If you don't have a greenhouse a cold frame is the next thing to extend the growing season...magic boxes that are inexpensive to create from bales of straw or wooden frames or even old plastic containers with zippers that your bedspread came in. A framed box with old storm windows works well....simply use a southern exposure and prop up the window with a stick to let the heat out. On cold nights, cover the window with an old blanket.
It's best to plant cool season crops very early on....lettuce, radishes, spinach, swiss chard. Build more than one cold frame and stagger your plantings so you will have a continuous harvest. Label your frames with the dates of plantings.
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