Indoor Gardening – It’s not THAT hard!

Indoor gardening is similar to keeping fish. Now, on face value that might seem like a stupid thing to say, let me explain:

You have a responsibility to look after your 'stock', ensure its well being and do everything possible to avoid disease, distress and maximise fruition. It not only requires passion but consistency and adaptable with the seasonal changes. When it comes to indoor gardening, we talk about the most common kind that involves greenhouses. Greenhouses are specific places that many skilled and professional gardeners as well as amateur gardeners use.
Greenhouses are made from either out of glass, or out of plastic material, and can be found in a variety of different sizes and shapes. They are the preferred method of indoor gardening because the temperature in the greenhouse can be adjusted.

Not only is it about having the knowledge to pull this off without disaster it is also about having adequate equipment for the job such as grow tents, canatronics etc. Creating the correct conditions to promote growth are paramount. These can be achieved one of two ways; you can either buy an expensive, all singing, all dancing kit with automatic sensors and monitors that will do half of the work for you. OR, you can make an effort and learn about what you are doing before you dive in headfirst, this allows you the opportunity to accumulate your equipment from a number of places, hardware stores, Car Boot sales, etc. for a fraction of the cost while being equally effective and successful.

I have successfully grown tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, basil, parsley and have just started on broccoli. I have a small, modest setup in my otherwise useless shed in my garden which, apart severe temperature changes, has been very simple to maintain. See an earlier post about hydroponics and indoor gardening.

It is a satisfying and rewarding hobby that gives you a real sense of achievement and I can heartily recommend it!