Any "indoor" gardenening types?

[84c10]

Thinking of converting my sunroom to an indoor garden, conservatory style. Being in the south, the windows are tinted... leaves me thinking for good results I'm likely looking at adding some growing lights, especially over this winter season.

Anyone have experience in this? Been doing some reading up on it generally, havent gotten too far in this planning stage yet though...

I'd be looking at mainly taller plants - tomatoes, peppers, maybe eggplants. If I take things up a step and get a couple T12 fixtures to hang 4" above plant level I might make a low table with lettuce and the like, but, that'd be a secondary focus.

Mainly I'm trying to figure out how to address the taller fruiting plants...

 

[slow305]

Haha, talk to some of those guys from California. I've heard they have lots of experience with indoor gardening, although, I don't believe they are growing tomatoes.

 

[Turbo RX-6]

Haha, talk to some of those guys from California. I've heard they have lots of experience with indoor gardening, although, I don't believe they are growing tomatoes.

When I clicked on this thread I was thinking, "I wonder how long it will take before somebody says something about....." TOO LATE already done!

 

[818GN]

Haha, talk to some of those guys from California. I've heard they have lots of experience with indoor gardening, although, I don't believe they are growing tomatoes.

Did someone say "indoor gardening"? LOL

IMHO, no point in spending hundreds of dollars+ on something you can do outside for free. Lights, ballasts, and electricity are expensive when there is no way to recoup your investment.

Get some good soil, good light, and room to grow.

 

[JOHNDEEREGN]

HAHAH beat me to it,,,,:biggrin:

 

[84c10]

Did someone say "indoor gardening"? LOL

IMHO, no point in spending hundreds of dollars+ on something you can do outside for free. Lights, ballasts, and electricity are expensive when there is no way to recoup your investment.

Get some good soil, good light, and room to grow.

All the jokes aside, its not as much about an investment as it is a relaxation technique. Unlike my sister who recently moved up into the valley from LA, here in Georgia we aren't blessed with a year-round outdoor growing season.

I'm actually looking long and hard at hanging up the tools from the car hobby (for all intents and purposes) for good except keeping my first car and first truck out of sentimentality and working on them as needed. Something about realizing I sunk probably over 6-figures into cars and related things in the past decade or so, and all I have to show for it are some scars and some big piles of parts???

Doesn't seem as worth it as it used to...

 

[jlat]

hello people; I have no clue with indoor gardening but if it was me I'd go to Mahoneys in Lexington and ask questions there. They have grow tents and seem to be very smart with plants and trees.
from a North East Mass Hole.
IBBY

 

[DailyDrifter]

Well if your planting "tomatoes", look into getting a Co2 system for them, makes the "tomatoes" bigger . Also you can use a fluorescent light to start them, but definataly get a Metal-halide or High-pressure Sodium light to finish them off. And always use organic fertilizers :wink:

 

[83turbomon]

Yea... what yall need???

 

[RatFink]

CFL and LED lighting is a nice alternative to MH and HID type lighting in that they use WAY less energy and run cool. No additional heat in your grow area.
NASA uses the LED technology and the LED stuff is getting cheaper all the time. Fox Farm nutrient are really good.