expectations that having a pest and weed free covered enclosure will allow me to grow plants both early, and into the summer using the shade cloth option

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Buyer be prepared – if you're lucky, you might get two seasons out of the "green house" cover. The green house cover for this cold frame is plastic laminated mesh. By middle of the middle of the second season of use, the plastic was so deteriorated that it fell off leaving only the mesh behind. Needless to say, by the end of the season our cover was well ventilated. The cover's demise eliminated any shot at a late growing season. And, as a bonus, thousands of little plastic squares littered our grow box. The cold frame and cover is a great idea conceptually, but it sure would be nice if the cover lasted more than a year and a half. Fix the cover (or at least offer replacements without having to buy another cold frame) and you've got a nice product.

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With a drop light to provide a little warmth, this is keeping our herbs nicely over the winter. Basil was too tender but parsley, rosemary, sage & thyme are doing well. We expect to start some tomatoes early in it. It fit easily over our 4x4 "Square Foot Garden" and needed just a little weighting down to stay in place.

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Used previous model in high desert and the 2 units lasted about 3 years in severe sun and winter. New model has openings on both sides, and this solved the only complaint I had with working with plants. Plastic connections to frame break after 2 years, but electric tape holds it together OK after that. When base weighed down by dirt & bricks, no wind will blow them over or affect growth of plants.

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This little 'greenhouse' is the most amazing piece of garden equipment I own (perhaps, excepting my Mantis tiller:-)

I grew and harvested lettuce, mesclun and cos, and picked a huge bowl of it to serve on New Year's Day! We had temps of 15 degrees for several days prior, and still my little covered paradise kept my lettuces happy. I am sure I would still be picking lettuce, but for the fact that it's all been harvested! When I first got the unit, I excitedly planted lettuce and packets of old seeds I wasn't sure would grow, even though it was late in September. They not only grew, but survived brilliantly! I was so sold on this unit that I bought another one for my sister for Christmas.

The photo on this item doesn't do it justice: There are FOUR zippered openings on it, making it easy to work inside it and reach in to harvest. The zippered net inside layer is awesome for keeping out stray weed seeds and bugs. I've had almost NO weeds or bugs inside mine.

One note of caution: don't build your raised bed by their dimensions. Wait until you get the unit and fit it accordingly. We used their dimensions the first time, and the top now has to be stretched to cover. Second bed we built for my sister was so much easier. We set up the unit, put the boards together for the bed, filled it with soil mix and plopped on the tent cover.

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It was very easy to install, the coldframe has only bin up for about a month and I'm harvesting salad greens already. I expect to use it year-round, with a shadecloth in the summer. Wished that a shadecloth would have been included in the package.

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We like the versatility of the green house, to be able to move it around. This is our 2nd time buying & we bought 2. In summer/winter we cover lettuce & seedlings.
It lasts about 2 year-round gardens - the plastic conectors & top get brittle.
When packaged, better care should be taken to insure cover is at bottom, so when opening you don't cut. We had one on top & 1 on bottom :( .

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Love the concept. My first greenhouse fell apart after 2 seasons. I don't have the room for a larger more expensive greenhouse so I purchased another of these. It's a place to start my seedlings.

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I bought the cold frame for a gift and she loves it. She can't wait to find spinach seed and get started.

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The one-page of instructions were poorly written & poorly illustrated. It cannot be assembled by one person w/o using duct tape & your catalog does not list overall dimensions. Its a great product but your dimensions were confusing. I was hoping to use it on an existing raised bed based on your dimensions but couldent. Had to build another.

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Starting cuttings and rootings for plantingin the spring. Will start seeds for vegetable garden after the first of the year. This green house is easy to move and holds plentyof potted plants. It is easy to disassemble and store for the summer.

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This cold frame fit my bed perfectly, was easy to put up and it arrived just in time to protect my winter spinach seedlings from unseasonally freezing temperatures. It's the envy of my neighbors. Very well made.

