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Posted by sonamlhamo z7 NYC (My Page) on Wed, Nov 9, 05 at 17:35
| I am wondering how i can make a hanging garden and grow something edible (turnips, radishes, greens, soybeans, peppers)
i live in a small apartment but i have high ceilings and big windows facing north and south. We get good sunlight to the south and soft light in the north.
Has anyone attempted this? can anything be grown in soft sunlight (that is the room where i have deep windowsills, go figure) can cheap lights be used to supplement? I am really new to this so i have too many questions =)
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- Posted by BBoy z8 WA USA (My Page) on
Sun, Dec 18, 05 at 20:05
| Maybe something tropical, otherwise probably need to put plants right under lights/next to south window. Windowsill herb gardens have been done for years, so there might be some scope for small, compact vegetables tolerant of (modified) indoor conditions. |
RE: vertical gardening indoors
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Mesclun should do very well. Any kind of greens. But the other things are going to require more sun than you have.
You can start off planting a mesclun mix or other baby greens in a flower pot. You should be able to get a crop inside of a month! And it's cut and come again. The English grow their mustard greens in a saucer - you can sprinkle the seeds on a paper towel and they will come up fine as long as you keep it moist. And you can sprout all kinds of seeds (mustard, cress, alfalfa) in the same way or in pot filled with potting mix. No extra light required. |
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