Greens to Grow Indoors on a Sunny Windowsill
The gardening season doesn’t have to end in the fall; you can keep producing fresh food by growing greens indoors year-round.
Plant Choices for Greens to Grow Indoors
A sunny window and a few planters are all you need to keep the gardening season going and have fresh greens for dinner.
Use these tips and start growing some fresh greens to supplement your winter diet.
Selecting a Bright Location
A south-facing window is an ideal location for growing winter greens indoors.
The sun will shine the strongest on the south side of a home during the winter, and the plants will need all the direct sunlight they can get to be healthy and produce vigorously.
If you don’t have a south-facing window, year-round gardening can still be done indoors with the aid of grow lights.
LED grow lights come in a wide range of sizes and prices and will enable you to grow fresh produce indoors year-round.
Small plants or sprouts are best suited for growing indoors simply because they take up less space.
All types of herbs are easy to grow and can be interplanted in the same containers as salad greens. Herb-growing kits are a simple way to get started.
Loose-leaf lettuce is a good choice for growing indoors during the winter. Try a mesclun mix for a nice variety of tastes. Plant some radishes and spinach along with lettuce, and you’ll have the base for a fresh green salad.
Start a tray of microgreens by planting arugula, kale, spinach, lettuce, turnips, beets, and radishes and harvesting the leaves while they’re still in the baby stage of growth.
Even consider growing flowering winter plants indoors for extra color. And then there are many air-freshening plants that help clean the air in your living space. Plants are so helpful!
How to Grow Sprouts for Beginners
Ready Made Sprout Kits are easy to grow indoors and make a healthy addition to a green salad or stir-fry recipe. Sprouts don’t need soil to grow in, just a damp, dark environment.
Nasturtiums are edible flowers that will add color to your indoor decor and peppery greens to your salad. Spice things up a bit by growing peppers indoors. Select a dwarf variety of your favorite bell or hot pepper for growing in a sunny indoor location.
Plant seeds every two weeks so you will have a continual harvest of these greens all winter.
Consider Growing Some Larger Plants
If you have a large indoor space that receives a lot of sunlight, you can grow larger plants, like cherry tomatoes or citrus trees.
Space and light will dictate what you can grow in an indoor garden year-round.
To Wrap It Up:
Gardeners love gardening!
Whether in the dirt outside, with flower pots & containers on the porch or balcony, and even growing fresh herbs and sprouts on the kitchen counter……there are some of us that must love growing things all year round!
Best of luck with your “greens to grow indoors” project!
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