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I have been looking for something to shade my colder weather vegables from the hot Arizona summer sun. This fits the bill and is large enough to hold a lot of plants. Access from both sides makes it easy to pick and weed.

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I bought this Cold Frame with Greenhouse Cover as
a Christmas present for my son and daughter-in-law, both of them love to "grow things." Since I
had it sent directly to them in another State, I have not actually seen the product, but I'm sure
they will love it and make great use of it, but they will not open it until Christmas!

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Great small green house. We run a small farm stand and we start all our tomato plants indoors under lights then transplant into 3 inch peat pots and put them into the cold frame which works great. When time is right the plants are planted in the garden. I now have 2 and bought a third one this year!

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Have it over my raised bed in to garden to try and keep the tender perennials over the winter here in Washington state. I am only a veg gardener in the summer so it will serve both purposes for me.

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Great idea. I'm now using these cold frames with a heater as an alternative to more energy-hungry greenhouses. Used with the optional redwood base, I found the plastic cover difficult to fit properly over the frame. It is now tearing in 3 of 4 corners.

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Just had this product about a month but it appears to do the job. I just put the frame on a black plastic ground cover with no frame. Plan to add some black plastic water jugs in the next few days. It looks a little flimsy but has already withstood some rather high winds so it may be ok. [...]

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This greenhouse was easy to set up but after just one winter and summer season, the polyethelene cover is breaking down. Admittedly, our summers get hot here in Texas but, during this time, it was in shade. Also, don't see an option to replace just this covering without reordering the entire frame. Based on this, probably would not recommend it although it has other good features.

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I like the coldframe and covers, but have lost them twice to wind. The ground clips are totally ineffective and even using wood around the bottom, the poly cover flew off in wind and luckily a neighbor found it and returned it. This needs to be attached to the frame, it should have some kind of inner ties. I am going to try large clamps next, but beware, it likes to travel!

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This really saved the day when a heatwave threatened to wipe out some midsummer tender transplants. I didn't have the frame set up yet but was able to set the shade cover over a few temporary props.

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Having just set this item up today, I do not have long-term use feedback, but I can tell you that there are a couple of things I wish I had known before the unit arrived: 1) the measurements of your raised bed should be LESS than they state in the description. I made my raised bed to their dimensions and it is too big. Cut them down by at least two inches per dimension, and it will fit perfectly. 2) There are TWO zippered openings, both netted. That's AWESOME!! Much easier to access inside.

Also, I was very confused about what I was ordering. The sale says "without cover", but I thought that referred to the "shade" cover. Actually, the frame is just the bones. NO outside covering material. When I came around to suspecting this, I called and a very agreeable lady who answered the phone allowed me to upgrade to a unit with covering (not the "Shade" one), for a sale price, even though they were out of stock and it wasn't listed on sale. Whole thing, frame and zippered cover ran about $71.00. I think that's a great deal.

Overall, I expect this unit to last and justify the price.

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I would recommend this with reservations. I was generally pretty pleased with this cold frame when I set it up, but as the summer wore on...and I DO leave it on all summer because of the deer and rabbits...I would like to be able to tie up the screen layer as well as the outer layer. The biggest disappointment, however, is the fact that the screen is so fragile that it rips VERY easily. Just zipping the screen closed has caused several rips and one time when I caught the screen with my scissors (round tipped) it also ripped. I was hoping to be able to use this for a couple of years and because it's kind of cumbersome to set up and take down annually, I was hoping to leave it up all winter. I'm not sure now, however, if it can withstand the winter, or whether it will be viable next summer. All in all I was reasonably happy with this. For the money and the effort of set up, however, I wish it were a little sturdier. It did it's job this summer. We'll have to see about next summer...

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easy to assemble,haven't used it yet.

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It has grown lettuce and other greens that don't like heat all summer in 80-90 degree weather. Just a marvelous little "greenhouse." We have a greenhouse, but the greens get too hot in the big house in summer--but not in the little frame greenhouse. We just love it and will probably order more of them next year.

