How To Grow Herbs & Vegetables Indoors Without A Grow Light. How To Grow On A Window Ledge.

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  • @GardeningInCanada
    @GardeningInCanada  2 роки тому +5

    The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/gardeningincanada12221
    For seeds check out this link bit.ly/3Vxcxvq these will work well for window growing

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  2 роки тому +1

      For seeds check out this link bit.ly/3Vxcxvq these will work well for window growing

    • @diversitylove5460
      @diversitylove5460 2 роки тому

      @@GardeningInCanada
      I am leggy 🦵 in the winter too. I find that laying under my grow lights in winter helps me with SAD.
      Crazy. But my dad said it’s ok to be crazy as long as your happy.
      If you could question 🙋‍♀️. How dangerous are indoor grow to human and pet eyes? Do I need sunblock ? Should I handout sunglasses when guest come over? 😎
      People seem to think that because LED light look 👀 white or even warm that they won’t hurt you.
      Other than a grow tent ⛺️ what might you suggest?
      Going to get happy now 🌞 💡 🪴 in my phototropisme 😂

  • @diyya135
    @diyya135 2 роки тому +20

    I NEED more indoor gardening videos please!

  • @lindam9018
    @lindam9018 2 роки тому +20

    For anybody out there with a desk lamp kicking around unused, you can pick up an LED grow light bulb at Canadian Tire starting at $5.49 it's their NOMA brand. That was my first grow light, still using it. It's not going to grow a tomato plant but will definitely benefit for this purpose.
    I must have missed a segment about this 'cracky method' so I will have to search it up to understand what I'm doing.
    Thanks, Ashley!
    Edit: I see it's the 'Kratky Method', now my concern is about the nutrients to put in the water, which apparently is really important.

  • @loriegroth2472
    @loriegroth2472 2 роки тому +13

    One of my goals this winter is to have indoor herbs and lettuce in addition to my micro greens. I brought in parsley, basil and chocolate mint in the fall and they are doing ok in dirt. I haven’t tried lettuce yet. Thanks for the tips about not buying head lettuce seed. Please do more of these indoor winter gardening videos. I don’t have instagram, so any follow-ups on UA-cam are appreciated, too. Thanks!

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  2 роки тому +1

      Okay sounds good!

    • @thebandplayedon..6145
      @thebandplayedon..6145 2 роки тому +1

      I brought in chocolate mint last year, took about a good month + to stop dying off and start growing again, then it had no issues at all outgrowing the hanging basket and with trails down to the floor. In an unheated porch, morning sun, east facing window.

  • @Home_Run_Kid72
    @Home_Run_Kid72 2 роки тому +5

    Indoor gardening would be wicked, specifically for me. Indoor gardening zone 3 with limited space would be ideal lol

  • @mhawang8204
    @mhawang8204 2 роки тому +10

    Yes, please do more videos about indoor gardening. I want to start an indoor garden to keep growing over the long winter.

  • @eyespysky331
    @eyespysky331 2 роки тому +15

    I grew tomato's carrots,beetroot and peas indoors on my southfacing windowsill 👍🏻

  • @gregmartinsask
    @gregmartinsask 2 роки тому +4

    Basel and Pepermint grow nice on my window, I have a 3 year old pepermint plant in my window I trim it often and repot once a year. I use a rectangle pot 2.5 gallons the large amount of dirt helps the plant to not dry out if I forget to water it, my plants in small pots often die from lack of moisture. try over winter your pepper plants on window sill, dig up mature plants in fall repot with new dirt aggressivly trim branches and remove all big leaves treat the stick plant for pests and put in the window sill and replant outdoors in spring after last frost, beware of pests so trim lots and treat with neem oil / soap mix when bring them indoors as fall season
    is ending. you must treat for pests even if no signs are there, bringing pests indoors is a disaster, be proactive and if you find pests immediatly quarentine or destroy the plant to save all the other plants no mercy,

  • @anyawillowfan
    @anyawillowfan 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for suggesting the foil, that is going to make things so much easier than my current attempts

  • @sandralee94
    @sandralee94 8 місяців тому +3

    I’m really interested in growing my own veggies in my apartment disabled

  • @thecakepopsistars
    @thecakepopsistars 2 роки тому +5

    You’re always sooo in tune with my plant pondering. I am considering just this exact project. (I’m still on the ledge 😂) Thanks again!

