Comments on: Indoor Container Vegetable Gardening offers Year-round Gardening Fun

By: Paul Lai

Paul Lai — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:05:08 +0000

I have 5 thai pepper trees growing since they were seeded. Now all 5 plants are over 5ft tall and 4ft wide producing many hot peppers. I use the following to help grow them: miracle grow for vegetables, and 4 4ft bulbs called grow lights at 6500k x 4 bulbs which only use 32 watts per bulb which I got from lowes. I have hundreds of peppers between the 5 plants and with the light they grow so fast. I am picking peppers every 2 weeks.

By: Arlene

Arlene — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:14:42 +0000

I am just starting with indoor gardening vegetables. Any suggestions on books or web sites for the newcomer. We are in the process of building our house and planned a large south facing sunroom with windows on 3 sides for this reason.

By: Cindy Selzler

Cindy Selzler — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:24:30 +0000

So much depends on the amount of sun you get. In other words what is the average amount of sun in your area? If you live in cloudy rainy Seattle you will not have as much luck with that south window as you will if you live in sunnier Oklahoma. I grow indoor veggies all winter. I use grow lights for the eggplant, tomatoes, peppers and cukes. The salad veggies get by fine on the light from the window.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:40:31 +0000

But, the more light the hotter!

By: Nick Kilavos

Nick Kilavos — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:23:10 +0000

I am so sorry to disapoint you Doug Green, But I have had thai pepper plants growing by south windows indoors producing some very hot pepprs for 2 years and going strong from the same plant mind you!!! Have a good day

By: Doug Green

Doug Green — Thu, 03 May 2007 10:43:51 +0000

Interesting article but in my experience you’re underestimating the amount of light you’ll need. Without supplemental lighting tomatoes and other high-light plants will not grow/bear fruit. 5 hours of window light (even south-facing) isn’t enough for tomatoes or peppers. Leafy greens might be OK depending on the amount of light.