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 ...
Indoor Garden
Starting Seeds Indoors (Free printable schedule)
Winter in our area isn't over yet. The last frost day is still more than two months away. But spring is coming, and with it the next growing season! Since our growing season is so short we get only about 100 frost free days in a row (if it is a good year, that is), we try to make the most of it by ...
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 ...
Growing Sprouts at Home
Growing sprouts at home is the easiest way to grow nutritious food right in your kitchen. No green thumb is needed, as well as no soil, no grow lights, and no extra space. You can start today and become a gourmet sprout grower in less than a week. Why grow sprouts at home Sprouts' nutrition value ...
Indoor Garden Update – Winter 2018 on Video
Welcome to Northern Homestead Indoor Garden Update - Winter 2018 on video. The outdoor garden is covered in snow and temperatures are well into freezing. But in our food production garage things are growing well. Enjoy the tour! If you have trouble to see the video, go here. Growing ...
Troubleshooting in an Indoor Edible Window Garden
Troubleshooting in an indoor edible window garden is a topic I do not like to write about. Let's just pretend everything grows without any challenges. In reality it is different though. An indoor garden is an denatural environment. There is less light, no pollinators and no natural air movement. ...
What to Grow in 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 ...
Temperature for an indoor edible window garden
Temperature for an indoor edible window garden is just as important as for an outdoor garden. You will not grow cool weather crops during the hot summer months and vice versa. Indoor edible plants too need to be planted according to the room temperature. The right room temperature for an ...
Additional light for an indoor edible window garden
To grow edible plants successfully you need 10 hours or more of daylight (except for sprouts and micro greens). 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 ...
Growing an indoor edible window garden in water
Growing an indoor edible window garden in water instead of soil opens a whole new world of indoor gardening. Growing plants in water is called hydroponics, here plant nutrients are distributed via water. The word "hydro" simply means water, hence hydroponics. The benefits of growing an indoor ...