Monday, January 21, 2013

The Nano Garden - Grow Indoors

Going into winter I'm finding myself searching for ways to grow fresh food indoors. I ran across this Nano Garden and thought it was brilliant. If you're designing a new kitchen, I would seriously consider putting something like this in. I wonder just how easy it would be to make something similar? I'm sure the price tag for this one is a little heavy.

This is still a concept but you can find ones on the market like the one at this link: http://www.urbancultivator.net/




2 comments:

  1. What kind of lights do you use? Flourescent? And do you know: do LED's grow as good as flourescent lights?

    ReplyDelete
  2. Good question, Emily.
    According to our research, you can use any kind of light that indicates it is for plants. The LED types, of course, use less electricity and last longer, so would be a better choice for the money. The point of using any lighting for indoor plants is to get the full spectrum equivalent of sun light. So, any light you choose that indicates it is specifically used for indoor plants will work. I have a very old grow light that I've used over the years, and it has done just fine. It is a light bulb that looks much like a porch security light. I just hang it over my growing area and plug it in and let it do its job. I plan to get an LED next, as I now have a small greenhouse that I use in the house, and it will work great there.
    Thanks,
    ~Sharon & ~Scarlett

    ReplyDelete