Nasturtium - can tehy live indoors over winter?
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Comments (27)Ok, one last question for you, Dave. I transplanted all of my Indian Princess Nasturtiums today. I may have lost a few roots on some of them during the process. They have an enormous root system (one of mine had a root about a foot long hanging out from the bottom of the clump!). Anyways, how do they do with transplanting? They are in their final homes now. Do I need to worrk much about the fact that I lost some roots during the process? Please let me know. Peace - Steve...See MoreLight gardening indoors over winter
Comments (5)5b, Chicago. I don't get why half the time this auto fills for my zone and half the time it doesn't. I've got a small cold frame I'm going to see if I can keep something going all winter in. I tried posting on the growing under lights forum, but it's been kind of dead over there. I did get a good response to a question I posted maybe a month ago about growing potatoes indoors. I had tomatoes that I started indoors too early that were flowering before it was time to plant them out. So did my peppers that I started too early. Oh, and I had a sugar snap pea (which weren't happy when I transplanted them out... direct seeding from now on) that also was flowering. It's one of the reasons why I was thinking toms and fruiting veggies would be an option. Carrots sound like a good idea too. Especially since something ate all but a few of my fall carrot sowing so I won't have any stockpiled for winter....See MoreGrowing honeydew melons indoors over the winter
Comments (5)I've thought about growing melons indoors but have never done it. The main problem is space. Mature melon vines are large, typically around 6-8' square. The cost of electricity to light that large an area is considerable. You would have to run a 250W halide bulb for around 12 hours a day, which would cost $10 a month where I live. You would then hope to get 4-6 fruit. Melons also require heat and do best with daytime temperatures in the high 70s or higher. I would suggest taking a look at the hydroponic places for lights. The majority of their customers grow, um, tomatoes, yeah, tomatoes, and the cultural requirements of a tomato plant are very similar to those of a melon (Some hydroponic setups are intended for growing lettuce and culinary herbs like thyme and basil, which require less light and a somewhat different spectrum, so avoid those). The vines are delicate so you should get some friends to help with the move if possible. You should be aware that most storebought melons in the USA are hybrids that don't grow true from seed. You will get a melon, but it may not be a honeydew and may not grow especially large. For next year, you can purchase F1 hybrids like the growers use. I would recommend Athena as being the most reliable of the cantaloupe types, or Earlidew being a good honeydew type. There are also some open-pollinated "heirloom" types that are quite good though perhaps not as easy to grow as the hybrids. Melons are among the most difficult garden crops to grow. They require a relatively long growing season, warm temperatures, consistent watering, fertile soil, and protection from insects....See MoreMini roses successfully kept indoors over winter
Comments (10)Hi Barb! I do grow and winter roses in pots. The best way to winter them is inside an insulated but not heated garage. However, I don't have a garage so I do mine outside. I place all the pots together on the south wall of my house and wrap the lot in burlap. Then I STUFF the whole thing with leaves. Tons of them! You have to pack the leaves down in between the pots and on the tops as deep as you can. For the first 5 or 6 years I had barely any losses but I have to say that the last two were much more severe and I lost quite a few even with all the protection. It's always chancy at best....See Moreianna
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