Growing food indoors?

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Permalink Reply by Rayla Sun Gazer on May 9, 2012 at 9:42pm

I can't answer the question but I'd love to know the answer as I've been thinking about that very thing !

Permalink Reply by Diospyros on May 11, 2012 at 6:28am

No, unless you can get a lot of sunlight on them or use expensive and energy hungry HID grow lights

Permalink Reply by Jay Don't Cook on June 2, 2012 at 6:25am

If the space your growing in remains warm enough at all times you can grow lots indoors, NASA use LED lights which use very little energy. They last for years also.

Citrus
Bananas
Apples & Pears
Cherries etc
Tropical fruit (If your knowledge is good)

All plants and trees need Air, Food and light thats all. and insects or a busy human.

Feel free to ask any questions, i worked in commercial horticulture and am now a gardener

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Permalink Reply by Raw Zombie on June 14, 2012 at 2:33am

whats the deal with LEDs any recccomendations or specific models for fruiting plants? I have heard they last very long but lots of people on forums and reviews  have been saying they just don't put out enough as compared to the other types of grow light and that their reach is not as far as advertised???

 

Permalink Reply by Dharma-Dev on April 14, 2013 at 11:51am

I'm up here in Alaska.  I'm wondering if you know any large scale indoor food producing companies?

Permalink Reply by Cassie K on July 11, 2012 at 10:30am

If you have an open/sunny room in your house, the best small fruit trees are bananas (shrub), limes, blood oranges or mandarin, lemons, and pineapple (shrub). Also, it doesn't take much to build a small greenhouse. Just build a frame out of free wood nearby and buy some transparent plastic or borrow/repurpose some to create a greenhouse.