| When the weather gets colder and the time for | | | | stay quite warm during the winter months. It is best |
| outdoor gardening is over, home gardeners can still | | | | if this can be accomplished through the use of the |
| turn to the pleasures of indoor vegetable gardens. | | | | sun's rays. Just as with outdoor gardening, you will |
| Leafy crops, root crops, tomatoes, and many other | | | | want to be sure your plants get six to eight hours of |
| kinds of vegetables are good for growing indoors. | | | | sunlight daily. Clearly, your indoor garden room must |
| There are aspects of growing vegetables inside that | | | | have lots of bright windows for your plants to enjoy. |
| are a bit more complex than growing them outside. | | | | It is possible for your plants to freeze indoors due to |
| You are in control of things that nature usually | | | | cold air coming off the windows. You can prevent |
| handles, like light, temperature, and even pollination! | | | | this from happening by supplementing the room's |
| You are responsible for making sure that your plants | | | | heat with lighting. A mixture of cool-white and |
| receive enough tending to maintain good growth and | | | | warm-white fluorescent lighting should do the trick. |
| can thrive indoors. | | | | To prevent unwanted insects and diseases, avoid |
| Leafy crops and root crops need cooler indoor | | | | using ordinary outdoor gardening soil. For the best |
| temperatures. It is best to place them in a bright | | | | results, choose lightweight soil mixes created with |
| room that is not used very often and where the | | | | equal parts of peat, potting soil, vermiculite, and |
| temperature in the room cannot fall below freezing. | | | | perlite. There are a number of commercially prepared |
| These type of plants will be able to handle the cooler | | | | lightweight soils which are designed specifically for |
| temperature during the daytime (usually 60 degrees) | | | | indoor vegetable gardening. |
| and the nighttime temperature down into the high | | | | Indoor vegetable gardening means watering more |
| 30s. | | | | frequently. This is because they don't get any |
| When you are growing hot peppers, tomatoes, | | | | humidity in the air they would normally get during |
| sweet peppers, beans, and cucumbers, it is important | | | | warmer months outdoors and because they're in a |
| to remember that they have specific temperature | | | | confined space. Take care not to over water the |
| requirements. You should keep the daytime | | | | plants. Usually, watering when the top layer of soil |
| temperature in the high seventies. At night, the | | | | feels dry to the touch should be adequate. Additional |
| temperature should never be allowed to go below | | | | feeding must be done every couple of weeks to |
| sixty degrees. | | | | keep nutrients in the soil which the more frequent |
| You will want to choose your indoor vegetable | | | | watering will deplete. |
| gardening room carefully. It should face south and | | | | |