Cold frame for my tomato seedlings

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  1. Daniel_NY

    Daniel_NY New Seed

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  3. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    WOW, what a great cold frame!! Did you design and build it?
    Will the tomatoes grow their whole lives in there or do you have room for in ground planting or pots?
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    I agree... WOW! Looks like every detail has been tended to.
     
  5. Daniel_NY

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    Tx guys for the nice words.

    Toni wrote: > Did you design and build it?
    I did both.

    >Will the tomatoes grow their whole lives in there…
    Obviously they will... NOT. In few weeks, they will be transplanted in the garden.

    >or do you have room for in ground planting or pots?

    I have room.

    I built this trellis for my tomatoes:

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    cherylad wrote: >Looks like every detail has been tended to.
    I tried to make it simple, and solid. My tomatoes are happy and so am I.
     
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    Wow this is high tech!!!
     
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    Jewell Incorrigible Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Double WOW!!!
     
  8. Daniel_NY

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    WOW, thank you for your WOWs.
     
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    WOW again. Where in NY are you?
     
  10. Daniel_NY

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    Long Island, NY
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Looks like someone REALLY likes tomatoes. :-D
     
  12. Daniel_NY

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    yep, ME !!!
     
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    Daniel_NY New Seed

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    Yesterday my seedlings looked like this:

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    Today they look like this:

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    What happened was a malfunction of openining the lid – not Univent’s fault, my improvisation’s fault, trying to open bigger.

    Few hours later, when I came home the lid was closed and 137’ F inside.

    What do you think I could do?
     
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    OMG!!! I think that the roots might be still alive and with some care it might just come back alive. Keeping my fingers crossed.
     
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    I think I would have cried. I had shelving collapes and broke up 2 dozen tomatoe plants. They did come back, so there is hope.
     
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    Oh you poor thing. I am sorry. Hope the roots do survive..but they look fried.
     

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