Would you like to grow seed balls of wildflowers, herbs and vegetables indoors on windowsills this winter? We planted lettuces, herbs and wildflowers in recycled wood planters indoors.
Indoor plants need sunlight, at least six hours a day.
South facing windows are ideal, but grow lights are always an option. The new red LED lights are energy efficient and provide better growing spectrum for plants to grow.
Keep plants warm and out of drafts.
Watering. Feel soil with finger. If feels dry to the touch it is a good time to water. Do not overwater.
Plants need drainage. Do not let water pool on plants. Root rot or roots suffer from being anaerobic. Anaerobic means without air spaces. Living plants need three components. Soil, air and water in nearly equal parts.
Recycled plastics for liners. Use gravel and newspaper to line pots. But drainage is important.
Native perennials wildflowers that grow as annuals in Eastern region but grows as perennials in warmer regions such as Florida, Texas or California can do well indoors. Salvia coccinea Scarlet Sage grows as an annual here in the East. We transplanted Salvia coccinea indoors at the end of summer. Using reclaimed wood pallet boards, we recycled and remade into attractive five foot length window boxes. So far doing well in four inch depth compost mix with some soil matrix from guerrilla droppings as a top dressing. Underwatering because native perennial wildflowers survive dry soils and grow in clay soils.
Reference
wildflowers.org
