Many inhabitants of city apartments are very interested in how to create a small vegetable garden at home for growing various vegetables. Is it possible to grow vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs and much more on a regular windowsill? Of course you can, but only if you follow certain rules for growing and care. By strictly adhering to such rules, you can achieve a positive result.
Basic rules for the care and growing of vegetables
Selection and planting of seeds
Not all seeds are suitable for indoor growing. There are those that will germinate and develop well only outdoors. therefore choose seeds, on the packaging of which it is indicated that they are suitable for growing in an apartment.
Correct lighting
Indoor plants should receive the required amount of light. Natural lighting in the room, of course, is not enough. This deficiency will have to be made up artificial lighting... You can use phyto-lamps or fluorescent lamps and illuminate the plants for an additional 10-12 hours every day.
Most often, problems with the growth and development of plants arise due to a lack of lighting.
Fertilizers and soil selection
For growing vegetables in an apartment, ordinary leafy soil with peat is suitable. By choosing land in retail chains, opt for the "Universal" mixture.
Vegetable plants need to be fed regularly. Here you can choose - it is better, of course, organic fertilizers, but you can also use mineral fertilizers.
Watering and humidity
To prevent plant roots from rotting, it is better to water them through a tray. Each tray should be regularly filled with room temperature water.
Dry indoor air negatively affects plant development. The salvation in this situation will be regular spraying of vegetable crops.
Individual growing conditions for each vegetable crop
The most undemanding plants for home growing are various greens and green onions... Dill, parsley and lettuce do not require much maintenance. To grow them, you will need any container and ordinary garden land. The only thing to consider is that plants need a sufficient amount of light and daily watering (and with dry air in the apartment - spraying).
Cucumbers - more demanding crops. Growing them is not as easy as green onions. Since you need good lighting, the place for growing can only be on the windowsill, where there is more light. But before planting, make sure that the window is thoroughly insulated and there is not a single draft. His cucumbers won't survive.
It is very important to water the cucumbers properly. In hot and sunny weather, each plant needs up to 8 liters of water per day. Waterlogging the soil is harmful to plants. To prevent water stagnation in the ground, lay a drainage layer on the bottom of the container before planting.
And more about lighting. Cucumbers and tomatoes artificial lighting will be required (about 12 hours a day), since there is not enough light in the room for this vegetable crop.
Choosing which top dressing to use (mineral or organic), do them regularly, about 3 times a month. And for cucumbers and tomatoes, they are vital.
A prerequisite for growing cucumbers, tomatoes and sweet pepper is the presence of a support and a garter, as well as a systematic rotation of pots with seedlings one hundred and eighty degrees. By observing these rules, the vegetable crop will be stable and even.
Please be patient, it may not work out on the first try. But how pleasant it will be to treat your loved ones with an environmentally friendly product grown by your own hands.
