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 ...
Gardening
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Growing Chickpeas or Garbanzo Beans
Growing chickpeas or garbanzo beans is part of my growing legumes project. I have been curious about what legumes can we grow in our cold climate and short growing season. In an urban garden, we do not have space to grow all our legumes, and that was not the goal. I wanted to see what can be grown ...
Growing Sunchokes or Jerusalem Artichokes
Sunchokes or also known as Jerusalem Artichokes have a mixed reputation among gardeners. There are those that say Jerusalem Artichokes will always feed you and those that would never grow them in a food production garden. Let's take a closer look into growing Sunchokes or Jerusalem Artichokes, the ...
Update on the Field Garden
Three years ago we converted a hayfield into a garden. It was a no-till garden trial, part of the local community garden. Neither the field nor the garden belongs to us. So we got to work with what was there. It was a very interesting experience, and we learned a lot. It's time for an update on the ...
12 Favorites to Grow in the Garden
Fall update on our 12 favorites to grow in the garden. Every year we grow annual vegetable plants that don't do well in our climate. I must admit that during a long winter and a dozen catalog dreams, we tend to forget it and plant it all over again. This year I wanted to record what really is worth ...
Preparing the Garden for Winter
Preparing the garden for winter is important for the garden soil and the perennial plants. We are in Zone 3 meaning winter temperature can drop to -40 degrees. In our particular area, this does not happen very often, but it might happen after a warm spell, where most of the snow melts. Protecting ...
Growing Peppers in Cold Climate
Growing peppers in a cold climate is in many ways similar to growing tomatoes, but still different. Tomatoes are more popular, more forgiving, and a bit easier to grow. Overall though if you are successful in growing tomatoes, peppers can be your next thing to conquer. We love to grow peppers. ...