  • @kele1264
    @kele1264 2 роки тому +3

    Never knew it was called the cracky method. Did I hear that right? Learn something new every day! I'll go with small soil pots. I'll have to get creative, both with window ledge and wire shelving with grow lights, because my male cat is a climber and a plant eater. It'll take heavy duty infrastructure to do indoor gardening with him around. Maybe prison bars on the windows, and a chain link dog run cage (with top) for the shelving. He keeps me on my toes. My sweet little Luna is happy just to watch me. I appreciate you naming the plants that can grow on ledges. Thanks Ashley!

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  2 роки тому +1

      Haha yes. Kratky is how Alot of people say it

    • @kele1264
      @kele1264 2 роки тому

      @@GardeningInCanada Ohhhh....oops Kratky it is!

  • @paragoon1230
    @paragoon1230 2 роки тому +1

    I started my tomatoes on a bay window last year best tomato grow year ever all my neighbors were mad at me they grew nothing

  • @rhondatrumier5530
    @rhondatrumier5530 2 роки тому +5

    Got lettuce growing and various sprouts. I just started tulsi basil. Love this content.

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  2 роки тому

      Ooo have you tried tulsi basil before

    • @rhondatrumier5530
      @rhondatrumier5530 2 роки тому +2

      No. This is the first time trying to grow it. I’ve grown lots of basil so thinking it will be ok. Tulsi is my new favourite tea and health benefits are amazing.

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  2 роки тому

      Nice! I have to look into it

  • @Karoline_g
    @Karoline_g Рік тому +1

    I will take as many windowsill growing vids as you want to make. I appreciate you pointing out why my germination may have been awful. My miners lettuce is taking off but everything else has been resistant.

  • @olefosshaug5565
    @olefosshaug5565 Рік тому

    I was searching for this topic and voila! there you are with a video covering it exactly 💯😘

  • @mariem5990
    @mariem5990 2 роки тому +1

    Congratulations on your new course. 💚 Yay. Thanks for the great videos

  • @marcelacecil3036
    @marcelacecil3036 2 роки тому +1

    Best of health, you are awesome, love the informative and science-based topics!

  • @sixfigurebookkeeper7588
    @sixfigurebookkeeper7588 2 роки тому +2

    Well done! I appreciate learning from you.

  • @imannosseir6679
    @imannosseir6679 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for all you contribute to the gardening community. I intend on starting indoor gardening but I'm still undevided whether to go hydroponic or Soil. I have a large unused space in the basement and I can setup shelving system with fluorescent tube lights. My priority in to grow fresh salad greens and potentially something like a baby book Choy.

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  2 роки тому +2

      I’ll show you all the options and you can go forward from there. It’s going to come down to what you are most comfortable with. If you like one more then the other go with that and see how I’d does indoors

    • @imannosseir6679
      @imannosseir6679 2 роки тому

      Perfect. You are amazing 🤗

  • @PraxisPrepper
    @PraxisPrepper 2 роки тому

    Thanks for this video. You just got rid of SO much trial and error on my end. Thank you so much!

  • @catherinewilson1079
    @catherinewilson1079 2 роки тому +1

    I grew romaine on my balcony last summer and the balcony had a roof and southern exposure. I’m going to do it again cause it’s easy to water there and I can stay out of the blasting sunlight! And this year I WILL recognize when it is starting to bolt! (Or I will do lose leaf)

  • @gardenshappen
    @gardenshappen 2 роки тому +1

    I've taken the plastic containers I had left over from buying cookies at my grocery store deli, cut the tops off and placed plants in solo cups in those on a window ledge. By cutting drainage slits in the cups and I could then water the plants though subirrigation. I just had to refill it every few days to a week.
    I managed to grow garlic this way, but living in Florida I was unable to get it to bulb. I still want to revisit trying to get garlic bulbs this way using a different type of garlic.

