Propagation: Norm Deno's "Outdoor Treatment" - anyone try it?, 1 by

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KyWoods
I do. I couldn't garden without a coldframe. All a coldframe is, are 4, 12" wide boards butted together with L-shaped screw plates on the corners to form a box. Mine is 3 ft x 6 ft made to fit an old window frame. The box is placed on the ground at an angle so that the front is lower than the back. I filled the box with good soil. You need at least 6" of soil to plant in. My coldframe is dug in about 2" deep, deeper in the front to slant. The window frame has a shade cloth attached and is hinged in the back. If need be, I can put plastic on it also. The coldframe is situated by my back link fence so that a chain will hold the cover open

To protect plants from animals, I lay a wire frame, the kind that is used for cement for strenght. Don't know what it is called. It is stiff so can bend the sides around the sides to hold it down. It looks like a rough chicken wire.

Years ago, I made a coldframe out of old discarded railroad ties that were free for the taking. The cover had a lath screen for shade.