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Recent Examples of cold frame
Build a cold frame for extended fall gardening starting next month.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Another technique to shield young vegetable plants from chilly early spring nights is to use a cold frame, though this takes more investment to buy or plan and build.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
The most common and typically most safe method is to simply move the containers indoors to a basement, cold frame, unheated garage or garden shed.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
In colder climates, consider adding a cold frame topper to raised beds for an extended growing season.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Another technique to shield young vegetable plants from chilly early spring nights is to use a cold frame, though this takes more investment to buy or plan and build.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
The most common and typically most safe method is to simply move the containers indoors to a basement, cold frame, unheated garage or garden shed.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
In colder climates, consider adding a cold frame topper to raised beds for an extended growing season.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold frame
Noun
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In Paris, cafes became a hotbed for discussion, helping to foment the French Revolution.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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One of these is the Lost City, a vast hydrothermal field at the bottom of the Atlantic—a kind of unique prehistoric hotbed of massive, dramatic chimney spires venting chemical reactions that scientists have been studying for clues to how life on Earth (and other planets) began.—
Bonnie Tsui,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The property also features a full equestrian center with an indoor arena, multiple swimming pools, a tennis court, and an organic farm with a greenhouse.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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CanAdelaar is the largest legal cannabis producer in the Netherlands and operates a greenhouse complex the size of seven soccer pitches, NOS reported.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Should the mood strike for a soirée fit for a king, the home’s living room and conservatory can easily accommodate 200 for a cocktail party.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
17 Sep. 2025
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But my mum has a cat flap in the conservatory, which is microchipped to her cat, Sooty.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Cold frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20frame. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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