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Northern Homestead is simply about urban homesteading in a cold climate (Zone 3A). Growing, raising, preserving, and preparing our own real food, along with some food for thoughts.

Here are 7 practical things to make gardening for the weak, sick and lazy gardeners more enjoyable and successful. Proven gardening methods anyone can do.

Gardening for the Weak, Sick and Lazy Gardeners

How to start tomatoes from seeds using a no fail method that involves less work. This method has worked for us for many years.

How to Start Tomatoes from Seeds

With this summer vegetable curry recipe, we want to demonstrate how ‘growing what you eat and eating what you grow’ can work year-round.

Summer Vegetable Curry Recipe Year Round

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 Using the Simple Kratky Hydroponic Method

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

Snowshoeing, a Fun Winter Activity

Snowshoeing, a Fun Winter Activity

Growing an indoor edible garden in soil

Growing an indoor edible garden in soil

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