I recently moved into a new apartment. The first think I wanted to do was start my apartment garden. There are so many innovated techniques used to created an indoor apartment garden. Below are some of my favorite apartment gardening ideas.
1. Regrowing plants from scraps
There are many herbs and vegetables that you can regrow from cuttings bought from the grocery store. You can find unique glass containers at thrift stores or even the dollar store. Place the cuttings in water by a window seal and watch them grow. You can try to regrow spring onions, Leeks, Scallions, Fennel, lemongrass, ginger, potatoes, sweet potatoes, romaine lettuce, celery, bok choy and cabbage. I'm currently growing these green onions in my bedroom window seal in shot glasses I bought from the dollar store. Change the water daily and enjoy watching the growth.
2. Indoor Aquaponics apartment garden
AQUAPONICS is a system of growing plants in the water that has been used to cultivate aquatic organisms. Here are some youtube videos explaing how to create your own home
aquaphonic system.
3. Vertical gardens for vegetables and herbs
Using found or inexpensive materials to build vertical gardens a great way to garden in small spaces. Vertical gardens are perfect for apartment gardening and in environment here there is not a lot of space. This unique hanging rain gutter vertical garden is inexpensive to build and adds a unique touch to any home vegetable garden.
4. Watch underground vegetables grow
Fresh and functional home decor. This cute planter box can be built with repurposed materials. Crates can be found behind stores. This planter box can also be very educational for young children in the home.
5. Picture frame succulent or herb garden
This tecnique can be used to plant succulents or herbs. I am going to build one of these for herbs to hang in my kitchen. Here is the instructions from Better Home and Garden on how to create this
picture frame planter box.
