Growing Dome Gardening Advice

Quinoa: The Ancient “Inca Wheat” That Thrives in a Growing Dome
March 3, 2026
Interested in growing quinoa? Quinoa is an easy-to-grow crop that offers beautiful flowers, adds height, color, and texture to your garden or greenhouse.

Vertical Gardening and Forest Garden Design for a Thriving Food Forest
February 19, 2026
Understand how vertical gardening and the idea of a forest garden transform a Growing Dome into a layered, year-round food forest.

Grow Better: Easy Seed Starting Tips for a Bountiful Garden
January 23, 2026
Starting your seeds indoors, whether in a traditional setting or within the protected environment of a Growing Dome greenhouse, is a rewarding step toward a bountiful harvest. By carefully managing the key elements of moisture and humidity, light, and heat, you provide your young plants with the optimal conditions to break dormancy and thrive. Whether you choose to transplant your healthy starts or direct sow certain varieties, these foundational seed-starting principles will help you extend your growing season, practice effective succession planting, and keep your garden vibrant and productive year after year.

The Best Plants for Hanging Baskets
January 23, 2026
Hanging baskets are one way to offer shade to your raised greenhouse beds and add splashes of color to your greenhouse.

The 7 Best Winter Crops to Grow in a Greenhouse (or Your Backyard Garden)
November 25, 2025
Grow fresh food all winter with these seven hardy crops. From beets to lettuce, this list has everything you need. Except kale. We left it out. You’re welcome.

Kohlrabi Cultivation: Your Guide to Growing This Above Ground Turnip
October 30, 2025
Kohlrabi is a fast growing plant that tastes like a cross between a turnip and a broccoli stem, crisp like an apple plus it is packed with nutrients.

Mastering Winter Squash: From Seed to Storage
September 29, 2025
Learn how to grow Winter squash in a dome greenhouse. Winter squash grows on a vine, has a longer, frost-free growing season (75-100 days or longer) and is harvested after it matures. These types of squash have a hard, thick skin that will store for a longer period, hence the name winter squash.

Growing Eggplant: From the Greenhouse to the Grill
August 18, 2025
Learn all about growing eggplant and ornamental eggplant in this comprehensive guide.

The Art of Seed Saving
August 12, 2025
Discover seed saving techniques to preserve greenhouse-grown heirlooms and open-pollinated plants, ensuring stronger harvests season after season.

Crunch Time! Growing Cucumbers in Your Dome
July 21, 2025
Growing cucumbers in a greenhouse will extend your growing season and provide you with this delicous crop! Learn all about how to grow cucumbers in your dome.

Sustainable Gardening: Why Crop Rotation Matters
July 15, 2025
By thoughtfully implementing crop rotation, you can significantly enhance the health and productivity of your Growing Dome garden. This essential permaculture practice not only minimizes soil depletion and deters pests and diseases but also contributes to a thriving, balanced ecosystem within your greenhouse.

How to Grow Lemongrass and Citronella in a Dome Greenhouse
July 1, 2025
Growing lemongrass and citronella in your dome will provide you with beauty, culinary uses for lemongrass and medicinal uses from both plants.

Growing Fava Beans in a Greenhouse – Bean There, Dome That
May 22, 2025
Growing fava beans in your dome greenhouse is fun and easy. Fava plants fix the nitrogen in the soil, have many health benefits and are delicious!

Composting 101: How to Compost for a Thriving Garden
May 16, 2025
Composting is a valuable permaculture practice that transforms organic waste into a nutrient-rich resource for regenerating soil. While composting has challenges such as odor and pests, its benefits, including waste reduction, carbon sequestration, and soil improvement, are significant.

How to Succeed with Companion Planting
April 29, 2025
Companion planting is a great tool to utilize in your dome greenhouse and your garden. Learn about the benefits of companion planting and how to choose the best plant companions.

What’s Blooming in Your Greenhouse?
April 25, 2025
So what’s blooming in your greenhouse? Growing ornamentals in your greenhouse is a wonderful addition to food crops. Some are edible and they add beauty!

Growing Grapes in a Dome – You Heard It Through the Grapevine
March 24, 2025
Growing grapes in a dome greenhouse will provide you with delicious fruit and shade for other plants. Learn gardening tips and how to care for grapevines in a greenhouse.

Propagation Techniques for Prolific Plants
March 20, 2025
Propagation is a great way to save money, preserve heirloom varieties, and keep a succession of plants growing throughout the year. Learn more about different methods of plant propagation.

A Guide to Greenhouse Pond Gardening
February 24, 2025
Greenhouse pond gardening will enhance the beauty of your dome, improve water quality, provide water coverage, provide food and shade for fish and help prevent algae.

Managing Winter Humidity in a Greenhouse
December 17, 2024
Manage winter humidity in your greenhouse with tips on ventilation, water usage, heating, and disease prevention for healthy, year-round plant growth.

Feel the Beat on Growing Beets in Your Dome
November 23, 2024
Do you want to grow beets in your dome? Follow along as we drop the beat on growing beets! Learn tips for growing beautiful beets in a dome greenhouse. Along with gardening tips, we'll share the history of beets, fun trivia and health information.

What Is The Best Automated Greenhouse Irrigation System?
October 30, 2024
In this guide, we’ll explore both ancient and modern irrigation techniques to help you find the best automated greenhouse irrigation system for your needs.

A Beginners Guide to Greenhouse Aquaponics
August 21, 2024
Aquaponics is a growing method that combines aquaculture and hydroponics. Aquaculture is the process of raising fish and hydroponics is a soilless growing method. In short, aquaponics uses the wastewater created by fish in an aquaculture system as fertilizer for hydroponically grown produce in a recirculating system. This type of system allows you to reduce…

Ultimate Guide to Organic Integrated Pest Management: Strategies for a Healthier Garden
August 2, 2024
“Pests” are part of the natural ecosystem. Getting rid of them is an impossible feat, but managing them will help keep populations at tolerable levels for both the plants and the people who enjoy the plants. There are a few basic ways to tackle pest management, but an integrated approach will be the most effective….