Comments on: Experimenting with Growing Food Indoors

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:30:16 +0000

Thank you for the great article. Would you please do an article about your indoor composting. I would like to see pictures also if you do not mind. I was ready to buy an expensive composter, but now I have that on hold.

By: Jodie

Jodie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:40:56 +0000

I don’t think our house has enough light, and that’s the only thing I could think that would restrict your ability to grow inside.

It takes planning in the fall, but we love a book called Four Seasons Harvest. It talks about green houses and growing under tunnels for the winter. We have pretty mild winters in Oregon, so it’s not hard, but the author lives in Maine! If you haven’t seen it before, it’s definitely worth checking out.

Just found your blog, and am really enjoying reading it!

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By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:51:11 +0000

I learned about growing buckwheat lettuce indoors from a wonderful, resourceful friend!! You sprout them and then plant them in a couple of inches of organic dirt (in a 9×12 baking pan works great!), cover them with plastic wrap until they are busting out, mist them and voile! Edible greens with delicate flavor! The only drawback is the hulls popping off and leaving a mess on your floor! You can cut them down once and let them grow back, harvest and then throw the root mat into your frozen garden. In the spring they just disintigrate; they are the easiest compost material!!! Enjoy!

By: Sher

Sher — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:02:28 +0000

We have salad greens and cole crops planted for a winter garden this year – I hated seeing the beds lie fallow last winter so this year they are still in service even though the summer crops are done.
I will be raising some chives inside though – haven’t tried it before but I find that I use them so much I need more than several plants so as not to overharvest. Curious to see if anyone has luck with lettuce indoors!

By: Heather H.

Heather H. — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:31:19 +0000

My mother has alot of veggies growing in her basement under full spectrum light bulbs. I have always wondered if that artificial light is as nourishing as the sun. I will have to ask her more about her techniques. I have to admit, she does have the worlds most gorgeous basement, its quite tropical.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:02:57 +0000

Ginger, too! At least, I hope. I planted some sprouting ginger in a pot and it is doing great. I hope I can harvest the rhizomes eventually. But the shoots are so healthy inside (in the bathroom)!

By: Elizabeth from The Nourished Life

Elizabeth from The Nourished Life — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:18:15 +0000

Thanks for your response! I will have to study my windows some more and see which ones get the most sun…

By: EcoYogini

EcoYogini — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:22:59 +0000

Awesome idea- especially the lettuce…. I would LOVE to grow lettuce inside!
We tried to grow basil and a few other herbs from seed… and found out that basil should be grown by itself- guess it’s a take over type of herb. It killed all the others in the planter. The mint survived in it’s separate planter though! I haven’t used any of it for cooking as the leaves are kinda small, but it’s alive which is fun.

Yep, totally got me thinking on planting some lettuce and perhaps chives… Can’t wait to see what happens!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:39:12 +0000

Elizabeth – That reminds me, I wanted to get a rosemary plant . I do believe you need a good 6 hours of sun, especially for herbs. Sunny windows are a must.