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Protect fragile veggies from our hot sun

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Once I got the frame bandaged together so it would stay erect I really liked the cover and the protection it gave to my plants. However, the flimsy construction pieces did not hold up well to any wind and the "greenhouse" fell over several times.

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I put several layers of newspaper on the ground to fit the dimensions of the raised bed. Then I filled the raised bed with a combination of peat moss, vermiculite and blended composts. After winding a 50 ft. soaker hose through it, planting several varieties of herbs and installing the shade cover over the frame, I have a perfect herb garden - easy to maintain and our dog has not been able to dig it up!

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Planting peppers, roma tomatoes,zuchini squash, will get back to you later on how all is going.

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most helpful to protect my plants.

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We plant our lettuce in this in February so by the end of March we have fresh lettuce. It keeps the lettuce warmish and keeps animals out. We love it - this is our second one. The first one lasted about 8 years - the only thing I wish is that we could have bought a new cover as the frame is still in great shape - but things do change. Thanks.

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This thing will really help extend my growing season. Great for hardening-off tomato and pepper plants.

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Easy to set up and to open/close to access plants. I live in a windy area and during some peak gusts (50mph), the entire "greenhouse" was lifted up and carried about 15 feet. No damage to the product though. I needed to put some blocks around the edges (in addition to stakes provided), to keep rabbits out. One persistent beast snuck in and ate the first round of seedlings.

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This coldframe was exactly what I needed. I have had a small 4 x 8 green house in the past, BUT this is SUPERIOR BY FAR for hardening off plants that were started indoors. This coldframe is just perfect for getting plants ajusted to the outdoor environment, yet still offers protection from severe cold snaps. The best part is that when the plants are set out, this can be put away safely in the barn for next spring. No more worries about strong winter storm damage.

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Need better instructions for using with a raised bed. If you build your own, there is no way to accurately figure out what exact size the raised bed should be. And there is no mention of whether the legs of the frame should be inside or outside of the raised bed. We had to guess, remeasured many times and still the bed ended up bigger than the cold frame and it should have been smaller. It caused a problem that could have been easily avoided by providing the inside dim of the cold frame area. Not everyone can afford to buy your raised bed after purchasing the cold frame and shade cloth.

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This is the first year either my husband or I ever tried a garden, aside from growing a few herbs in pots. We built a small raised-bed (using the raised bed corners from Gardeners.com) sizing it to fit the cold frame. We covered our new garden with the frame & cover, and planted our little seedlings. When we planted in mid-April (unthinkable in Michigan!) our parents all told us the plants would never survive. But the little "greenhouse" kept them safe, and the plants all flourished under its protection. Our peppers are already 6" tall, celery 4" tall, and the rest are growing strong... while our parents don't even have anything in the ground yet! :) This was very easy to use, even by novices such as we, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants an early start on their garden.

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I am using this on my deck as a holding frame for those plants I purchased before it was safe to plant them in the garden; as a hardening off frame for those seedlings started indoors; and as a transition "home" for those indoor plants that benefit from the summer months outdoors -- in this case, orchids. My home lot is small, but I am looking around to see where I might install it for summer salad production!

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I have only used this a few weeks in spring, both last year and this year. It gave me a great head start with tomatoes last year, but this year
I over heated my baby bok choy - like any cold frame, you need to watch the temperature and open the vents if needed. It has held up well, and I plan to use it for fall crops to extend the season this fall.

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Ideal for the gardener with limited property and a desire to start the season early. Simple to assemble and disassemble for end of season storage. Stores in very limited space.

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The cold frame is sturdy, with easy assembly (and disassembly/storage); it's roomy. My seedlings thrived this spring, with much less attention than usual, protected from wind and too-heavy rains while being gently hardened off. Good for at least a dozen standard flats

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I'm using this to cover my container vegetable garden on the patio. (my first attempt) It was easy to assemble and it has weathered a week of rain and several days of wind. It's also easy to lift on and off when I want to have full access to the garden. Looks like it will be a winner.

