Well, I finished my cold frame on Saturday. It was about 40 degrees outside. I put it out in my garden. It immediately went up to 80 degrees. I was shocked. Then Sunday I went out to see what it was doing. It was 30 degrees outside and it was 110 degrees in the cold frame. I figured it would heat up pretty well, but I had no idea it would get that hot in 30 degree weather. What is my cheapest option for keeping the cold frame cooler during the day(outside of me going out and opening it every morning of course :))? Would some sort of shade help? Would using window tint on the top piece of plexi help? Or should I go directly to shelling out the $50 for an automatic opener? Is there a cheaper automatic opener option than $50?

Well, i used a very small battery, more or less like the little one that scares you, in my motorcycle for 4 years, and it started a much larger engine than the one in your little tractor! go buy the one so your scaredy-cat sister will be happy! Note that they are more expensive than the one you have on the step now. On the other hand, i had a Monkey-ward tractor, an older model that used the small battery. It needed a battery, so, having a plethora of the larger ones on hand, i just enlarged the hole, made a u-shaped insert out of a sheet of galvanised tin, bent the ends so it would fit down into the enlarged hole, installed the bigger battery, and all was good. Two sheet metal screws held it in place. HTH. Rusty Jones

Hi Here's my two cents for what it's worth . I grow nepenthes in the shadehouse rather than in a terrarium and I don't keep frogs at least on purpose.lol The dense growth attracts wild tree frogs by the dozens as well as lizards. Have no idea what type of Neps I have but one develops pitchers 12 inches long and 4 wide and I've yet to find a frog in them lol Still have lots of bugs lol. The other with much smaller pitchers I let wander among the orchids and other epiphytes. Obviously the large one would require a very large enclosure while the other grows excesssively. have vines at least 20 feet long.. Maybe the species you name will stay much more compact?? As to the frogs .I think if I invested that much money in a frog it would definitely come first lol Nothing with the least possibility of harming the frog I gave up my reef tank after the hurricanes .Went 33 days without light and pumps. lol. Converted the tank to FW and moved it to the shadehouse as an experiment. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will jump in here . gary

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