Indoor Kitchen Gardening for Beginners

Grow fresh, organic produce in your house, condo, apartment, basement, or sunny downtown office. From herbs and mushrooms to tomatoes and microgreens, a year-round garden is yours to create. In this condensed, beginner-friendly edition of Indoor Kitchen Gardening, you’ll discover it takes just a few dollars and a few days for you to enjoy fresh, healthy produce grown indoors. Accent home-cooked meals with your own carrots, lettuce, herbs, and microgreens, all cultivated right inside your own home. Author Elizabeth Millard teaches you how to grow dozens of different edible plants—from sprouts and mushrooms, to tomatoes, peppers, and more—on a sunny windowsill, under grow lights, or even in a basement, where you won’t have to worry about pests or climate unpredictability. In Indoor Kitchen Gardening for Beginners, you will find:An introduction to growing edible plants indoors, from defining your goals and choosing a space, containers, soil, and grow lights to overcoming potential challenges.Guidance for selecting the best crops to grow indoors with a focus on those that are quick to harvest, such as microgreens, shoots, herbs, wheatgrass, sprouts, and mushrooms.Know-how for growing leafy greens and root crops that grow well indoors—including radishes, carrots, lettuces, and arugula.Information on growing fruiting plants that take time to develop their rewarding bounty—such as tomatoes and peppers—and how to coax them to fruit in an indoor environment.Filled with DIY in-home gardening information and projects, this is your gateway to an exciting—and delicious!—new hobby where wholesome, nutritious, organic edibles are the reward.

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