Have you ever wondered what a cold bed for plants is? With this type of drawers or boxes the season can be brought forward a lot, as they will allow you to keep the crops protected from sudden changes in temperature.
Now, how is it done?
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The cold bed or plant drawer It is a wooden structure with a lid, usually made of glass or plastic (although you can use cork or the like as well), which is very useful to protect crops from bad weather conditions. you have the garden or orchard during the fall and winter months. It is very easy to build, since you only need some wooden planks, hinges, nails or nails to hold everything, plastic, substrate and of course seeds.
How is it done?
- The first thing is to design it. It can be a basic structure like the one you see in the images, which is very easy to do.
- Get four planks of wood, of the desired length, for the bottom. Attach them with screws. For the base, you can use a piece of resistant plastic (PVC), or not put anything if you are going to place the cold bed on the floor.
- Next, cut a 30-35cm piece of wood and nail it roughly in half. Its function will be to hold the lid so that the cold bed is not completely closed.
- Finally, it remains to put the lid joining it with hinges from the back so that you can open or close it as needed.
Another alternative is to get a wooden box or drawer without a lid that is not being used or that has become old, give it a specific oil treatment so that it can resist humidity, and attach a hinged lid to it. This video explains another way to build it:
So now you know: if you want to enjoy a longer season, build a cold bed for your crops. 🙂