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April 1, 2018

An Alternative to a Passive Solar Greenhouse – Indoor Window Garden

An Alternative to a Passive Solar Greenhouse - Indoor Window Garden

Welcome to another update of our indoor window garden. Today we talk about the advantage of a window garden as an alternative to a passive solar greenhouse in a cold northern climate.

In our experience, the window garden has performed very well growing year round in Zone 3 (temperature here can go down to -40 degrees).

Since we have never owned a passive solar greenhouse and do not know of anyone in a climate like ours who has one and does grow year round, this is not a comparison video. We just show an alternative way that has worked very well for the last couple of years.

See our last midwinter indoor garden update here: Indoor garden update winter 2018.

With the well-insulated roof, we have minimal heat loss during the winter months. We only need additional heating at night.

We love our indoor window garden not just during the winter months when it is full of all kinds of greens and even tomatoes, it is also a great place to start seedlings in the spring, and cure fresh harvest in the summer and fall. In the summer months, most of the room has shade, only the growing box at the window has sunshine. Because of the roof insulation the room never overheats.

If you are interested in growing your own food year-round no matter where you live, an edible window garden might be the way to go.

 

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Trouble-shooting in an Indoor Edible Window Garden

Troubleshooting in an Indoor Edible Garden

Start growing food the the Kratky hydroponics way today! It is a simple and fun container gardening method suited for off-the-grid and water saving growing.

Growing Food the Kratky Hydroponics Way

Temperature and humidity for an indoor edible window garden is important. You want to adjust what you grow to how warm or cool your room is.

Temperature for an indoor edible garden

Additional light for an indoor edible window garden

Additional light for an indoor edible window garden

What to Grow in an Indoor Edible Window Garden. Over the years we have grown a whole lot of plants indoors at a window: Microgreens, herbs, Aloe Vera, strawberries, lettuce, winter greens like kale, root vegetables like carrots, winter vegetables like broccoli, summer vegetables like tomatoes and even water melons.

What to Grow in an Indoor Edible Garden

N.F.T. (Nutrient Film Technique) Downspout Hydroponics

N.F.T. Downspout Hydroponics Setup

Growing an indoor edible garden in soil

Growing an indoor edible garden in soil

Planting a Hydroponic Garden

Planting a Hydroponic Garden

Preventing birds from flying into windows

Preventing birds from flying into windows

Fresh and dry basil in the winter

Growing and Preserving Basil

Growing Lemon in cold climate

Lemon tree in the indoor garden on Video

Why we heat the indoor garden with electricity

Why we heat the indoor garden with electricity

Indoor garden update fall/winter 2019. See our newly renovated indoor garden at the back of our old garage. It's a four-season growing room.

Indoor Garden Update Fall/Winter 2019

NFT downspout Hydroponics system upgrade

NFT downspout Hydroponics system upgrade

Filed Under: Garage - Greenhouse, Greenhouse, Indoor Garden, Our Garden '18, Winter Growing Tagged With: Edible Window Garden, Greenhouse, Indore Garden

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