Grow Your Food Indoors Report

If you are on a mission to grow your own food, you may have run into difficulties with 
where to grow it. You might only have a small amount of yard and want to keep it open 
for your pets, or are concerned about pests and wild animals attacking your crops.
Another option that is available to you is growing them indoors. Even if you live in an 
apartment or condo, you can still grow plenty of herbs, vegetables, and fruits right inside 
your kitchen or other well-lit home. 

This report is going to go through some crops you can grow indoors in pots, along with 
some helpful tips.

1. Grow These Vegetables Indoors

When you want to grow food indoors, it often begins with vegetables. While your mind 
may go to herbs first, there are actually quite a few vegetables that grow good indoors. 
What you are looking for is vegetables that don’t require a lot of space and that are okay 
with partial sun and partial shade. 

These vegetables don’t need full, direct sunlight, so you can grow them inside as long 
as you have enough sunlight. This often means putting them in your kitchen in the 
window sill, or another south or west-facing wall close to the window.

Potatoes

Good news! You can definitely grow potatoes indoors. Many people use potatoes in 
their diet since they are nutritious, filling, and can be used in so many different recipes. 
If you are tired of spending money for them at the supermarket, consider growing them 
on your own. Keep in mind that potatoes need a large pot or bucket in order to grow 
them indoors. The large clay or plastic pots you get at garden supply stores will work 
great for growing potatoes indoors.

Avocados

Avocados are a superfoods that everyone should add to their diet, and they can also be 
grown indoors. While technically a fruit, many people consider them to be part of the 
vegetable category. There are two main options: get a dwarf avocado plant or grow 
them from a pit. While it is possible to grow them from a pit, these rarely give you quality 
fruit. Getting a dwarf plant really is your best option when you want a better chance at 
having good fruit.

You should have a large pot for the plant with good draining. Add some potting soil to 
the bottom of the pot before putting in the avocado tree. These need to be watered 
regularly, but be careful about overwatering. The shoots of the tree will need to be cut 
on a regular basis, which is called pruning. Keep the avocado plant in an area where 
you have clearance above the plant as they can grow to be a few feet tall.

Bell Peppers

Another excellent vegetable to grow indoors is the bell pepper. You can grow all 
different types of bell peppers indoors since they are okay with a little shade, and will 
grow well in a pot. With bell peppers, you need rich potting mix that has a good draining 
factor. You do need a good amount of light, so try to keep them as close to a window as 
you can. 

Mushrooms, carrots, and plenty of other vegetables can also be grown indoors!

2. Fruits That Only Need Limited Space

There are also quite a few fruits that you can grow indoors. Similar to vegetables, you 
want to find fruit that only needs limited space for growing. Fruits like blackberries aren’t 
ideal because they tend to grow on a vine, which can expand a lot. These are best 
outdoors for vertical planting. 

However, there are berries and other delicious fruits you can grow right in your kitchen 
or other well-lit area inside your home. Here are some of the top fruits that only need a 
small amount of space for growing indoors.

Figs


While figs are often large plants that are typically seen indoors, it is possible to grow 
them inside and keep the plant a reasonable size. You will need to plant the fig tree in a 
large pot and keep the temperature between 55 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit. This is 
going to keep the plant from getting too large. 

With figs, they will grow best if you water regularly, use high-quality potting soil, and 
prune them in the summer and winter seasons. This also helps to keep the plant from 
growing too large. You want a good amount of lighting, but not direct sunlight for fig 
trees.

Strawberries

Not only are strawberries one of the most popular fruits that just about everyone enjoys, 
but they are also a popular option for growing food indoors! Strawberries are easy to 
grow and good for beginners. They can also be grown indoors without requiring a lot of 
space. It is hard to beat a large, fresh strawberry you grew in your own kitchen.

You can either plant strawberries in pots or in multi-tiered pots that provide an automatic 
watering system. These multi-tiered pots are ideal and are often sold at nurseries and 
online stores like Amazon. Then there are baskets you can hang from the ceiling, which 
is great if you want the sun from the window to reach them. Make sure they are watered 
often and pruned regularly.

Lemons

Have you always wanted fresh lemons you grew yourself, but lack yard space for a full-
sized tree? This isn’t a problem when you get a dwarf lemon tree. There are small trees 
that give you Meyer lemons, which are sweet and one of the most popular varieties of 
lemons. These fruit trees are smaller than regular trees, so you can grow them in your 
home in a large pot.