  • @thebandplayedon..6145
    @thebandplayedon..6145 2 роки тому +1

    Oh yeah! I forgot to buy sprout seed mix & jar tops. Had my eye on that for a while, happy to hear it's worth it. Thanks for the reminder, cheers!

  • @mickeyd306
    @mickeyd306 2 роки тому +2

    I started an indoor garden of parsley, basil, carrots, and oregano. I just have a basic LED shop-light. It sure is bright though. So far things are looking okay but I am unsure if the LED light is adequate.

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  2 роки тому

      Is anything flipping over?

    • @mickeyd306
      @mickeyd306 2 роки тому +1

      ​@@GardeningInCanada Everything is growing straight up and appears strong.

  • @denaross
    @denaross Рік тому +1

    Definitely interested in indoor food gardening!

  • @teriperkins4427
    @teriperkins4427 2 роки тому +3

    Wonderful!! Would love to hear how to have successful sprouts- what temperature do we need? Mine tend to get moldy before I can use them. Also, what is the soil amendment to add to potting soil to grow indoors? Can I use one of the spinning towers with soil indoors if near a southern window? We are 30 miles from the BC Canada border- really appreciate your channel!

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  2 роки тому +1

      Oh interesting! Okay. I can do that I leave mine in a cupboard until the sprout and rinse twice daily.

    • @my_flippin_journey
      @my_flippin_journey 2 роки тому

      @@GardeningInCanada how long will they keep? Curious after they sprout have quickly we'll have to consume them. Thanks

  • @pedestrianfare8175
    @pedestrianfare8175 2 місяці тому

    Very helpful. Thanks!

  • @flowerpixel
    @flowerpixel 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for sharing. I'd love any indoor gardening videos bc there's a lot of UA-camrs selling hopium. I've tried to grow Swiss chard under two different grow lights and they both became leggy.

  • @Ed19601
    @Ed19601 2 роки тому +3

    As an exception, I 'managed' to grow a tomatoplant inside during fall/winter. It was at 52.3 N latitude. Only available light was from a floor to ceiling window. Ok, i even did get some tomatoes (small yellow) after handpollinating, but i would not say it was worth it. (Used kratky).Managed to successfully grow lettuce inside as far north as 60 degrees latitude, on a window sil. (For reference: that's latitude of St Petersburg or Fort Smith NWT).
    Herbs like Thyme easily overwinter/grow inside at 52.3 N

  • @terrywallace5181
    @terrywallace5181 2 роки тому +1

    Enjoyed this video...now feeling adventurous.

  • @dreamlovermimi9458
    @dreamlovermimi9458 2 роки тому +2

    Its possible to grow smaller peppers 🌶 and cilantro , mint, recao, basil, oregano, succulents etc in a southfacing window during winter. Then again my window panels are huge lol

  • @CapitanFantasma1776
    @CapitanFantasma1776 2 роки тому +1

    I love these! Thanks!

  • @valmac1234
    @valmac1234 2 роки тому +2

    You are amazing! I was just wondering this.

  • @DerMelissa
    @DerMelissa 2 роки тому +1

    I wondered about using those grow pods..great information. Thanks for the homework teacher😄

  • @Jen-CelticWarrior
    @Jen-CelticWarrior 2 роки тому +1

    I live in the Northwoods of the US, so I would love more videos like these! Thanks😊 I’m not on instagram, though.

  • @meganhess9531
    @meganhess9531 2 дні тому

    Best channel!

  • @420CanadianToker.
    @420CanadianToker. Рік тому

    I would like to learn more from you about growing indoor with lights. I currently grow indoor and I am interested in knowing about the timing of switching from veg to bloom, what plants would need this and the effects of switching from 18 hours of light down to 12 hours of light if I have plants that dont need the switch to produce in the same tent. Thanks for the awesome info, never dull.

