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Keeping an Indoor Garden Alive

Keeping an Indoor Garden Alive If you have an indoor garden, or want to have one, and need some gardening tips, such as how to keep vegetable plants alive indoors, when to water your plants, what to do if your plants are dying, then today's article is just for you!  Most of the edible plants that can be grown outside can also be grown inside in containers, hydroponic systems, and greenhouses and really do well under the right conditions. As we go into fall, your gardening doesn't have to end! If you're a beginner, there are several basic vegetable plants that are fairly easy to grow inside. These plants can be picked all throughout their growing season and, with some TLC, you can keep growing them all year long inside.  Micro-greens include a mix of greens and herbs, and can also include beets, radishes, kale, Swiss chard, basil, and arugula. Grow your micro greens in a large container and cut them as seedling plants.  To stay ahead of the game, sow new seeds every couple...

25 Vegetables That Can Be Grown in the Winter

25 Vegetables That Can Be Grown in the Winter Winter is approaching rapidly, and you've worked hard to harvest your summer and fall crops. So, now what? Well, winter may be just around the corner, but you can still plant hardy varieties of winter vegetables in your garden, cold frames, grow tunnels, and greenhouses. Below, I have listed 25 vegetables that can withstand a hard frost that you can grow successfully this winter with some tender love and care. Asparagus Artichokes Arugula Beets Brussel Sprouts Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Chives Collards Green onions English peas Fava beans Kale Leaf lettuce (plant in grow tunnels) Leeks Mustard greens Perennial onions Parsnips Radishes Rhubarb (Remember that rhubarb leaves are highly toxic; the stalks are what's edible.) Rutabaga Spinach Swiss Chard Turnip greens and turnips   Generally, when gardening outdoors, I like sticking with perennial greens and various other perennial vegetables that don't die at the end of the...