The indoor garden is very happy, although not producing much of a harvest. Here is a pic of the Onions, Brocolli, Basil and Cilantro. The Onions and Brocolli were started on September 1st, and have had 14-16 hours of daylight bulbs every single day inches from foliage, plenty of water and no issues or problems. […]
I have to make room to start my seeds indoors, so I have decided to harvest my carrots. These carrots were started on September 1st 2010! I can’t believe it’s been that long. That’s about 200 days. That is a very long time to not have full grown carrots at harvest time. These carrots got […]
Hello fellow gardeners! I haven’t been around in a bit, but I am ready to dig back in and get started! For this first (gardening) post back I will show you my indoor garden that is thriving this year! Here’s a picture: In the top left you can see the carrots. Some of them are […]
My indoor tomatoes have fruit on them! I had to pollinate them myself when they had blossoms. I have never done this before but I must have done it right because the tomatoes came. 🙂 I did it with a spoon so I could catch the pollen and redistribute it to the other blossoms without […]
I finally got my tomatoes to blossom indoors! Now for some pollination. I may have missed the boat on a few flowers which have already closed, but I have hopefully pollinated the rest. My pollinator of choice: a spoon. Lots of people use a tooth pick or similar point structure. I prefer a spoon so […]
Hi everyone! I have an updated picture of the indoor garden for you! It is growing like mad, and it’s so neat to have a bit of summer right in my dining room. The giant monster tomato plants (started Feb 1st) that are actually pretty normal size are on the far left. On the very […]
Hi everyone! I have an updated picture of the Alyssum that I planted <>. These are some slow growing plants!!! I think I need to do some research to make sure they are getting everything they need to grow. I will keep you updated, thanks for stopping by! Sara
Well, in my effort to take tomatoes from seed to table 100% indoors I have created some monster tomato plants! Very tall, about 90% healthy, but no flowers to speak of…yet. Check it out: These babies (there are 4 large and one small one that took longer to germinate than the rest) are over 2.5 […]
So, I have discovered that tomatoes need a lot of light. Mature plants need more light especially if they are going to flower/fruit soon. So I am increasing the light on my mature plants to 18-20 hours per day. That should get them to flower/fruit. 🙂 The seeds and seedlings that I have started for […]
So, the indoor garden plants are getting very big now! The tomato plants now have a regular support cage around them and are about 2+ feet tall. I am wondering when they will flower! The Cilantro continues to be prolific and I use it often in salads, breads and salsa. The Basil is also getting […]