During a sunny day, a greenhouse is prone to overheating in no time and thus damaging plants. Ventilation seems to be a very important factor in any greenhouse as a means for temperature regulation. The definition of the word ventilation is 'the provision of fresh air to a room, building, ...
Starting Seeds Indoors
Winter in our area isn't over yet. The last frost day is still a few months away. But spring is coming and with it the next growing season! Starting seeds indoors is the start of a new garden season. For a schedule when to start seeds go here, there is also a free printable that you can use to ...
Spring Indoor Seed-Starting Schedule – Free Printable
There are different ideas about when to start seeds indoors. Some gardeners like to start very early, and others like ourselves follow a later indoor seed-starting schedule. We have good reasons for that and over years good experiences with it too. Even though we do understand that it might be hard ...
Troubleshooting in an Indoor Edible Garden
An indoor garden is an unnatural environment. There is less light, no pollinators, and no natural air movement. We have addressed most of it in our previous posts. The closer you can come to a natural environment, the less challenging the growing experience will be. However, since we can't avoid ...
Growing Food the Kratky Hydroponics Way
Growing food is becoming a priority for more and more people. Homegrown food tastes better, is healthier, and is a lot more affordable. However, you might not be so lucky to own land or the land you own is frozen half of the year. Growing food the Kratky Hydroponics Way is one of many ways to grow ...
Temperature for an indoor edible garden
Temperature for an indoor edible garden is just as important as for an outdoor garden. Neither will you grow successfully cool weather crops during the hot summer months nor heat-loving plants during the cool season. Indoor edible plants also need to be planted according to room temperature. The ...
Additional light for an indoor edible window garden
To grow edible plants successfully you need around 12 hours of daylight (except for sprouts and microgreens). It does not have to be all sunshine, but it has to be a bright light. A plant will not die if it does not get the light needed, but it will not grow much either. Additional light for an ...
What to Grow in an Indoor Edible Garden
What to grow in an indoor edible garden? That's a great question. The answer depends on two things: What are the growing conditions? What do you want to grow? If your indoor growing conditions are on the cooler side, and the light conditions present a cloudy day, grow leafy greens. With ...
Snowshoeing, a Fun Winter Activity
If you can't garden, go snowshoeing! Except for the indoor garden we are enjoying a break in gardening, that's kind of nice, too. Snowshoeing is a fun winter activity that gives us something to do in the outdoors during the long cold months. The history of snowshoeing was a necessity. People had to ...
N.F.T. Downspout Hydroponics Setup
We have been growing food in the N.F.T. Downspout hydroponics now for a few years. It is our preferred choice for indoor gardening. In this post, we are showing you how to set up a simple NFT downspout Hydroponics system. There are different types of hydroponic systems: Water Culture, Ebb and ...