How to Grow an Indoor Survival Garden
How to Grow an Indoor Survival Garden
Growing our own fresh fruits and vegetables is one of my favorite pastimes. Sometimes growing your own food is a requirement for survival and not just a pleasant hobby.
Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, herbs, lettuce, and greens can all be grown inside of your home with a little bit of knowledge, the right supplies, and some tender loving care.
My adventure in growing food indoors began this year when the pandemic hit, and I realized that I needed to up my game when it came to growing our own food. I am not new to the home production scene, but suddenly I was driven to make food production more than a hobby.
In this video, we review the basics of indoor gardening, setting production goals, and give you a feel for our progress growing food inside of our home.
Learn more about growing a survival garden in this article:
How to Grow an Indoor Survival Garden
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Just beautiful! Thanks for the great tips. Have you thought about trying a hydroponic system? That’s something I want to try. I have grown lots of sprouts. Had less success with microgreens, but I did have some. And I regrow anything from the store that has the capability. Sometimes I buy a turnip just for the potential to regrow turnip greens. Plus I like the taste a turnip adds to a pot of vegetable soup. Best of luck to you!
I wanted to share this video on my Facebook page for Indoor Gardening on a budget. But I cannot figure out how. I can only share it on my basic page. Could I have a link to share so that people can see your video for tips? Enjoyed your video. Bright & cheerful!
======== May i ask a question ========== Have you calculated how much ( all ) those’s shop lights cost to run per month i estimated $90 is this correct ? ( per month )
You can get sunlight light bulbs on Amazon
Hello from zone 5. We love growing throughout the winter! Fresh cherry tomatoes in the winter is priceless.
You are growing in plastic that is not food safe….doesn’t it worry you…..just asking not criticizing……😄
Whoa… Hold up… Im gonna grow vining squash,cucumber,beans and tomato around 3 of the walls and a zucchini plant as the centerpiece of a 2x4x8 cabinet split into two tiers.. that’s just planting the top… The bottom is going lettuce,onions spinach and some micro greens..
A good pair of Clippers..
A good training.
And general hydroponic 3 part
For me.. A single person… Plenty of room to grow it all..
You are so encouraging. I’m thankful for you. Great information as usual!
Good job..anyone can grow some veg indoors💯🌱
Wanna grow tomatoes indoor the determine tiny Tim etc plants put out a lot of tomatoes theirs a few mini sized plants getting ready to start some again mine got maybe 16 inches tall
This is so smart. I have two entire bookshelves who are empty because I apparently don’t own enough stuff 😂 an indoor garden would be the perfect project!
I would like to grow inside but electricity is very expensive in my area so it would be diminishing returns for me.
Something else for you to consider.
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That is just like mine. Your garden is amazing…You have a much larger amount but I am alone and I grow enough for me and my 2 dogs, they love greens. I want to expand. I grow on shelves and in window sills. I grow Tatsoi, Chinese cabbage, swiss chard, perpetual spinach, cherry tomatoes, Gynura procumbens, water spinach, tree collards, and more. I knew about cutting tomatoes but never thought to take cutting of my Armenian cucumbers.. interesting. I have 4 Aero gardens that work nice. I have an entire room but not full… I grew potatoes in a small bucket I got 3 great potatoes. Thanks for being an inspiration to do more. I have a huge outdoor winter garden that give me a lot also… I also harvest edible weeds that grow all over my yard like chickweed and purple dead nettles. Thank you….
Is this ideal for people that want to start gardening with no prior knowledge also what do you recommend before starting one
Use mirrors cut electricity cost
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Those little flies are usually because there’s too much water. For lighting, you can get those shop lights that you screw bulbs into. You can get converters so that you can use 2 or 4 bulbs in each socket and then you use LED daylight bulbs. Not expensive to do. An added benefit is they clamp on wherever you need them and they rotate.
Holy Methlab Batman!
Sprinkle cinnamon on top of soil around plants to get rid of bugs
great
6:45 Don’t tell me what to do, I’ll grow whatever I want indoors lol (I have a 15×15 spare room that is literally not being used for anything that would do well for this, and the cost of electricity is not a big limiting factor from my calculations).
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I love how wonderfully informative this video is.
Are you concerned at all with the chemical content of the containers you’re using? We have avoided an indoor garden because of the bpa and other chemicals in most plastic containers.
I’m wondering if that plastic is safe for food growing?
Taking plants in and out everyday could stress them out
Check out @farmersaredope on instagram for tips and tricks on indoor/outdoor gardens and remember always support your local growers #staylocal #supportyourfarms
This is awesome! Ill also recommend (if you havent tried it) foraging! You would be surprised how many tasty foods you can find nearby with the required knowledge, even your backyard is bound to have a few, like dandelions, mallow, purslane, etc.
This is a great idea. How is the garden doing today? Please let us know as I have thought about it but didn’t know there were people already doing this.
lol blackout good luck
I love your videos, I love your passion and expertise. Where I get hung up is with prepping you are concerned about survival (i.e prolonging your life), yet you use the cheapest of Chinese BPA materials, known cancer causing carcinogens to hold your food. I get that money is tight for everyone, but the cost for your whole set up why not spend a few more dollars and get something BPA free? Its like going for a mile long jog and then having a cigarettes’ at the end of the jog.
Mold?
Would it be better to use a power strip or surge protector for the shop lights?
BABYPOOLS i have baby pools even though I have a garden. So I get these baby pools out of peoples trash which is better. I grew lots of peppers.
h.e.p.a filter your garden. Chemicals in the wind.
How would you have electricity in an emergency situation?
Hello, Thank you for sharing. Could you please tell me what you are using for pests indoors? Have a wonderful day! Monte
hello. Can you tell me where did you buy the trellis for vines, please?i want to buy solid kind of trellis for vines
I love your enthusiasm, it’s contagious!
Get actual LED grow lights… they use less energy, and grow better plants.
Electricity cost?
Vegan prepping with fruits and veggies is the best prepping. Gotta be Healthy in the apocalypse.
What are you growing so you can make your bread. (In the sandwich)
I grew organic blue oyster mushrooms from a little kit box but I let them grow to long and they became a little hard and dry even though I watered them plenty. Still a fun experience… if you do it right and know how to make a sterile substrate you can have a constant supply of mushrooms! Only thing is that for survival, you burn more calories eating mushrooms than they give you, so typically they are avoided unless you’re just trying to have the flavor.
Thank you
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KRATKEY works for us. We grow greens, lettuce, peppers, peas, green beans, eggplant and corn inside and it’s freaking awesome.
I will do that too in 2021. But with a closed shelf.
Thank you. I’ve got a garden out doors set up for next year but the problem is the long winter months… so I bought a small green house that I can put in the basement which is warm because I’m really tired of eating GMO crap veggies from the store… or organic that I’m not entirely sure is organic… and I love the idea of growing grains… spinach and beetroot (which the greens are great to add with the spinach for salad btw) – a question — what do you think of strawberries or raspberries?