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Has anyone grown lettuce greens, spinach, herbs indoors under a grow light. I am teaching a gardening class this winter and would like to plant some veggies. The room has no windows. We garden outdoors in the summer. We are in Zone 5 and will begin our class Jan. 16th. Any other great project ideas? I am teaching seniors.
I am growing lettuce, arugula, mizuna and a mustard under grow lights (shp lights-we do not use gro-lux tubes, just regular florecent lights) as we speak.
Planted the seed in seed flats in a soiless mix we make ourselves (but you can use a commercial mix). We just scattered the seeds on the surface and kept them watered and they sprouted and 4 weeks later we are eating the stuff.
Basil would also be a good candidate as would parsley
We also have a few jalapeno peppers setting fruit that we potted up last fall from the garden. Did you know peppers are perenials and will live 100+ years?
Did you continue to grow them in the seed flats? It doesn't seem like you would want to transplant greens but I wasn't sure if the flats would allow for root growth. Thanks for your responses.
WOW! 100 years! I am going to try peppers now, in pots, because my last attempt in the ground did not have a long enough season. Can you do the same thing with Eggplant?
I don't know about eggplant. one way to find out is to dig one up next fall and see what happens. They sure look like they would be perennials in a warmer climate than mine (zone 6a).
Audrey, I am keeping the greens in the flats until I am done with them. When planting a cutting greens mix straight into the ground I direct seed as it makes for a denser grouping and takes only 5 minutes to do with a seeder. Transplanting enough plants for a cutting mix would take hours.
How deep are your seed flats? Do they provide sufficient room for the root systems of your cutting mix? I am specifically interested in planting a mesclun mix indoors under gro lights.
The National Gardening Assn. used to aid classroom teachers in gardening projects and with grants. You might try seeing if they have any info you could use: www.garden.org