Other fruits that you can grow indoors include:

* Papaya
* Grapes
* Mulberry tree
* Apricots
* Pineapple
* 
Watermelon

3. Start a Mason Jar Herb Garden

Another option for growing your food indoors is with herbs. Herbs don’t need a lot of 
space, so large pots are not necessary unless you want more than one herb in each 
pot. Another good option is to use large mason jars, which can hold the herbs and help 
them grow in your window sill.

Here are some steps required and tips for growing herbs in mason jars, inside your 
home.

Choose Your Herbs

The first thing you will need to do is choose the types of herbs you want to grow. Some 
herbs grow better outdoors or in a pot, so keep that in mind. However, the following 
herbs will grow well in mason jars:

* Basil
* Parsley
* Thyme
* Rosemary
* Cilantro
* Chives

All of these herbs are also beginner-friendly, which is an added bonus. This should work 
well for you even if you are not accustomed to growing herbs.

Gather Your Materials

Step two of the process is gathering your materials. To grow herbs in mason jars, you 
will of course need the mason jars first. Try to get the large jars that are a quart size. 
These tend to work best. You also need some potting mix, and gravel or small rocks for 
drainage. You will start the herbs either from seeds or small plants, so get those as well. 
Choose some type of way to label the jars, whether you get strips of chalkboard paint or 
stickers to label the jars with what herb is inside.

Layer the Mason Jars

Once you have gotten your materials and herbs, you can start layering the mason jars. 
The rocks or gravel should go at the bottom of the mason jars, which is going to help 
with drainage. This is not needed if you have jars with holes drilled in them. On top of 
the rocks, add some potting soil, whether it includes compost or other organic materials.

Transplant the herb plants next, making sure it fits nicely in the soil you added. Starting 
herbs in mason jars from plants is typically the better way to go, but if you have more 
patience, you can also use seeds. After this is done, water the herbs and make sure 
you keep watering them on a regular basis.

4. Microgreens: Why They Grow Indoors

One more thing we wanted to tell you about with growing food indoors is microgreens. 
Microgreens are essentially a type of vegetable green that is smaller than the typical 
greens. These are often added for flavor to various dishes. If you are in the supermarket 
and see something labeled as a baby green, that is a microgreen. These also happen to 
work perfectly as a vegetable you can grow indoors.

Microgreens to Grow Indoors

Do you want to try growing microgreens indoors? Here is a list of the ones that work 
best:

* Kale
* Spinach
* Lettuce
* Cabbage
* Watercress
* Radish
* Mustard Greens
* Herbs

Keep in mind these are not always the full-size type of crop, but the mini version of 
these greens. That should be noted when you go the nursery and get your seeds or 
small plants to grow.

Tips For Growing Microgreens

When you want to grow microgreens indoors, you will need a tray that is shallow and 
can hold some organic soil. Organic soil is always best when you are planting 
something that is going to be edible. You will also need the seeds or small plants, along 
with a sunny spot inside your house. South-facing windows are typically the best for 
getting sunlight through a window or sliding glass door.

The tray should have about 1-2 inches of the potting soil added to it, followed by the 
seeds scattered along the soil. If you want them to grow faster, soak the seeds 
overnight. Otherwise, you should need to cover the seeds with more soil, then water it. 
Filtered water is best for these microgreens, but any water will do. 

You should be able to harvest the microgreens in about 2-4 weeks after you have 
planted and started watering them.

5. Tips For Growing Food Indoors
As a final note, we wanted to give you some general tips for growing your food indoors. 
Regardless of what you decide to grow, these tips can be useful for someone new to 
growing produce and herbs:

Make Sure You Have Good Light

Lighting is essential when you are growing your food indoors. You should become 
familiar with how much light each plant needs so it can get the energy it needs. The 
sunlight helps to feed the plants and help them grow. A south-facing window or a 
kitchen window on the window sill is usually best when growing veggies or fruits 
indoors.

Consider Using a Warming Mat

For some plants, particularly your microgreens, they will grow best with another hot 
energy source. There are warming mats that work well underneath a shallow tray for the 
microgreens or a tray of herbs. This provides another source of warmth to speed up 
growing and help even on days when there isn’t a lot of sunlight.

Start With Food You Use Most Often

When you begin to grow your own food indoors, you will notice that it becomes a bit 
tedious. This might not be true for everyone, but some people experience a lull in the 
desire to work on the plants. One thing that can help encourage you to keep up with it is 
by growing foods you love to use and cook with. 

If you are growing herbs, what herbs do you use the most? If you cook a lot of Italian 
dishes, then growing basil and oregano are the way to go. If your kids love eating 
strawberries, that is definitely something you should grow.
