Indoor Vegetable Gardening - MERGED

ladybirdintheuk

I second (third? fourth?) the suggestion of growing peppers - they've always grown well for me on the windowsill. You can freeze them to last you over the winter (and save a few seeds before you freeze them so you can plant again next year!)

Lentilsforteaagain

Fresh herbs and salad veg are great for windowsills too!

tenuissent

How big are your windowsills? I have lengths of cheap guttering cut into shorter lengths, ends blocked up with duct tape, filled with compost, and planted with salads and herbs etc. Only small things (rocket, lettuces, radishes, various Chinese leaves), not tomatoes. I have a large seed tray that they fit into so that no soil or water escapes. The point is that you can get more little plants into a length of guttering than into lots of little pots, and they are less fiddly to deal with and easier to water. I also grow seedlings (peas, beans, broccoli etc etc) in them for planting out in my allotments; obviously this is not useful information for you, but it might be for someone else who has not come across gutter growing. If you are careful, they slide out into your prepared ground (remove one end of the duct tape, naturally.......) and grow on, undisturbed.

tenuissent

http://www.instructables.com/id/Go_Green_Upside_Down_Hanging_Planters/ I haven't tried this, but it looks interesting for growing tomatoes indoors with a drip tray underneath.....

1ubthrifty

Crumbs! How clever you all are, I can't wait to get planting!!!

arkonite_babe

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genlistlass

Have you thought about hydroponics?

Gen in Northumberland

mardatha

I have a decent sized garden and will plant out veg later on this year- but for a lot of reasons I want to grow as much as poss in my big spare room. It faces south & has a big window, I wanted to treat it like a conservatory..:D
My 1st question is can I do fruit indoors at all ? If so, then what?
No. 2 is which herbs dont burn easy from a lot of direct sun?
Why does this feel like Radio 4 gardeners Question Time ?:D:D

Yategirl

Well... tomatoes are technically a fruit and you can grow those inside... according to a book I have by Joy Spoczynska, you can grow melons indoors - she specifically states choosing a dwarf variety as these would be more suitable for the space you have.

Herbs - the same author suggests bay, dill, garlic, marjoram and sage specifically for your sunniest windowsill...