Plants Inside...is it possible?

[rodriguezpoultry]

Is it at all possible to keep these plants alive INSIDE of your apartment? (Letting out sporadically throughout the summer?)

Iris
Tomatoes
Various Vegetables (no carrots or celery...BLECK)

I'm just tired of eating groceries from the store...would like to have a potted plant or something that I can say "Yes. My 'plant' is ripe!"

 

[saddina]

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Few more questions.....

1. do you have a balcony/patio?

2. are you willing to buy grow lights? (if so your options are larger)

 

[baldie]

Every time I try they get moldy before they get big enough to become anything...

 

[Southernbelle]

I want to try growing lettuce and spinich under a grow light in the dining room. Haven't mentioned it to my husband yet...

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

Tomatoes might be difficult inside with no additional or artificial lighting. They light full sun for most of the day, especially when they begin to bear fruit. I'm sure it can probably be done though.

I'm not so sure about the light requirements of an iris, but it seems like you'd be able to get away with that. As for other vegetables, it would really depend on the vegetable itself. I've known people to grow small pepper plants inside, but I'm not so sure a cucumber, onion, or beet, for example, would do as well. Also, many tropical fruit plants do pretty well indoors and there are quite a few dwarf varieties of all kinds of citrus out there than can be grown.

Most herbs do very well in pots on a window sill. The possibilities with herbs are just about endless.

Your best bet would be to look at the light requirements, find a spot in your apartment that can fulfill those requirements, and try it out! And let us know how it works out!

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

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This would definitely work out and you could pick them quite soon after you plant the seeds, since the baby leaves are so much more tender and flavorful than adult leaves. Look into growing leafy lettuces like romain, butterleaf, etc. You can clip those as they grow in, leaving just a few leaves to catch the sunlight. You might also want to look into getting a "baby greens" mix. These include plants like beets, arugula, and a bunch of other yummy plants. The trick is to cut the leaves when they are babies and they taste wonderful in salads!

 

[fordmommy]

Radishes too!

 

[dntd]

I don't see why not, look for patio planter veggies seeds, Ihave my seedlings under a grow light in the basement, it't a saver bulb so it's only 20w yet emits so much light!