Winter is approaching, and gardening is being placed on hold until spring, or is it? As the temperatures drop and the days shorten, winter is approaching, and gardening is being put on hold until spring, or is it? Why not try your hand at indoor gardening this winter?
An indoor winter garden will not provide you with all of the produce you require, but it will help to supplement the stuff you buy at the store. Furthermore, planting winter indoor plants helps you to keep your thumbs in the game. Continue reading to learn how to produce food inside throughout the winter.
Can You Garden Inside During Winter?
Yes, you can grow inside over the winter, and it’s a terrific way to fight the winter blues while also giving fresh food and herbs to your family. You may enlist the children’s assistance in planting seeds and watering them, moving plants that are currently flourishing outside indoors, or starting seeds indoors to be put outdoors in the spring.
About Winter Gardening Indoors
Of course, you won’t be able to grow spreading squash or towering corn indoors in the winter, but there are lots of other crops that thrive as indoor plants in the winter.
You’ll need a southern exposure window and/or some supplementary lighting in the form of grow lights to grow food indoors throughout the winter. Full spectrum fluorescent bulbs are the most cost-effective and widely accessible.
Aside from them, you’ll need medium and containers, as well as a hydroponics system or an aerogarden.
Winter Indoor Plants
Many people grow herbs on a sunny windowsill, which is a fantastic place to start, but you can also grow the following in your indoor winter garden (provided you keep it warm enough):
- Radishes
- Carrots
- Greens
- Microgreens
- Sprouts
- Mushrooms
- Peppers
- Tomatoes
Growing a miniature citrus tree or ginger is a terrific way to have fresh vitamin C juice on hand. Ginger, on the other hand, will require some dampness to thrive. Ginger cannot be cultivated in a heated house because it is too dry, but it may be grown in a terrarium or an old fish tank.
Keep in mind that various crops have different requirements. To keep the plants happy while growing in your indoor winter garden, do some research on the appropriate temperatures for germination (a warming mat might assist), how many hours of light and water the crop need, and be sure to use a good organic fertilizer.