I’ve been getting a few questions about my garden and how I can be growing everything from traditional herbs to potatoes all indoors. Please keep in mind that some of my planting vessels are re-purposed espresso cups and cereal bowls and very few vessels are large. Nevertheless, I am very lucky to live in an old Victorian with lots of nooks and crannies and windows all around. Outside the kitchen, in the hallway, is a table tucked against a window. And upon that table you will currently find …
Enter the kitchen and one of the very first things you will see is a small bookcase where cookbooks and old recipes are kept on the shelves. On the narrow top, are the following edible parts …
And just ahead, not far, is a small table that receives plenty of light. And so upon its right-hand corner there are stacked the following herbs and sprouts …
Now to the right of the table is a sizeable floor speaker with a sturdy wooden case. That’s right. I usurped a portion of the top and there you will find …
And, last but not least, in this kitchen there is a bay of windows. The curvature is such that the area was just big enough for a certain person to tuck his handmade wooden carpenter’s workbench. I held myself in check and only borrowed a left-hand corner where there now sits …
There are other plants around whose images I like to share with you, but these are the edible ones, close to and in the kitchen, always reaching for the light. I made these guides for the resident chef so that he knows what he is snipping at but I also made them for myself as a calm way to end the day. Enjoy. 😉
Any basil? There are also small types of tomatoes that can be grown in a flower pot at a window. Chive and parsley should also work well in pots. And one could try certain types of beans (in a large enough pot,) Snow peas might work as well (delicious!)…
Okay, you’re good. You’re inspiring me to borrow more of that workbench. Thank you for the suggestions! 😉
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 21:39:33 +0000 To: cynthiastaples@hotmail.com
I can’t wait for the Farmers’ Market to bring the young herb plants to Copley next month. I have my re-purposed containers waiting. As I move to own/have less, I feel the urge to grow more. I enjoyed the maps. It still makes me happy that you have house potatoes.
Watch it with basil. Its attracts white flies. Though you may not have them inside. Wonderful and inspiring maps !