https://mtn.garden/ Videos, field notes and grow tools from a mountain garden and a garage growroom. en Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://mtn.garden/articles/designing-a-purpose-built-grow-room https://mtn.garden/articles/designing-a-purpose-built-grow-room Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Indoor growing In a cold climate your grow lights are half a heater. Put in your room, walls and lights, and see what the heater still has to do, before you build. https://mtn.garden/articles/grow-basil-indoors-from-seed https://mtn.garden/articles/grow-basil-indoors-from-seed Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Indoor growing One big pot, sown thick, under a light from the day it sprouts, and cut often. Put in your light and hours to see the daily dose and what it costs a month per pot. https://mtn.garden/articles/how-often-to-top-up-a-tree-in-a-barrel https://mtn.garden/articles/how-often-to-top-up-a-tree-in-a-barrel Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hydroponics Far less often than you fear while it is small, every few days once it is big. Put in your barrel, plant and room, and see it against nine days of my refiller log. https://mtn.garden/articles/canopy-a-grow-room-game-in-your-browser https://mtn.garden/articles/canopy-a-grow-room-game-in-your-browser Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT News Hang the lights, tune the climate, and keep a tropical room alive, without killing a real plant. Canopy is now in beta for mtn.garden accounts. Here is what it is and how to play. https://mtn.garden/articles/bring-plants-indoors-without-the-pests https://mtn.garden/articles/bring-plants-indoors-without-the-pests Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Indoor growing One spray is never enough, because the eggs survive it. Put in your pest and room temperature and see when to look again, how long to keep at it, and how long to keep a new plant apart. https://mtn.garden/articles/how-much-seed-for-a-microgreen-tray https://mtn.garden/articles/how-much-seed-for-a-microgreen-tray Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seed starting More than feels right, but less than you think. Pick your crop and tray and see the grams, the dark days, and when you can cut. https://mtn.garden/articles/how-warm-is-the-ground-under-your-greenhouse https://mtn.garden/articles/how-warm-is-the-ground-under-your-greenhouse Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Alpine & outdoors Up north, a few degrees, and weeks behind the weather. Put in your climate and depth, then see what my geothermal greenhouse did with it. https://mtn.garden/articles/is-your-window-enough-light https://mtn.garden/articles/is-your-window-enough-light Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Grow lights In a northern winter, almost never. Put in your latitude and window and see how far a sill falls short, and how many hours of LED close the gap. https://mtn.garden/articles/will-this-pepper-finish-before-frost https://mtn.garden/articles/will-this-pepper-finish-before-frost Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Alpine & outdoors Count from planting out, not from sowing, and plan for the nights. Put in your frost dates and see which of my sweet peppers fit. https://mtn.garden/articles/grow-bananas-indoors-from-pup-to-fruit https://mtn.garden/articles/grow-bananas-indoors-from-pup-to-fruit Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Indoor growing Pick the banana for your ceiling, keep it above 20 °C, and water it like you mean it. Put in your room and see which ones fit.