| If you have always wanted to start a home | | | | wont dry out and once you see them start to pop |
| vegetable garden but do not have the outdoor space | | | | up remove any of the cover or dirt that is on them. |
| you thought you needed, you will be happy to learn | | | | Once they have sprouted, you will now need to |
| that there are a number of vegetables that you can | | | | keep them under the fluorescent light mentioned |
| plant indoors. Not only will this help to cut down your | | | | above. They will do their best if they are getting |
| grocery bill but it will also help to ensure that you | | | | warmth of around 80 degrees for at least 18 hours |
| along with your family only eat the best and most | | | | per day. At night they do not need to be as warm |
| natural ingredients in your meals. You are probably | | | | and you can probably turn off one of the bulbs. |
| now thinking that to plant these vegetables inside | | | | Ensure the light source is at least 5" away from the |
| you will need all sorts of equipment and fertilizers but | | | | sprouts. |
| this is not true. For this article we will be telling you | | | | When your tomato plants grow to around one and |
| how to grow tomatoes indoors. They are easy to | | | | half inches you will need to transplant them to the |
| care for and as such are a good choice for your first | | | | containers you had purchased for this purpose. In |
| indoor vegetable. | | | | total it will take around 8 weeks before you will start |
| The first thing you will need is a soil mix. A suitable | | | | seeing any evidence of fruit on your plants, evidence |
| one is standard seed potting soil mix. You can get | | | | can be the flowers or the fruit depending on the |
| this at your local farm store or super center. You can | | | | conditions the plants were kept in for the period. |
| add a little bit of water to the mix if you want but | | | | There are plants that may take over two months to |
| not too much, you do not want the soil to be soggy, | | | | flower. If you want your tomato plants to flower |
| so just moist enough to be workable as the seeds | | | | more quickly you can use fertilizer with your water. |
| are pretty delicate. Along with your soil you will want | | | | You can get this at the farm store and the sales |
| to get a nursery tray which you can get while you | | | | associate can assist you in choosing the right one. |
| are getting the soil. | | | | Growing tomatoes indoors is a good way to produce |
| You will also need containers to put them in once | | | | your own vegetables if you do not have enough |
| they grow out the nursery tray, a 6" container | | | | outdoor space. They require only a minimum |
| should be good for each plant. You will need a | | | | investment into the seeds and containers needed to |
| approximately 3 fluorescent bulbs if you do not | | | | grow them in along with the soil and the lighting. But |
| already have any at home. Once you have all the | | | | the initial cost of getting the supplies and planting and |
| above and of course your tomato seeds you are | | | | nurturing the plants will not outweigh what you will |
| ready to plant. You will need to insert the seeds | | | | save from not having to purchase these items at the |
| around a quarter inch deep. | | | | grocery store plus the added health benefits you will |
| Cover them only for the first couple days so they | | | | get from eating natural. |