Beginner Gardening: Cold Frame vs Starting Indoors, 1 by Farmerdill

Farmerdill wrote:
I only use cold frames to start cold hardy vegetables. ( broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower) for early spring transplants. There are folks who start cold intolerant plants ( tomatoes peppers, eggplants) inside and then put them in a cold frame for a week or so to harden them off before transplanting . I harden off but just find a sheltered place outside without tying up a cold frame. Cold frames can also be used to grow cold hardy vegetables like lettuce in the offseason.