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Now that winter is approaching and our gardens are dried up it raises the question of
how we can still sustain our own food supply. It's quite possible to grow many fruits and
vegetables indoors with the right tools.
First, it's essential to have artificial lighting in order for your plants to grow fruit.
Most plants need a minimum of 10 hours a day of sunlight so a southeast facing window is
helpful as well. The most energy-efficient lights are HID, or high-intensity discharge,
grow lamps but they require a lot of heat and are quite expensive. You can also use
florescent lights but you will need more of them to get the same results. The benefit is
that the temperature is cooler and the plants can go right underneath them without
burning.
Next, the plants will not have access to rainfall and will need you to supplement their water intake. You must water them often
but be careful to avoid root rot and over saturation. Buying an organic fertilizer will
also help in the success of the plants because the watering will wash nutrients out that
will need to be replaced. Make sure to dilute the fertilizer for indoor plants or you may
burn them.
Temperature is a factor when growing food
indoors too. Some plants like tomatoes
require temperatures in the upper 70's during the day while vegetables like lettuce are
satisfied with cool temps around 60F. They should never be allowed to experience
temperatures below 40F.
Finally, some of these plants need pollination.
Believe it or not there are male and female parts to plants. Without fertilization the
plant will not produce fruit. When
plants grow outside they have the help of wind and animals. Other plants are
self-pollinating and indoor plants need humans. There are many ways to help with this
process but the following two seem to be the simplest. Some recommend simply shaking the
blooms every few days so the pollen drops to other blooms where fertilization can take
place. The other method is a little more complicated. You take a small and soft paintbrush
and swirl the pollen gently out of the male part and then swirl the brush inside the
center of the female blossoms. The female blossoms will have tiny fruit behind them so
they are easy to recognize. Tomatoes and squash are examples of plants that need a hand in
cross pollination.
Beans, beets, carrots, chives, cucumbers, green
onions, lettuce, peas, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and several herbs such as basil, bay,
chives, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, tarragon, and thyme are all plants proven to
grow indoors. So growing your own food is possible all times of the year, and it also
allows people who don't have a yard to partake in their own health and nutrition year round. (11.28.2010,
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