| Indoor gardening is becoming more popular as | | | | eat. Plants Breath CO2, but with global warming and |
| technology improves and costs decrease for supplies | | | | all there is plenty of that in regular air, so just make |
| and equipment. Growing indoors can be very | | | | sure your ventilation is good into and throughout the |
| rewarding and the results are absolutely fantastic | | | | room. Light and fertilizer depend more on what you |
| when done correctly, that said they can also be | | | | are trying to grow. Be sure that water is nearby |
| devastating when things go wrong. | | | | unless you like to carry heavy things a lot. Even |
| In this article I would like to dispel some myths about | | | | long hoses only go so far. |
| indoor gardening as well as give some tips for simple | | | | Myth #2: Indoor gardening doesn't involve getting |
| ways to improve your harvest. | | | | down and dirty. |
| Myth #1: You can grow in any room indoors. | | | | Cleanliness is close to godliness. Growing indoors can |
| Growing indoors even in the best circumstances is | | | | be a messy job. Weather you decide to use |
| more difficult than you would think at first, and | | | | hydroponics or soil, there is usually some sort of spills |
| depends a lot on "what" you are trying to grow. | | | | involved. |
| For this article I will focus on food bearing plants such | | | | Tip#2: Plan for the worst! Enclose the growing area |
| as tomatoes and cucumbers, and other succulent | | | | in a cheap and easy home-made reserve reservoir to |
| garden plants, as well as herbs and fresh flowers and | | | | prevent run-off and spills from damaging your home. |
| orchids. Plants such as garlic and carrots that create | | | | Create a wooden frame of 2x4s that sits flat on the |
| bulbs are even more challenging and will not be | | | | ground and lay a giant plastic sheet (available at |
| discussed at this time. | | | | home depot) that tucks over the board on all sides. |
| Tip #1: No matter what plants you decide to grow | | | | Be sure to measure before hand, but often you can |
| indoors, you will still need to meet its basic | | | | get 12 x 30 ft or more. The idea is to create a |
| requirements for growth. | | | | giant tub below the plants in case of emergency. This |
| Mainly, good ventilation from the outside, Light, and | | | | is especially important for hydroponic systems that |
| fertilizer as well as a exhaust for the heat from the | | | | are not on the ground floor. |
| lights and built up oxygen that the plants cannot | | | | |