You have a green thumb and you find pleasure in getting yourself down and dirty in your garden of plants. You enjoy this not only for leisure but in knowing that you feel a sense of accomplishment when you see your plants starting to flower and flourish. But then you feel that winter is coming and you don’t relish the thought of not being able to see some greens let at least be able to do the one thing you really love to do. Now, don’t fret for it doesn’t mean that just because winter will be fast approaching soon you can’t do some gardening. You can actually still put your green thumb at work, this time by doing your gardening indoors.
It is such a delight to have plants indoors during the winter season. It gives us a chance to look forward to spring when the flowers start to bloom in vibrant colors once again. Be aware though that there are really certain plants that won’t last long so it is best that you give your focus on plants that will withstand during the winter months. When you buy an indoor plant find out as much as you can about it like how much sunlight it needs and on whether or not it doesn’t require that much watering during the cold months. It is important that you don’t over water your plants during the winter. Most plants during this time are in a resting period so even if they look dry or brown on the outside don’t water them too much cause you don’t want your plant’s leaves to be falling off.
Your plants still need some sunlight. Position them in your house in such a manner where they will get enough sunlight. If your plant requires a lot of sunlight place them near the window where it will get much of the winter sun.
You cannot avoid the fact that you may find some insects or bugs on your indoor plants. Ensure that you find out first how to get rid of these before buying any sort of chemicals in order that your plants will be properly cared for.
Taking care of plants during the cold winter months takes a lot of patience and effort on your part. It may not be an easy task but it sure is worth all the effort when we see them bloom and grow.
Lanny Hintz
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#1 by edepillim on June 15th, 2009
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Indoor winter gardening?
I have a 5'x7' sun room in my apartment that has large windows on three sides. The room contains a lot built in shelves and counter space.
I think it would be nice to plant some vegetables in this room for winter. I'd like to get started right away so that the vegetables will start fruiting by at least November, if not late late October.
I'd like to certainly plant tomatoes and eggplant. What specific varieties of tomato and eggplant work well indoors? What other vegetables work well? What varieties?
What have your experiences been vegetable gardening indoors? What tips do you have?
#2 by RScott on June 15th, 2009
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Tomatoes and eggplant will be a challenge. They need a lot of sunlight even your sun room may not supply. Try to find tomatoes bred for green house hydroponics. Your sun room is probably made of double pane energy efficient coated glass that filters out a lot of the wavelengths of light your plants will need. I to have a bay window the same size as yours. I've supplemented the sun with four shop lights mounted vertically in each corner. Each has one warm white and one cool white bulb. Last year I brought a potted tomato indoors and it had tomatoes until Easter. RScott
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#3 by Kimberly C on June 15th, 2009
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Hi:
An indoor garden will work very well for you. There are certain steps you need to take in order for your plants to grow healthy. The most critical step is to properly plant your plugs or seeds. The type of vegetables you plant is really up to you. Cherry tomatoes do very well indoors as well as some of your smaller tomatoes. The Cherry tomatoes won't get out of hand and become too large. Be careful about certain vegetables that need space to grow such as squash or zucchini. Peppers will do well inside also. Having a sun room also consider doing some herbs. They are great for a winter indoor garden. Take a look at my website. I will direct to a page on growing from seed. There is also articles on herb growing and container gardening. I hope this has helped some and good luck to you. If you need any other help, please feel free to contact me.
Kimberly
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