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I've only got two problems with my frame and cover. First, if one end of a pole is out of round, you'll never get the pole connected to another one. I ended up using a mallet to hammer one end into another because it wasn't round. Second, I have two of these frames and covers and I'm using one with one of Gardener Supply's raised beds. The problem is that, if you put the frame legs on the corner stakes of the bed, there's no good way to tie down the cover with the little stakes that came with it. If you try to set the frame legs on the outside of the bed, then the cover barely stretches around it all; mine has developed little tears in a few places at the corner seams. Overall, though, I love my frames and covers. One got blown off in high winds and the frame just broke apart without any damage to itself or the cover, unlike what might have happened to a wooden frame.

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I highly recommend that this product can be 4 inches short in width. This product is sturdy enough to handle heavy rain and storm. I have to say this is a good design. I should have this greenhouse a couple of years ago. I will have more comments after this summer.

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My plan was to use this to extend the growing season here in the north by putting it over my raised bed. It is a great idea but I have found that the materials are so low quality that I don't think I will get through even one season with it.

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Every photo shows this product with a cedar base. Is it or is not part of the product????? This is confusing and we expected that it was a part of the cold frame because it is invariably depicted that way.

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Fits perfectly over bed, lightweight and very adaptable to any situation. Button it down for a light frost, then raise the flaps for the next day's sun. My plants are doing twice as good under this as they are outside of it. Well worth the cost.

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I purchased the green house for my herbs and boy do they love it. I've never had a successful herb crop before but these are growing fantastic. I would definately recommend it.

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I was hoping the plastic/fabric was a little stronger. I ripped it in a few places just setting it up when putting in the stakes. They ripped next to almost every gromit that the stake goes in. I live in a windy area and know that the first wind that comes up could possibly destroy this product. On the other hand, I am anxious to get some tomatoes inside it, and hope they survive any possible cold spell. I would be supprised if this can last more than 2 or 3 years of gardening.

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A bit tough getting the frame assembled--some connections too tight. Otherwise directions easy to follow. So far so good. Have used some bungee cords to fasten to cement blocks to hold down in heavy winds.

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Great idea, but I was very disappointed when I put it up for it's second season. The cover has all holes in it. Unfortunately, you cannot buy only the cover. The frame bent last season when the wind caught it but it's still usable, only a little rusted.

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instructions were difficult to follow. Howevery the finished product works great. Plants aare already coming up even though we have had some very cold weather.

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Perfect size for home gardeners, & hard to find. it was assembled in about 15 minutes. [...] LOVE everything about my baby green house!!!

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I looked at a number of cold frames, and this one really does the job. It was easy to assemble and looks like it will last a long time, as the materials aren't at all flimsy.

It's easy to access from both sides, and you can easily adjust the temperature by opening or closing the side windows and front and back flaps. I was able to fit all my seedlings for a small urban farm inside.

I have it set on gravel and held down with bricks. We had some wind gusts of over 40 mph, and the cold frame came through undamaged, protecting all my starts.

This cold frame does the job very well, was well priced, and looks like it will last me many seasons.

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This product has allowed us to start planting veggies this April in New Hampshire. We are very pleased about that. It has dropped down below freezing and yet the tender crops are fine inside. My only complaint is that the inside zippers tend to get off track sometimes. Otherwise I highly recommend this product

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You would think that the plastic would fit around cold frame it's built to cover. You would be wrong. The cover is just a little too tight, and therefore must be stretched to get over the metal corners of the raised bed. Those corners are sharp, and pierce the cheesy plastic cover. Definitely made in China. I'd bet fifty bucks there's someone out there with a cover that's way too big.

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My intention is to grow my greens all year round

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the cover often blows away in the wind. Needs a better anchor

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Spinach without leaf miners. Beets without flea beetles. Cabbage without root maggots. That would be enough, but add salad greens almost all year long using cold tolerant lettuces from Fall into Winter and the shade cover for hot summers!

