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I'm just wondering if there are any vegetables that would do well grown indoors in containers over the winter? I have a pretty big window in my kitchen that gets a lot of morning sun. This is where I'd have the veggies.
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I'm no espert but I would say nothing with long roots like carrots (like you didn't already know that!) if you only have a shallow container. But might I suggest something like lettuce?
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I'm trying tomatoes. Papito put me on to it. You can take cuttings of this years plants and root them indoors. Just watch the fertilizer or they will outgrow their space. Last year mine got over 4 feet tall and I had to go in the hospital. This year I'm trying it with the tiny tim cherry tomatoes because the plant is very compact. So far so good.
It would probably be best if you gave your seeds a bleach bath before planting to take care of any of the virus(?) that causes damp off disease. I had a problem with that will some of my lettuce last year. This year I'm having better luck with a different brand of lettuce.
Bush beans can be grown inside but I don't think you could do enough plants to make it worth your while.
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I grow herbs inside all year:-)I have never grew my veggies inside, except when I start them for the spring. Let us know what you end of growing:-)
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I am trying the same thing. In a catalog I found a 3-tiered shelf with lighting for $600! (WAY too much). I bought a nice 3-tier shelf at Wal Mart for $40, placed it next to a window, and bought 3 flurescent fixtures with plant lights ($20 each). It is next to a window. I have seeds starting; when they are up, on will go the lights. I am anxious to see how it works!
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Has anyone started anything yet?? I'm going to do this too in my basement. I'm thinking of starting some cukes that I can transplant to the back patio in big containers (there is not much sun in the backyard) and maybe trying some itty bitty tomatoes and some lettuce indoors. I need to do some research on damping off; I keep hearing it mentioned but don't know what it means. Uh oh!!
So far I have my plant lights set up in the basement, have some starter soil, some trays, and some little peat pots to get me started. Now I just need to figure out what to do from here! (Besides obviously buying some seeds!)
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I've got Roma tomatoes coming up under my plant light (just built by my sweetheart hubby and I love it They are looking real good so far. One bit of advice, Manda--don't overwater your seedlings. I let my peat pots get somewhat dry to the touch between waterings. The seedlings don't like it too wet. I put my cabbages out in the garden last Sunday , Feb 4th, and they're looking real good too. Thank the Good Lord it's getting to be gardening weather
Unfortunately, it's not gardening weather, or even close to it where I am. It was 31* below yesterday with the windchill. Oh, how I miss the south!!!
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Hey Manda, Come on back down! I lived in IL for a couple of years so I know what kind of weather you have to deal with. When you're waiting to start your garden, it's enough to make you want to and you feel like you're going while you wait for spring. I added lettuce to my garden just today. It's still cold (for us down here) at night but cabbage and lettuce can stand our kind of cold But -31 WOW! Don't think I could handle that!!! Oh well, you'll be bragging about your garden before you know it!
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They are looking real good so far. One bit of advice, Manda--don't overwater your seedlings. I let my peat pots get somewhat dry to the touch between waterings. The seedlings don't like it too wet. I put my cabbages out in the garden last Sunday , Feb 4th, and they're looking real good too. Thank the Good Lord it's getting to be gardening weather ![[clappy]](graemlins/claps.gif)
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and you feel like you're going ![[nutz]](graemlins/nutz.gif)
while you wait for spring. I added lettuce to my garden just today. It's still cold (for us down here) at night but cabbage and lettuce can stand our kind of cold ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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WOW! Don't think I could handle that!!! Oh well, you'll be bragging about your garden before you know it!
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