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bloomingreens · 03-01-2008, 04:12 PM

I'm a new gardener and wondering how to start growing herbs and greens indoors. I live in an apartment, and I'm not sure how this is done. What do I need? where do I start? I need all the advice I can get. Please help! lol. Thanks!!!

bloomingreens · 03-01-2008, 04:13 PM

Also, I'm in Maryland, and the weather is still cold. not sure how the plants will thrive without sunlight!

Mountaingarden · 03-19-2008, 09:12 AM

Hi, I live in Colorado and I always have to start most of my seed indoors. You can use a seed starting kit or just use some small plastic pots (like you buy plants in at the nursery) and regular potting soil. My house is a little drier and cooler than seeds like to start growing in, so I also put them on a heat pad and cover them lightly with plastic to keep them moist and humid. I uncover them for a few hours every day to make sure they don't get moldy or rot. If you don't have a sunny area, you may also want to consider getting a grow light to keep them going until you can put them outside. I use the Burpee catelogue a lot and they have good basic products for starting seed. Seed Starting - Burpee The trick is to not start them TOO early so they have to sit around inside too long (you wouldn't want to plant them in mid winter). Also, when you put your seedlings outside, don't forget to harden them off instead of just moving them from the comfortable indoors to the sunny, windy, cooler outdoors. You do that by moving them out to a shady area every day for a few hours and then move them back in. Increase the amount of time they spend outside until it appears they have acclimated (probably around 2 weeks). Good luck!

03-01-2008, 04:12 PM	#1
bloomingreens Green Gardener Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Silver Spring, Maryland Posts: 6	How to grow indoors I'm a new gardener and wondering how to start growing herbs and greens indoors. I live in an apartment, and I'm not sure how this is done. What do I need? where do I start? I need all the advice I can get. Please help! lol. Thanks!!!

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bloomingreens Green Gardener Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Silver Spring, Maryland Posts: 6	Also, I'm in Maryland, and the weather is still cold. not sure how the plants will thrive without sunlight! Last edited by bloomingreens; 03-01-2008 at 05:21 PM.

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03-19-2008, 09:12 AM	#3
Mountaingarden Green Gardener Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Clark, CO Posts: 7	Hi, I live in Colorado and I always have to start most of my seed indoors. You can use a seed starting kit or just use some small plastic pots (like you buy plants in at the nursery) and regular potting soil. My house is a little drier and cooler than seeds like to start growing in, so I also put them on a heat pad and cover them lightly with plastic to keep them moist and humid. I uncover them for a few hours every day to make sure they don't get moldy or rot. If you don't have a sunny area, you may also want to consider getting a grow light to keep them going until you can put them outside. I use the Burpee catelogue a lot and they have good basic products for starting seed. Seed Starting - Burpee The trick is to not start them TOO early so they have to sit around inside too long (you wouldn't want to plant them in mid winter). Also, when you put your seedlings outside, don't forget to harden them off instead of just moving them from the comfortable indoors to the sunny, windy, cooler outdoors. You do that by moving them out to a shady area every day for a few hours and then move them back in. Increase the amount of time they spend outside until it appears they have acclimated (probably around 2 weeks). Good luck!