Now that you’re all set in the supplies department, it’s time for the fun part - choosing what to grow! Electric fan for circulation (optional).

Here are seven supplies that are needed - and four that are optional - for growing vegetables inside: This method does require some upfront expense, but it allows you to grow a much wider variety of plants.

On the other end of the spectrum, you can set up an indoor garden using artificial lights and heat mats to recreate outdoor growing conditions. For example, because green onions only require six hours of sunlight a day, they’re a great option for indoor vegetable growing using sunlight only. While you won’t be able to grow as many veggies indoors with only natural light, there are still quite a few you can try. The easiest is to just use natural light coming in from the windows. There are several different ways to go about indoor gardening. Having fresh veggies when there’s snow on the ground can’t be beat. Particularly for those who live in cold climates where you can’t grow anything outdoors during the winter. While many use their windowsills or grow lights in the spring to start seeds and grow vegetables inside before transplanting them outdoors, there’s no reason you can’t also garden indoors year-round.

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