What are some good plants to grow inside?

Question

I dont want to grow plants for looks , i want to grow plants that have some pratical use like mint or carrots

Answer 1

I don't think there would be plants for food that grow well indoors. Maybe those expensive planters seen in the ads can really grow lettuce in your kitchen.

But from a "practical" point of view, I think the plants that can improve your indoor air quality are the best. Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_air... and find your favorite.

Answer 2

cactus

Answer 3

I'm reading a whole book right now about container gardening (It's called Crops in Pots).  Really, many useful plants can be grown in containers.  According to the book, anything from tomatoes to carrots to lettuce can be grown indoors-- especially if you find a dwarf cultivar (a variety that grows smaller than its other varieties).

The main things to consider when growing plants is the container size and lighting.  Some plants need giant containers to ever produce, while others can thrive and produce crops in smaller containers or at least containers that realistically can be kept indoors.  (For example, some small varieties of okra can produce when planted in a five-gallon bucket; that's rather large for a houseplant but it isn't unrealistically huge.  And some herbs-- like lemon balm, lavender, thyme-- can thrive in 8" pots, a size that would do just great on your computer desk or shelf.)  The other important consideration is light.  Some plants don't need bright direct sunlight all day, for example African violets or many types of mint.  Others, however, thrive in bright, hot sunlight all day.  Research the specific needs of each plant that you would like to grow indoors.  Even if the plant you like is said to thrive in bright direct sunlight, you can still grow it indoors; it just might be a little more spindly, less lush, and less productive than it would be if grown outside.  Just give it as much light as you can.  Leave it by a sunny south-facing window, or let it stay in an east-facing window in the morning and a west-facing window in the afternoon and evening.  Or, consider letting it stay in a container outside part or all of the day when whether permits (when it's not winter).

Most herbs grow easily in containers.  Currently, I personally have growing basil, lavender, rosemary, lemon balm, thyme, pennyroyal, and oregano.

Citrus grows well in containers, especially if you have varieties grafted onto a dwarf rootstock.  They make beautiful houseplants and can even produce a fair amount of fruit after 3-5 years (or 5-7 in some types).  Citrus trees can be grown inside from seed, though they might not be true to type (planting an orange seed does not guarantee your tree will grow oranges as desirable as the one it came from; citrus cross-pollinates with other types of citrus, so you never know what you'll get.  You may get good oranges, or you may get something too sour or bland.  This gamble can be a fun adventure, though it will take 5 years to find out, which is a lot of time and effort to put into something you may not want-- though, no matter what kind of fruit they do or don't produce, indoor citrus make BEAUTIFUL foliage houseplants.  I had a seed from a key lime sprout today; I think it's a very fun and worthwhile gamble.)

Aloe vera also grows very well inside, and it's very practical-- its gel is used to heal wounds and sooth sunburns.  Just pull off a leaf, cut it open, and squeeze out the gel.  I personally grow aloe vera and use it as a hair gel-- it doesn't have a concrete-hold like store-bought hair gel, but it's great for smoothing down flyaways without making my hair look, well, gelled down.  Aloe vera is probably the most un-killable plant there is.  It can literally go two months without watering and not die.

These are just a few I'd recommend; I'm really into container gardening.  Here are a few more sites to get you started:

http://www.gardenguides.com/how-to/tipst...

http://www.containergardeningtips.com/

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/exten...

http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/hom...

Happy growing!

Answer 4

You can grow any type of herb year round as long as you have a sunny window sill. If you go to a garden shop they usually have

a kit with seeds, pots and soil for four to six different kinds of herbs.

Growing vegs indoors is a whole lot tricker as you really need more

space and sunlight. If you have like a balcony or sundeck then you

can grow practically anything that you could grow in the garden. You

just need larger pots that are deeper and the right soil and plants.

Answer 5

Well you can grow tomato planets in a green house. A green house is inside.

Answer 6

You can grow basically any plant indoors as long as those that need full sun get the proper amount of light.  Herbs are a great plant to grow indoors.  This is practical too, considering how expensive they are to buy at the store.  Mint, basil, thyme, rosemary, oregano - all good ones to start with.  They're pretty easy to grow.

Answer 7

I have a garden of 6 cacti plants in my house. They all grew great! My only advice is to keep them by a lot of sun.

Answer 8

My next door neighbor in college used to grow tons of plants inside.  In fact, he had people coming over his house daily to buy them!  I don't know what it was, but it seemed very popular.

Answer 9

Legal plants?? LOL   j/k

Answer 10

As far as I know you can't grow mint or carrots inside.  Most 'practical' plants need sunlight and soil.

Answer 11

we have peppers growing in a tray in our bedroom. they are thriving. you could try cherry tomatoes coz they like warm places.