Gardening outdoors is wonderful, but sometimes we don’t have the space or the right environment to be able to keep a garden. Enter indoor gardening! With a bit of artificial lighting and research, we can grow fruits, veggies, and herbs indoors. Take a look around to learn more.
In recent years, the movement towards locally sourced foods and farm-to-table options has significantly increased, and for good reason. Growing your garden offers several benefits to your body, mind, and environment. As someone with a dedicated kitchen garden, I can tell you this lifestyle is doable and increasingly rewarding. Stick around as I discuss the…
Just because you don’t have a backyard doesn’t mean you have to give up on your gardening dreams. With the right know-how and creativity, your home can be a flourishing indoor garden bursting with fresh veggies and herbs. Growing veggies indoors can also serve as a stepping stone to eventually transplanting outdoors when the season…
With home gardening becoming a trend, it’s difficult not to get jealous of people with spacious yards when you live in a tight apartment. However, limited space doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t grow food. With creativity, you can kickstart your green dreams without moving any furniture. Trust me, it’s easier than you think! Start a…
Did you know that a typical four-person family discards anywhere between 10 to 20 pounds of scraps per month? It’s shocking how much food waste we generate, especially considering a large portion comes from perfectly usable vegetable scraps. Instead of throwing them away, why not use those kitchen scraps to grow your own vegetables? It’s…
Imagine cultivating a lush home garden where plants thrive, and the harvest is bountiful despite being in the smallest of spaces. With hydroponic gardening, all this is possible and more! Hydroponics is a special method of growing plants using nutrient-rich water instead of soil. It uses less water than traditional soil systems and allows for…
Depending on whether you’re trying to grow a fruit-bearing avocado tree or growing it as a houseplant only, the indoor avocado tree care needs will be different. While most varieties, including the Wurtz, can bear fruit, the care the plants need differs by species and based on whether you want to grow fruit or just…
Have you ever asked yourself – Can LED lights grow plants? It’d be a fine thing if they could. Imagine being able to harvest as much as you want without having to get your fingers too dirty or worrying about the elements such as frost-protection, over-wintering plants, or whether your plants are getting enough sunlight….
As the gardening season winds down, you might find yourself with a surplus of potting soil. It’s tempting to just toss it in a corner and forget about it until spring comes, but hold up! Improper storage can lead to pest infestations and contamination, rendering your soil unusable. But don’t worry; I’m here to help….
One thing that’s great about gardeners and their communities is their love for sharing and their hate for wastage. Gardeners, both indoor and outdoor have a lot of information to share. On the money saving front, specifically for indoor gardening (some useful for winter gardening too), there’s a lot of ways you can cut your…
Looking for a little adventure in your indoor gardening pursuits? You can do something a bit different by combining technology to your traditional houseplants with aeroponics. What is Aeroponics? Though the concepts of aeroponics aren’t all that new, it’s still not a very well-known technique for indoor gardening. Hydroponics has gotten more attention as of…