Extending the Season with Cold Frames and Hoop Houses in Australia

If you've ever watched a late frost claim your tomato seedlings in October, or wished you could squeeze a few more weeks out of your autumn brassica harvest, cold frames and hoop houses might just change your gardening life. These simple, low-cost structures create a microclimate that effectively shifts your garden into a warmer zone, buying you precious weeks at either end of the growing season. For Australian home gardeners, that can mean the difference between a modest harvest and an abundanc…