That is a nice cold frame!

thank you, pkponder

That's a very impressive box. Do you intend to have something growing after your starts come out? It's big enough for a nice crop of peppers or????

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>That's a very impressive box.
Thank you.

>Do you intend to have something growing after your starts come out?
I donâÂÂt know yet.

>It's big enough for a nice crop of peppers or????
Yes, there is space for plants up to 3.5 ft. high.

Very nicely done
You should be proud of that one
I like the lights inside, along with the fan
I made one that looks similar to yours, only mine is using up space in a raised bed.
I use it as a cold frame in the cold weather, then after things warm up, I just plant in it..
I'm going to convert it over to SFG soon..will also protect against the bugs when I cover it with a row cover.

>Very nicely done
Tx.

>You should be proud of that one
Well, I... am.

Nice cold frame you made.

May I suggest you replacing the plastic cover with clear twinwall polycarbonate?

ItâÂÂs pretty cheap, better light penetration, stronger, safer.

Also, paint the cold frame with exterior paint. It will look nicer and it will last longer.

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 UniventâÂÂs fault, my improvisationâÂÂs fault, trying to open bigger.

Few hours later, when I came home the lid was closed and 137â F inside. The soil was - obviously - dry, so i watered the plants.

What do you think I could do?

Oh man, that is sad!
It's easy to imagine how that could happen on these warm spring days. I'm very sorry and I can only imagine the stomach ache you have just thinking about it.

As for what to do next, I would wait and see if there might be any signs of life. Maybe you can clip back the dead foliage and see if there is any green left? No harm in giving them a few days to see if there is any life left in them.

Good luck!

I had jalapeno seedlings that looked just like that after it became too hot with the lid closed, a little water and fresh air (plus a few days) and they did bounce back. I doubt that it got as warm as inside your frame.

I have no thermometer or monitoring system..very low tech, made from recycled storm doors.

Back to square one:

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