Fruiting alpine strawberries and high-light succulents growing together in the WINLIGHT LED Grow Light Garden. At this close range, the high-output LED grow lamps create full sun conditions for flowers and fruit.
With the right amount of light, you can grow some types of edibles indoors.
Want to grow edibles indoors? Don’t let the weather, or limited outdoor garden space, keep you from harvesting fresh herbs and veggies year-round. With the right amount of light, you can grow your own herbs, leafy greens, and small fruits indoors — even in small spaces.
The key to successfully growing any type of plant indoors is understanding how much light it needs to thrive. Different areas in your home will offer up varied levels of natural light. The average windowsill can support low- to medium-light loving plants. If you want to germinate seedlings or grow high-light edibles, such as basil and cherry tomatoes, you’ll need to boost your light levels with grow lamps. This is especially true in winter months, when natural light levels are low and day lengths are short.
Get To Know Your Natural Light The natural ambient light in your indoor space may be adequate to support low- to medium-light plants, and it can supplement the light provided by grow lamps. This natural ambient light will vary depending on window size and exposure, as well as many other special factors. In general:
Large southern-facing windows may provide you with some direct light — especially in winter when the sun is low in the sky — as well as the brightest indirect light for the most hours of the day (in the northern hemisphere). This is an ideal location for plants that need bright indirect light. Northern-facing windows will offer lower indirect light levels, but for a similar duration as your south-facing windows. This is an ideal location for low-light houseplants, but won’t support most vegetables and herb plants. East-facing windows will give you a shorter duration of direct bright morning sun, with shady afternoon conditions. This is a good location for some cool-loving leafy herbs, as well as blooming plants that need protection from afternoon sun. West-facing windows are shady in the morning with bright direct sun in the afternoon. Plants in this location must tolerate some direct afternoon sun and a little extra heat.
The more windows you have, the brighter your space will be. However, obstructions such as nearby trees or buildings — and the time of year — can significantly reduce the amount of light to any of these locations inside your home. The farther you move towards the center of your home, the less light is available to your plants. It’s common to need supplemental light from grow lamps, even when your plants are growing right next to a window. This is especially true when you’re growing edibles and seedlings.
How to Grow Vegetables Indoors
Fruiting alpine strawberries and high-light succulents growing together in the WINLIGHT LED Grow Light Garden. At this close range, the high-output LED grow lamps create full sun conditions for flowers and fruit.
With the right amount of light, you can grow some types of edibles indoors.
Want to grow edibles indoors? Don’t let the weather, or limited outdoor garden space, keep you from harvesting fresh herbs and veggies year-round. With the right amount of light, you can grow your own herbs, leafy greens, and small fruits indoors — even in small spaces.
The key to successfully growing any type of plant indoors is understanding how much light it needs to thrive. Different areas in your home will offer up varied levels of natural light. The average windowsill can support low- to medium-light loving plants. If you want to germinate seedlings or grow high-light edibles, such as basil and cherry tomatoes, you’ll need to boost your light levels with grow lamps. This is especially true in winter months, when natural light levels are low and day lengths are short.
Get To Know Your Natural Light
The natural ambient light in your indoor space may be adequate to support low- to medium-light plants, and it can supplement the light provided by grow lamps. This natural ambient light will vary depending on window size and exposure, as well as many other special factors. In general:
Large southern-facing windows may provide you with some direct light — especially in winter when the sun is low in the sky — as well as the brightest indirect light for the most hours of the day (in the northern hemisphere). This is an ideal location for plants that need bright indirect light.
Northern-facing windows will offer lower indirect light levels, but for a similar duration as your south-facing windows. This is an ideal location for low-light houseplants, but won’t support most vegetables and herb plants.
East-facing windows will give you a shorter duration of direct bright morning sun, with shady afternoon conditions. This is a good location for some cool-loving leafy herbs, as well as blooming plants that need protection from afternoon sun.
West-facing windows are shady in the morning with bright direct sun in the afternoon. Plants in this location must tolerate some direct afternoon sun and a little extra heat.
The more windows you have, the brighter your space will be. However, obstructions such as nearby trees or buildings — and the time of year — can significantly reduce the amount of light to any of these locations inside your home. The farther you move towards the center of your home, the less light is available to your plants. It’s common to need supplemental light from grow lamps, even when your plants are growing right next to a window. This is especially true when you’re growing edibles and seedlings.