A row cover tunnel is a simple way to extend the growing season and protect plants from cold, wind, hail, insects, wildlife, and more. Since there are many uses for a row cover tunnel in the garden, there are also many different materials to use and ways to do it. In this blog ...
Growing Legumes as Companion Plants
Companion plants are plants that have benefits for each other. They are better together than alone. As a gardener, you might have heard about the so-called nitrogen "fixing" plants. Now, that might sound very theoretical and only something for permaculturists. Growing legumes as nitrogen-fixing ...
Growing Fruit trees in cold climate Part 2
Growing fruit trees is one of our favorite things to do. We love fruit, and growing our own is the best way to have them. In fact, one of the reasons we wanted to have more space to grow was the desire to plant more fruit trees. In growing fruit trees in cold climate part 1, we cover what ...
8 Years of Year-Round Growing in Zone 3 Review
We started with growing a four-season garden before passive solar greenhouses for year-round growing became popular. Instead, we converted part of an old garage into a food production place and experimented with growing food year-round. Here is an honest 8 years of year-round growing in zone 3 ...
Four Season Greenhouse/Growing Room Review
8 years have passed since we started our adventure of building a four season greenhouse/growing room at the back of our garage, it's time for an honest review. If you are new here, welcome! NorthernHomestead is in Alberta Canada, growing zone 3, 51 latitude parallel north. The greenhouse/growing ...
How to transplant seedlings into the garden
This blog article was inspired by a question from a reader who asked: Do you have some information about the best way to transplant seedlings to the garden? Especially cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, celery, and lettuce. We love reader questions and try to answer them as well as we can. And ...
Growing raspberries in a cold climate
Raspberries are one of my favorite berries. Growing raspberries in a cold climate is not difficult, because raspberries are quite hardy. Caring for the raspberry patch was one of the first tasks I learned in my childhood on my parent's homestead. If you did not have the opportunity to learn ...
Gardening in the Hailstorm Alley
The hailstorm alley from High River to Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, is said to be one of the worst areas in the world for damaging hail. Gardening in the hailstorm alley means there will be a hailstorm coming through, the only question is when and how often. Hailstorms in this area are also often ...
Everything you need to know about line dry laundry
With spring upon us and utility costs rising, line dry laundry is becoming interesting again. Growing up I did not know there was another way of drying laundry except line dry. Maybe growing up you did not know there is another way than a dryer. That's how things have changed. Anyway, if you want to ...
Yellow Split Pea Stew Recipe
The yellow split pea stew recipe is a great dish for busy times. Either make ahead for a weekend and have a big pot full of filling goodness ready for mealtimes, or serve in different versions on weekdays. Cooking time The Stew, or Dall, since we are using dried pulses, is very versatile. Make ...
