Indoor gardening can be something as simple as growing plants in a pot or two, to more elaborate setups growing different types of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers.
Indoor gardening may sound a little intimidating at first, but it’s incredibly easy once you get started.There are a few things to consider when growing indoors. Let’s look at each of them in further detail:
There are a lot of different grow lights for sale out there and it can be confusing to figure out which type is best for your indoor garden. The following run-down should bring some clarity:
Almost anything can be grown indoors — as long as it eventually doesn’t get too big.However, do consider growing plants with similar light, humidity, and watering needs together.
Plants and seedling grown inside need a period of ‘hardening off’ before they can permanently live outdoors.The hardening off process gives them time to develop a thicker cuticle and avoid water loss while being better able to withstand the harshness of weather.
Plants grown indoors will need an extra boost of nutrients or fertilizer since most of the nutrients in the soil or growing medium are quickly taken up by the plants or leached out during watering.