Things You'll Need:
- Willingness and desire to have home grown fruit and vegetables.
- Seeds
- Potting soil and pots
- Water
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Step 1
In northern parts of the country, if you want tomatoes, peppers, eggplant or big onions, you need indoor-started plants, and you will be amazed at all the vegetables and varieties to choose from. Greenhouses usually have four or five kinds of tomato plants on sale in the spring, perhaps Jet Star, Better Boy, Morton, and a couple of others.
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Step 2
Look in seed catalogues which will have up to 40 or more varieties-all the way from the tiny Patio to the giant Beefsteak. Find low temperature (early fruiting) hardy and then for later in spring/summer, plant Drought Tolerant and bug resistant kinds.
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Step 3
Another bonus to growing your own indoor starts for your garden is that instead of buying from others at ridiculously marked up prices, you get 100 seeds for the price of one of their plants. Plant just a few each week and they will ripen a little at a time instead of all at once.
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Step 4
Here is yet another good reason for starting your own seeds. Buying plants from a nursery is convenient, of course, but how well cared for are these plants? Have each been fed the appropriate nutrients? Are they free from insects and diseases? You would know all this if you start your own.
Comments
Gardengates said
on 7/30/2008 Good article. Those of us lucky enough to garden year 'round often take for granted having such a long season for growing edibles.
MidniteWriter said
on 5/23/2008 I like the indoor garden idea as I am from an indoor type climate, I guess you would say. Thanks!
Blackbear said
on 4/7/2008 Very good article! I agree with you wholeheartedly. Not only what you say is true but going this route ensures knowing that there have been no chemicals used on your plants for sure.
Clem-Media said
on 4/4/2008 Unique idea.
Here's another one: How to Grow Warmer Weather.
Well? LOL.