The cold frame came through for me today; exactly 20 days after planting arugula, salad greens and chard, I harvested the first arugula and chopped it to adorn a bowl of roasted Kabocha Squash (see below). I am hoping to continue harvesting for several weeks. It is frosting irregularly, and day-time temperatures are fluctuating between the mid-30s to the mid-50s. It might have reached 60 today, out of the wind.
Protection from the wind and rains of late is one of the important functions of the cold frame. Also, since I put some pieces of insulation in, and I pay close attention to closing the lid when the temperature drops precipitously, I believe I’m helping retain heat in the soil . . .
All of that said, I am sure my little plants could have grown faster had I better managed the soil heat with better insulation: using more caulking between boards, tighter construction of the whole box, used a more heat-retaining glass.
Nevertheless, chopped fresh arugula topped a bowl of roasted Kabocha squash for lunch today, which I lightly tossed with bits of maple-sage sausage and a couple shreds of Romano cheese.
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