When we started our adventure to build (well, more like rebuild) a 4 season greenhouse back in 2014, we were sure that heating would play the most important role in keeping the greenhouse from freezing in our cold zone 3 winters. Guess what, it is not! Are you surprised? Well, we did not ...
Greenhouse
Preparing the Greenhouse for Winter
Preparing the greenhouse for winter is as important as preparing the garden. However, it still is different. If you have been following our blog, you will know that we have a Geodesic Dome greenhouse that we built ourselves. There are many ways to prepare the greenhouse, here we share our ...
Geodesic Dome Greenhouse Garden Update
We have been growing a Geodesic Dome Greenhouse garden since 2011, it's time for an update on what we like most on this greenhouse. Our first GeoDome was an 18-foot all wood structure with windows and a door. It had a water tank and passive heating and cooling using a car radiator. We ...
Blizzard Conditions In The Garden
Living in Alberta Canada, blizzard conditions in the garden are a common threat. We have experienced it in spring as well as in fall. There is the possibility of snow in every month of the year. Our first spring here in 2008 we had beautiful weather in mid of April . We were excited to finally ...
Growing a Greenhouse Garden
Growing a greenhouse garden in a cold climate is like moving a portion of your garden south. There are many greenhouses to choose from for different uses. A greenhouse garden is a busy and fun place. If you only used your greenhouse to start plants in the spring, consider extending the use to a ...
How to Build a Geodesic Dome Greenhouse Version 2
We built our second geodesic dome slightly different than our first one several years ago. Here we share the how to build a geodesic dome greenhouse version 2. You can read all about how to build version 1 here. We have been asked many times to share how we built the second dome. So here you ...
Car Radiator for Heating and Cooling a Greenhouse
To control the temperature in our GeoDome greenhouse, we used a Water Tank for passive temperature regulation and also an old car radiator for active heat exchange. To use a gas or electric heater can be costly. This used car radiator did the trick for us. No, it's not really a beautiful piece in ...
Update: GeoDome Greenhouse Water Tank
To have a greenhouse in colder climates is very valuable. It helps to extend the growing season and gives the plants a lot more heat. Although on some days there is more heat than the plants can use, the greenhouse gets way too hot. A good way to regulate the temperature in a greenhouse is by ...
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 preformed very well growing year round in Zone 3 (temperature here can go ...
Controlling aphids with No-Pest strips
For years I thought that cold and frost are our biggest foe, but not any longer. With the indoor garden we can grow food even in -40 degrees. However, what turns out to be a real challenge is pests. Aphids, spider mites and scales can easily ruin an indoor or greenhouse garden. We mostly have to ...