From Houseplants to Veggies: The 5 Keys to Indoor Winter Gardening

Now that there’s a chill in the air, you’re probably missing your garden. But you can still put your green thumb to work indoors. Read on to get our 5 keys for successful indoor winter gardening!

If you nurture the right houseplants, they will improve the indoor air quality for your family and help make your home beautiful for the holidays; an indoor herb garden will add a special deliciousness to your holiday table, and starting vegetable and flower seeds indoors is the perfect way to jump-start next spring’s outdoor garden.

Key 1: Choose the Right Houseplants to Scrub the Air and Beautify your Home

Houseplants can do so much more than sitting there and looking pretty.

Some houseplants are superstars in cleaning your home’s atmosphere and making it healthier for your family, others are low-maintenance enough to accommodate even the busiest holiday schedule, and others are known for looking pretty.

This essential list will help you choose the perfect houseplants to suit your needs and bring a little green indoors this winter.

Key 2: Plant your Veggies for Indoor Winter Gardening and Get a Head Start on a Yummy Harvest

Growing your vegetable garden is a wonderful way to eat healthily, save money, and enjoy working with the earth.

Besides, the tomatoes in the produce department of the local supermarket are pale shadows of the luscious red orbs you grow in your garden and are so delicious that you can eat them like apples.

Starting your vegetable garden indoors from seed has a lot of advantages: you have access to a lot more varieties of plants, rather than having to select from the cultivars available at your local gardening center; you save money because seeds cost far less than seedlings, and you get to experience the pride that comes from germinating your plants and seeing things through from start to finish.

This information-packed article tells you which vegetables are best suited for growing from seed, what supplies you will need to do so, and when is the best time for starting your seeds, based on where you live.

Key 3: Start Flower Seeds Indoors and Enjoy Early Blooms

You can put the same seed germination supplies you bought for your vegetable garden to good use and get a head start on the spring blooming season. Some flowers are easy to start from seed indoors, transplant into your garden after the last frost, or move outdoors as potted plants.

Why wait for spring to start growing your flowers? This helpful article has information about 4 lovely flowers you can grow from seed indoors and get a head start on beautiful.

Key 4: Grow an Indoor Winter Herb Garden and Bring the Yum to your Holiday Table

Fresh herbs are the perfect way to spice up your holiday menu and take your traditional fare to the next level. Growing your indoor herb garden will save you money and help you avoid going from store to store, crossing your fingers in hopes that they will have the fresh herbs you’re looking for and won’t be a wilting mess.

Your homegrown herbs will also be pretty to look at, and you’ll be proud to know that you grew them yourself.

This informative article lists 5 herbs that are easy to grow indoors during the winter.

Key 5: Nourish your Garden with Home-Grown Compost

Every garden needs nourishment, and there seem to be a million options for feeding yours. If you want to steer clear of chemical-laden fertilizers, natural organic compost is the way to go.

Worm composting is an inexpensive, easy way to produce your organic compost inside during the winter, so you will be ready to prepare rich soil for spring planting. This article explains the basics of worm composting, so you can get a head start.

Happy indoor winter gardening!

Photos courtesy of Ramón Portellanos, Hafiz Issadeen, Stacy Spensley, Rony B Chandran, missellyrh, and normanack.