Indoor Kitchen Gardening by Elizabeth Millard
$19.60
Nourish your family and guests with amazing, fresh, organic produce that you’ve grown in your own house, condo, apartment, basement, or sunny downtown office.
*As featured in The New York Times*
It takes just a few dollars and a few days for you to start enjoying fresh, healthy produce grown indoors in your own home. Imagine serving a home-cooked meal highlighted with beet, arugula, and broccoli microgreens grown right in your kitchen, accompanied by sautéed winecap mushrooms grown in a box of sawdust in your basement.
Explore the expansive new world of growing and eating that can be discovered with the help of Indoor Kitchen Gardening. Within, author and Bossy Acres CSA co-owner Elizabeth Millard teaches you how to grow microgreens, sprouts, herbs, mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, and more—all inside your own home, where you won’t have to worry about seasonal changes or weather conditions. You will find:
An introduction to growing edibles indoors, from defining your goals and choosing a space, containers, soil, and grow lights to troubleshooting common problems like mold, pests, and disease.
Guidance for growing crops perfectly suited to an indoor environment and that often have quick seed-to-harvest timeframes, such as microgreens, shoots, herbs, wheatgrass, sprouts, and mushrooms.
Guidance for growing crops with shallow root systems that grow well indoors—such as radishes, carrots, lettuces, and tomatoes—that you will enjoy nurturing as they take time to develop into a rewarding bounty.
Plenty of cheerleading to encourage your sense of adventure.
Filled with mouthwatering photography and more than 200 pages of do-it-yourself in-home gardening information and projects, Indoor Kitchen Gardening is your gateway to this exciting new growing method—not just for garnishes or relishes, but wholesome, nutritious, organic edibles that will satisfy your appetite as much as your palate.
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Tiffany –
This is a great book! I am not a beginner of outdoor gardening, but I am of indoor gardening. This book covers all the topics I was questioning and more that I didnt even know to ask. The best part is that it is written with information you will actually use. It shows you to use what is around you already without buying a lot of equipment. Also, there are no instructions for growing starfruit and persimmons, this book does not waste space giving information on things the average home won’t be growing. It is little but mighty and is written with some humor. A good read.
ginger williams –
Just what I was looking for! Practical, honest without being either misleadingly optimistic or discouraging. What a relief – you get so tired of book titles sounding helpful, only to buy them and finding them promising ‘you too can grow avocados in your basement’, or telling you ‘of course, you need umpteen dollars worth of special equipment, and even then, you’ll probably fail.’ This book has a realistic outlook and down to earth directions. I’ve been experimenting with growing green onions and salad greens inside for the past year with some success; this book has allowed me to fine-tune and expand my efforts, and coordinates with my container-growing of salad greens/onions outside during warm season.
Harriet Beecher –
I won’t know if I “love” it or just “like’ it until the fall or winter, when I might actually have time to try some of the projects in this book. (Right now, I’m just trying to keep up with caring for my indoor plants and my outdoor gardens). But this book is very well written (“down to earth,” if you’ll excuse the pun) and the directions/explanations are clear and should be easy to follow. The author also has a good sense of humor and quite a knack for making the most out of inexpensive household items, seeds, and garden equipment. Especially given the cold climate where she lives, she’s had impressive results raising a variety of micro-greens and other edibles all year round. Definitely worth the money.
Lisa E –
I really enjoyed this book. It was a great way to get started on growing veggies indoors especially if you have never done it before.
vm –
Great book. Lots of useful info and inspiration. Could do with a bit more detail in some sections though. Not everything is practical in your typical English house either – from the photos of her set up, the author must live in a mansion! Still, it’s let me set up a couple of little veg-growing areas in my house. Getting fresh salad from my indoor garden every day is great.
Jollyfolks –
My kids and I love this book. In Texas it is way to hot, for me, to grow food out doors. We have a thriving xeriscape garden, but want fresh veggies to grow and eat. I heard the author on NPR and was amazed how fun and simple it could be to use our sunny indoor spaces and recycled containers to grow food. I ran to the library and read the book cover to cover – a fun and easy read. Then we ordered it on Amazon. You can feel the author’s enthusiasm and humor in the text. The photos show the stages of prepping, planting and care beautifully. The possibilities are endless, but the author suggests making a simple plan to start. You could get overly ambitious seeing all the gorgeous photos of indoor veggies, sprouts,mushrooms etc. We are starting with microgreens and kale pots in three locations in our house. We are excited to our see first shoots in a few days. My kids are actually looking forward to tasting the greens (a first!). I think a new or seasoned gardener would love this book.
LauraN –
Clearly written, accessible guide to indoor kitchen gardening with useful information on grow lights. Would have liked more information on small, household hydroponics. This book makes clear that growing many vegetables indoors is no more complicated than growing other indoor plants.
J White –
I have read this book completely and still go back to it often. I have several marked pages that I refer to as needed in my countertop growing endeavors. Very easy to read and understand. It is definitely written to the average gardener and not the expert horticulturalist. It gives you a great basis to start your indoor garden. You will not be disappointed.
Candace Ohanessian –
Very good book for getting your indoor garden started. Her writing is a pleasure, almost don’t know you’re learning!
BL –
This is a fantastic book for anyone who wants to grow food vegetation indoors. Ms. Millard’s techniques are well-tested, and if you follow them, they work. She provides thorough advice for starting and growing many different types of food plants. The book is well laid out into clear sections for microgreens, sprouts, herbs, many larger vegetables including tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and others. She tells you which varieties of which plants are most suited to indoor container gardening and why. Her gardening advice is sprinkled with well-placed humor throughout the book. I have had great success following her gardening techniques, and I am a classic “brown thumb” type of person. Highly recommend.
sailor lady –
Gifted this to a granddaughter who is celiac and eats gluten free and vegan. She can grow what she needs. She liked it so well I’m getting for other YA grandkids. It tells what to do and how.
JonM –
Excellent guidebook with a light readable touch. Prompt delivery in the described condition. Would happily buy from this seller again.
Elizabeth Prinsloo –
I have read through this book in 3 days and already have a lot of ideas. I have started some projects already and can’t wait to see the results. I found the book very informative. Highly recommended.