Cold frame cover

Maybe Like some  others,  I am going to try a cold frame this year to start seeds for cold weather vegetables. I live in mid Missouri.
Don’t know if it will be a success so I didn’t want to invest a lot.
I have some old concrete dirtied plywood for  this year . When it came to cover I found that 6 or 8 mill clear plastic. Only came in large rolls  and cost a lot.

So after walking around Walmart a bit I found thick crystal clear shower curtain   For under $6.
It will be more than big enough for my starter 3x4 size frame.

Just passing on

That shower curtain would work great similar to using something like in these threads:

https://permies.com/t/148637/Cheap-cold-frame

https://permies.com/t/162051/Smallest-Cold-Frame-size

Anne Miller wrote:That shower curtain would work great similar to using something like in these threads:

https://permies.com/t/148637/Cheap-cold-frame

https://permies.com/t/162051/Smallest-Cold-Frame-size

I finally got around to opening the shower curtain. Package and found that it really thick- I Would  guess at least twice as thick as sone pieces of 6 mil and clear as glass.  
I am going to put some large opening chicken wire over it for protection.
Rushing to get done before pak choi seeding . Our frost date is 15 April.

Even the dollar store shower curtains are pretty good.
The best price to quality ratio I've found is with the one from big lots.
Here's my wintersowing/ cold frame experiment:

Nice! I'm also planning a cold frame. I'm debating whether to make it with pvc pipe or a bent up cattle panel..I have an old clear shower curtain to use that I saved from the garbage. I want to make it multi purpose and be able to trade out the plastic for some tulle later to keep out the cabbage moths and bunnies.

William Bronson wrote:Even the dollar store shower curtains are pretty good.
The best price to quality ratio I've found is with the one from big lots.
Here's my wintersowing/ cold frame experiment:

How has tulle worked for you.
I am going to buy  the 70” width for my raised beds.

Last year I suffered attack of the white moths.  It was my first year and cabaggegot gobbled up o

Denny Toot wrote:

How has tulle worked for you.
I am going to buy  the 70” width for my raised beds.

Last year I suffered attack of the white moths.  It was my first year and cabaggegot gobbled up o

I personally haven't used it yet but I've seen it used on YouTube with success. I have put up with the moths for a few years and I decided to try out using the tulle and see if I can get some pretty cabbages for once... I saw tulle recommended because the texture also deters voles and rabbits because their nails get caught in it. So I'll see if that holds true. I'm really hoping it does!

Jenny Wright wrote:

Denny Toot wrote:

How has tulle worked for you.
I am going to buy  the 70” width for my raised beds.

Last year I suffered attack of the white moths.  It was my first year and cabaggegot gobbled up o

I personally haven't used it yet but I've seen it used on YouTube with success. I have put up with the moths for a few years and I decided to try out using the tulle and see if I can get some pretty cabbages for once... I saw tulle recommended because the texture also deters voles and rabbits because their nails get caught in it. So I'll see if that holds true. I'm really hoping it does!

Like wise the cabbage. I tried BT, hand picking to no avail. I am also going to try tulle this year. Plan on sticking 3/8 rebar into ground. And using 1/2 black irrigation pipe over the fir the frame. Cheapest solution could come up with .

my raised beds (2x10) cut from roofing steel and pieces of landscape timber. All salvage .

By the way I put the cold frame out and sone topsoil/ peat nose in in and was 12 degrees warmer than outside. No sun all day to and will be 11 degrees tonight . Will check temperature in morning.