Grow fresh, organic produce in your house, condo, apartment, basement, or sunny downtown office. From herbs and mushrooms to tomatoes and microgreens, a year-round garden is yours to create. In this condensed, beginner-friendly edition of Indoor Kitchen Gardening , you'll discover it takes just a few dollars and a few days for you to enjoy fresh, healthy produce grown indoors. Accent home-cooked meals with your own carrots, lettuce, herbs, and microgreens, all cultivated right inside your own home. Author Elizabeth Millard teaches you how to grow dozens of different edible plants--from sprouts and mushrooms, to tomatoes, peppers, and more--on a sunny windowsill, under grow lights, or even in a basement, where you won't have to worry about pests or climate unpredictability. In Indoor Kitchen Gardening for Beginners , you will find: An introduction to growing edible plants indoors , from defining your goals and choosing a space, containers, soil, and grow lights to overcoming potential challenges. Guidance for selecting the best crops to grow indoors with a focus on those that are quick to harvest, such as microgreens, shoots, herbs, wheatgrass, sprouts, and mushrooms. Know-how for growing leafy greens and root crops that grow well indoors --including radishes, carrots, lettuces, and arugula.

Information on growing fruiting plants that take time to develop their rewarding bounty --such as tomatoes and peppers--and how to coax them to fruit in an indoor environment. Filled with DIY in-home gardening information and projects, this is your gateway to an exciting--and delicious!--new hobby where wholesome, nutritious, organic edibles are the reward.