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I know you are a gardener at heart but you just don't have the space in your back yard to put your plants. Don't worry, indoor gardening comes to the rescue. |
The Growing Craze of Indoor Gardening
Don't have Room in the Yard? How about an Indoor Garden?
All across the earth, planting a garden is one of the most favored activities. Whether of necessity or pleasure, horticulture is practiced by countless numbers of people. Whereas raising crops is one story, indoor gardening is another.
A Garden Inside
The indoor gardener is usually concerned with aesthetics, a pleasing visual display of plant life to brighten up the home. That rubber tree, started from a cutting, can grow into a handsome plant to decorate your bedroom or living room.
That little snippet of an umbrella tree can blossom into a corner conversation piece. The “Wandering Jew”, is a vining plant which grows prolifically, spreading its cheerful habit in any room.
Other motivations may include a little window sill herb garden, visually appealing and fragrant, with the bonus of the ability to brighten up family meals or maybe miniature fruit trees.
Planting Ideas
Other indoor gardening enthusiasts are planting annuals and perennials for the coming season. Begonias and African violets are good examples of the indoor gardening enthusiast's interests. These plants can be nursed along, with an eventual outcome of a gardening dream come true.
Gardening Magazines
If you're new to this satisfying hobby, you may have no idea of the breadth and wealth of information just waiting for your perusal.
From weekend planting projects to detailed instructions on grafting cactuses, gardening magazines offer information that covers everything you want to know to make your garden grow.
As an indoor gardening freak,
look for all of the possibilities. Coleus make
excellent indoor plants, with a rainbow of colors
sitting right on a shelf or windowsill. Baby's tears are another
popular indoor plant, with their tiny
teardrop-shaped leaves spilling over the edge of
your pot, trailing in an effective and beautiful
display. Begonias are tubers, planted in winter and erupting in spring with a floriferous display lasting through midsummer. Your indoor gardening project can trail through the seasons, leaving a legacy of beauty and utility.
The Autumn Garden
Come fall, your indoor gardening regime may highlight Chrysanthemums, a favorite of the fall season. In winter, the indoor gardening enthusiast may plant some daffodils, crocuses or hyacinths, “forced” into bloom a bit before their time, in a attractive vase on the side table, giving your family and friends a glimpse into spring before its' time.
Plants from the Ceiling
The gardening buff may also enjoy creating hanging baskets of a variety of plants. A sunny window in the kitchen may be the perfect spot for a sumptuous display of kitchen herbs and salad friendly flowers.
With this convenient container, you simply cut and mix your salad ingredients, right from your kitchen window garden.
Even More Hints for Your Inside Garden
Your gardening efforts may include a salad bonanza of tiny gourmet lettuce leaves, known as mesclun. Mesclun grows quickly, a delicate blend of tiny lettuce leaves which must be harvested quickly and cleaned pronto!
These mesclun varieties require close monitoring, with a daily inspection of your crop. Thin and delicate, these tiny lettuce leaves spoil quickly, often within a day. As soon as you pick your harvest, wash and dry these fine leaves.
Give a healthy dose of mesclun to your mix of lettuce, for an interesting salad with pizzazz.
A Hobby for the Plant Enthusiast
Indoor gardening is a fulfilling and satisfying hobby. Check out the possibilities. Who knows, you may have the greenest of thumbs! Anyway, the best time to get started is now so grab your garden tools and get to work. Your new hobby awaits!
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