Cover Your Plants To Extend the Season

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Posted by @bitbit on February 22, 2014

For plants that are a little too tender to survive the winter in your climate, you can still grow them with a little protection.

This is a simple tunnel I made from PVC conduit, and it gets covered with plastic sheeting whenever there is frost. I use it in spring to give my tomato and pepper seedlings a head start on the season, but it is also good for keeping tender greens like lettuce, spinach, and chard growing all winter so we can eat salads even with snow on the ground.