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This is a great product. I plant lettuce and spinach in late fall, then put the cold frame and cover over the patch. The lettuce and spinach germinate, then winter over. In early spring I am eating my first crop (April 2 as I write this, and I have romaine to eat, in zone 5. It's just enough to keep everything going through bitter Colorado cold nights). My last one blew away in a 110-mph windstorm; normally, it is pretty wind resistant. Be sure to use your rustiest garden staples to hold it down. The aluminum ones that come with it are only good to about 50 mph. Rusty stakes are good up to about 80-90 mph and after that, lean some heavy lumber scraps against the peak.

I am currently borrowing a cold frame and cover from a friend who took pity on me. It is old and the cover is a little holey but it still keeps the heavy snow off the crops and keeps the wind from drying them out. I will be buying a new one in the fall.

The zippered doors are very convenient and the roof vents help a lot on a warm early spring day.

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The cold frame has allowed me to get my seedlings outdoors so much earlier this year!! It is very roomy and very easy to assemble and move. I can see that it will get a lot of use in my garden.

I can foresee a time when perhaps the coldframe cover will need replacing (a longgggg time from now), but I don't see that you sell cover-only. Maybe you should consider that.

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Hardening off plants in spring. Starting cool weather plants.
Like all the vents and large zippered openings.

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I love it. The lettuce, spinach and radishes are growing wonderfully. I love the fact that you can open it up and let it rain, or the sun and wind to get to it. Great product!

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I set up my cold frame this week. It assembled easily, is well designed, and the vents/openings are well place for optional ventilation and access... And so far, it is withstanding the brutal NM spring winds! Can't wait to get my early seeds in!

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The cold frame allows us to harden off all of the plants for our garden that we've started inside. It also gives us an extended season of vegetables; early,mid-summer, and late!

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The first night after setup my dog got inside and ripped the bug screen! Instead of SOWING my radishes, corn salad (mache) and lettuce, I was SEWING the screen! I am not sure how it would hold up with the strong winds we had lately.
The bed is relatively deep (wide). Since I have access only from one side, I have to reach very far to get to the rear of the bed.

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protection from cold rainy winter for succulents

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Easy to construct, probably will be easy to deconstruct for summer storage. Like the inner zippered netting to keep varmits from nibbling seedlings.

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Seattle just had colder weather and more snow than usual (Ihad over 15 inches) plus heavy wind and rain. The greenhouse stayed secure and tight. It also appears that my late fall lettuce and some parsley survived this weather.

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The cover disintegrated after one season and the screens over the openings rotted. Very disappointed.

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I live in the south and bought this cold frame to see if I can grow winter greens, lettuce, spinach, cabbage etc. Will add to comment later, if all grows successfully. I think the frame is very sturdy. The "greenouse" cover, quite strong too, although it will have to be handled with care. I noted another subscriber said cover was not very strong and did not hold up well. This did not deter me from buying it. I'll not judge until I see how it lasts throughout winter. Also saw, that you could not buy a replacement cover. If one was available, I would buy as I think the frame is going to be sturdy enough to last a long time so please, Gardener's Supply, see if you can secure replacement "Greenhouse" covers. I think that would be a huge plus for the sale of these cold frames. So far I'm well pleased with it!

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I waited to review this product until the strong Missouri winds arrived. It is holding up very well due to the metal frame. I have used and lost ones made from PVC piping when they blew away! I have planted winter vegetables 3 weeks ago from seed and they are coming out already. The greenhouse keeps the soil temperature stable and moist. I put it together without reading the directions mainly because of the ease of assembly and the directions read like someone not fluent in the English language.

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The coldframe is easy to put together until the very end. Looks like a misprint in the instructions or the legs were misidentified with a different sticker of another letter. Most likely the latter. It's a little flimsy, so I had to tape the areas where a piece fit into another. The spring hinges that make the pieces "lock" together were useless. However, the frame fits the raised cedar bed that it was made for, so that in itself is good. The cover is good quality and fits the frame nicely.

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I have one of these and use it a lot. My brother retired and likes to garden and grow his own vegetables. This will give him a head-start on his planting.

