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Growing Edibles Indoors

Author
MELEAH MAYNARD
Master Gardener
If you like to cook, there's really nothing like walking out into the garden and snipping a bit of fresh basil and oregano to add to your spaghetti sauce. But even if your gardening space is limited to a few sunny window ledges, there are still plenty of tasty things you can grow indoors.

Most herbs do well when planted in containers and grown in a spot (preferably a south- or west-facing window) that gets at least six hours of sun. You can start herbs from seed. It's easier, though a bit more costly, to buy small plants from a garden center or your local co-op. Buy the smallest

Footnotes/Endnotes

ON THE WEB!

Sproutman Publications,
sproutman.com

Home & Garden Television,
hgtv.com (search for "indoor herb garden")

Read Up!

The Miracle Food: A Complete Guide to Sprouting, by Steve Meyerowitz, Sproutman Publications, 1998.

Growing 101 Herbs that Heal: Gardening Techniques, Recipes, and Remedies, by Tammi Hartung, Storey Publishing, 2007.

Act Locally!

Urban Earth,
910 W 36th St., Minneapolis, MN
612-824-0066, urbanearthcoop.org

Mother Earth Gardens
3738 S 42nd Ave.
Minneapolis, MN, 612-724-8463
motherearthgarden.com

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