I want to grow food indoors (market)

[WheredoIlive?]

I want to grow food indoors, has anyone ever done this?

I know I can get little pots for herbs and put them on the window sills.

That would be cool, but anyone do it heavier?

I do get late afternoon sunlight in the windows.

[Gerania]

Here's a really good article (which saves me a lot of typing ) and mentions a couple of points which I would have forgotten to include.

Indoor Vegetable Gardening

[WheredoIlive?]

Thanks I appreciate it!

[harry chickpea]

I've just devised a system to do this, that I plan to market. There are some crops, like lettuce, that doesn't grow well in the intense heat of summer, but does OK in a window sill with some protection and an AC environment. Some crops also need more protection from bugs and other pests - the lettuce that we had in the garden was eaten by rabbits.

You'll find that plants tend to be "leggie" when grown indoors. Even in a south facing window, they get about 1/4 the light that they would get outside. Also - beware black pots. You can cook the roots of a plant quite nicely in one of those.

[dgz]

Originally Posted by harry chickpea

I've just devised a system to do this, that I plan to market. There are some crops, like lettuce, that doesn't grow well in the intense heat of summer, but does OK in a window sill with some protection and an AC environment. Some crops also need more protection from bugs and other pests - the lettuce that we had in the garden was eaten by rabbits.

You'll find that plants tend to be "leggie" when grown indoors. Even in a south facing window, they get about 1/4 the light that they would get outside. Also - beware black pots. You can cook the roots of a plant quite nicely in one of those.

I had the 'leggie' problem with tomatoes last Spring, growing them initially indoors. When I went to transplant them outside, only a few survived.