  • @2075vj
    @2075vj 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing. I’m new to Fort Myers Florida and trying to learn what grows best here as far as herbs and fruit. Coming from Pennsylvania. I know I have a lot more options here trying to determine if it’s best to start from plants or seed. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

  • @thesilversliver5728
    @thesilversliver5728 2 роки тому +2

    Like what you have to say. Thanks for sharing.

  • @DKFXCT
    @DKFXCT 2 місяці тому

    Mint seems to grow great in temps over 100 degrees..

  • @danielnixon6418
    @danielnixon6418 2 роки тому +1

    Good evening from Australia

  • @cjjjj7163
    @cjjjj7163 6 місяців тому

    I HAVE MOVED TO AN APARTMENT AND IT'S ENCLOSED BALCONY WITH WINDOWS DO YOU THINK MY SWEET PEPPERS I PLANTED THEM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD TO MOVE TO ENCLOSED BALCONY AND YES I AM IN CANADA ZONE 5B- THANKS SORRY SUCH A LONG QUESTION

  • @debbyshapiro2125
    @debbyshapiro2125 Рік тому

    Which lettuce varieties did you say..that was most interesting part but didnt hear

  • @zan4110
    @zan4110 2 роки тому +1

    I have a question..!..My neighbor has some Jerusalem artichokes her son gave her...and wa ts to give me some...in Quebec our soil is half frozen...Can we still plant them now..or wait until spring...if in spring, can they keep well in fridge in a brown paper bag...or outside fridge in a brown paper bag in a cool room...!! Thanks!!😁

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  2 роки тому +1

      I would wait until spring. They won’t like that extreme cold

    • @zan4110
      @zan4110 2 роки тому

      @@GardeningInCanada thank you so much..!

  • @VaultDwellerGal
    @VaultDwellerGal 2 роки тому

    I love it; kratky rocks!

  • @kele1264
    @kele1264 2 роки тому +3

    Missing this premiere will teach me not to keep my phone under my pillow. Will watch later today.

  • @DrPrepper72
    @DrPrepper72 2 роки тому

    Should the bottle be covered so the light doesn’t cause algae growth? Also change water or top up and one more lol, oxygen needs? 🙏🏼

  • @patkonelectric
    @patkonelectric 2 роки тому +1

    Dose UV blocking glass window effect the plants grow versus none UV blocking?

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  2 роки тому +2

      No that doesn’t effect anything. Plants don’t need UV to grow oddly enough

    • @patkonelectric
      @patkonelectric 2 роки тому +1

      @@GardeningInCanada I read some articles on how UV light can be beneficial to plants. Don't know if the articles are wrong. This could be a good topic for a video. 😉

  • @sislertx
    @sislertx 2 роки тому +1

    I.easily extended.the width oft.window sills in bath kitchen and laundry room
    Using.a.cheap.small router feom.har or.freight to give it a cool edge
    Some.glue putty primer.and paint.an3s looks like it.was origional

  • @MichaelMorris-eq1hn
    @MichaelMorris-eq1hn 2 роки тому +1

    Who's ready?

  • @SH-jy6lc
    @SH-jy6lc Рік тому

    Yes, need to grow more food in winter coz apparantly they are putting mrna in veggies and meat soon! A lot of homesteaders on youtube are concerned. I am too!

  • @kevywilliams3304
    @kevywilliams3304 Рік тому

    Watched it all …. What plants ??????))))))))

  • @katipohl2431
    @katipohl2431 2 роки тому +2

    Torturing plants. Is there any serious activists to protect plants rights and protecting them against exploitation and unnatural environments? This seems far from the genetically optimal Phenotype...

    • @charlenefrench5404
      @charlenefrench5404 2 роки тому +10

      Is this satire?

    • @ronniealleman3292
      @ronniealleman3292 2 роки тому +1

      I thought humans had dominion over plants 🪴and animals. This does mean we are held responsible for their well-being. I see nothing wrong with this video since it is so informative.

    • @SteraFaux
      @SteraFaux 8 місяців тому

      Say JK right now lol

  • @imaham1947
    @imaham1947 2 роки тому +3

    I am very interested to learn more about indoor gardening 🫒