Guest guest Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 I don't have any yard to speak of and I'm not sure how my landlord would feel about me digging up what little backyard he has, but I would like to grow a few organic veggies indoors. Anyone have any tips? or know which plants would work well or not work so well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 I live near San Francisco. I have 3 tomato plants approaching one year old (and one going on 3 yrs) and they are all still providing fresh tomatoes. I usually pick 3-5 per day. This is my third year of year-round tomatoes. Why?? I'm not real sure. No special type of seed. Plants grow onto first floor roof. No special planting methodology except they are well anchored on an extensive trellis support system. Enclosed courtyard, maybe... DaveO dave <dave4sale [dave4sale] I don't have any yard to speak of and I'm not sure how my landlord would feel about me digging up what little backyard he has, but I would like to grow a few organic veggies indoors. Anyone have any tips? or know which plants would work well or not work so well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 16:59:25 -0000, you wrote: >I don't have any yard to speak of and I'm not sure how my landlord >would feel about me digging up what little backyard he has, but I >would like to grow a few organic veggies indoors. Anyone have any >tips? or know which plants would work well or not work so well? > You can grow herbs and vegetables indoors under fluorescent lights (by which I mean that the lights are right over the plants, about 3 " from the plants) but otherwise success is very doubtful. It would probably be a whole lot more successful to have a container garden outdoors. The landlord probably wouldn't object. If you have a porch or deck, that could be the spot for a container garden. If not, you can put containers on the ground. You can use most anything for containers - 5-gallon buckets (free from donut shops and supermarket bakeries, usually), plant pots, laundry baskets lined with garbage bags - most anything. If you have a container without drainage holes, drill some in it first. Fill your containers with 1/3 top soil, 1/3 sand (or perlite) and 1/3 peat moss - all can be purchased reasonably at garden centers. You can buy 'potting soil' already mixed, but it's quite expensive. With the exception of pumpkins, corn, and the winter squashes, I think all vegetables can be very successfully grown in containers. Also herbs and flowers, of course. Googling on 'container gardening' will get you lots of websites with information on this. Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 Ooh yah yah, me too. Especially interested in growing peppers. Shawn " If, at first, you do succeed, try to hide your astonishment. " " If, at first, you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. " " The last four letters in " American " spell out " I Can " . " " Everything's ok in the end, if it's not ok, it's not the end. " ----Original Message Follows---- " dave <dave4sale " <dave4sale in-door gardening Tue, 11 Feb 2003 16:59:25 -0000 I don't have any yard to speak of and I'm not sure how my landlord would feel about me digging up what little backyard he has, but I would like to grow a few organic veggies indoors. Anyone have any tips? or know which plants would work well or not work so well? _______________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2003 Report Share Posted February 12, 2003 On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 09:35:15 -0800, you wrote: > >I live near San Francisco. I have 3 tomato plants approaching one year old >(and one going on 3 yrs) and they are all still providing fresh tomatoes. I >usually pick 3-5 per day. This is my third year of year-round tomatoes. > >Why?? I'm not real sure. Why not?? The only reason they generally die out in the fall is that they can not withstand the cold temperatures in much of USA. You've got yours in a spot where they haven't suffered a killing frost (sustained temperatures below freezing). If the temperature goes down much below 32F and stays there for an hour or so, they're dead ducks! Hopefully, it won't. Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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