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This is a flexible low cost effective little coldframe... it is GREAT & is far superior to that foreign made flimsy plastic overpriced box I bought... I hated that one putting it together

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Used to grow fall vegetables and will use in the spring for starter plants

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Great idea and easy to use but the greenhouse cover only lasts one season and a replacement is not sold separately. So, I will have to start over and find another solution for my lettuce bed.

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This is a great item to extend the growing season, I am growing late lettuce in one of mine (using the greenhouse cover), and I am using another for my asparagus patch (using the netting cover) to keep out the dreaded asparagus beetle.

They are fairly easy to put together although the second one I ordered had piping ends that were misshapen and required a little work to make them fit together. The main problem I have found is with the greenhouse cover, the outer flap closes with two zippers, the zipper on the flap extends below that on the cover which makes them quite difficult to use. Although Gardener's Supply replaced one of the covers for me they are all made the same way, this is a design flaw which will likely reduce the life of the cover significantly.

Despite the above caveats this is a great item which no-one else seems to carry, I wish there was a similar item to put on tomatoes to keep squirrels and chipmunks off, I think it would be a great seller.

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This is my 2nd cold frame. It helps me keep my herbs over the winter. Protects any delicate plants I have.

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Easy to assemble. Light weight, to place as needed, and durable. An easy way to extend the season. I plan on buying another one next year.

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Should probably re-submit this review at the end of the season. Right now, it seems like it may be a bit difficult to access the interior both to plant and harvest but I'll find a way to work around that. Looks a whole lot better than what we had jury-rigged to protect our plants from the cold last season!

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I wish the zippers worked more smoothly. They will probably be the first part to break down.

I wish it were made in USA, not China

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We covered a raised bed garden with this and are growing lettuce and spinach. We hope to be harvesting into November. We'll also use it to get a hed-start in the spring.

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Makes an excellent cold frame for the small yard of my house. This winter I plan to have fresh food from the cold frame all year, even when it snows.

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Nice to apply my own covering so as to keep cost down and allow for flexibility

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I was really excited to get this cold frame, and it protected my seedlings and plants in April and May (we had our last frost/snow the first week of June), but in late August, the cover started deteriorating. Little squares of plastic are raining down on my lettuse. I don't want to have to buy a new cover every year, so I am going to try and repair it with packing tape, or some other material.

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Used it to start seeds in the early spring, and to keep the seedlings in till they were hardy enough to be put into the ground. Protected from frost, storms and wind.

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I set up this cold frame last Feb. As of now, in August, the zipper has seperated from the mesh, the plastic cover is ripping and deteriorating (just falling apart). Spend the extra money and get one that will last more than 1 season. Plus, Gardeners Supply does not offer a replacement cover, so I guess I would have to buy the entire thing again if I wanted to just replace the plastic cover.

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I haven't used this product yet as it is summer. I did make sure it fit on the cold frame and installation was very easy. The summer cover is working great!

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Kept out pests and slugs. Great for my lettuce.

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With a cover and supports in place it's very awkward to work in the frame. Have only used the sun shade so far, but seems effective.

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I was very pleased with the cold frame. It was easy to assemble and disassemble. The cover is very sturdy.

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The frame fit my raised bed perfectly, and the cover is very easy to open for watering and weeding. My plants are thriving!

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I have tried other styles of hot houses and covers and am completely happy with this one. Holds down well in high wind blasts and maintanes warmth.
Grows great lettuce and salad greens, not to mention how easy it was to start my bedding plants.

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In Maine, I started my greens in early March and had spinach ready when I was ready to plant lettuce without a cover. I plan to replant in late summer to extend my salads into early winter.

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Due to the large number of insects that lay their larva in the vegetables and attack the leaves it is imperative to have cover for things like cucumbers and cabbage. Some tomatoes also may benefit.

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Last year I had a problem with my lettuce wilting and my cabbage being eaten by some misterious creature.

This year my lettuce is still going strong and my cabbage is looking good. This is a great way to keep your tender greens growing longer, and faster.

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I am so excited that I can extend my gardening season. I love cold weather crops and now I can have even more longer.