You can apply the term “indoor growing” to many plants, for example, vegetables, fruit and herbs such as coriander, thyme, basil, cherry tomatoes and spring onions can all be grown indoors on a windowsill. But for this kind of project you can find plenty of products and information in garden centres. When you search the internet for indoor growing, it is often about growing cannabis indoors. The well-known hemp plant, cannabis or marijuana. Weed in itself is a plant species just like all those other plants, and the way of growing it indoors doesn’t differ that much. That’s why we’re going to go over the possibilities and advantages of growing indoors on this page, no matter what you’re going to plant in those pots.
Preparing for indoor cultivation
There are various reasons for growing crops including cannabis indoors. If you only want to grow the plants for personal use you don’t have to use a large area of land. Your own back garden, the balcony or a small room in your home can be more than sufficient. If you want to do it bigger indoors, you will have to sacrifice some living space to your hobby. Keep in mind that you cannot grow just anything indoors. For example, if you are crazy about basil you can fill the whole attic with it, but there are strict restrictions on cannabis plants. In the Netherlands, growing cannabis indoors is tolerated provided it is done on a very small scale and only for personal use. But strictly speaking, it is not legal.
There are a number of general things to consider in the process of growing indoors. Let’s list the main points:
Location: Depending on the size of the plant, you will also need more space. Herbs and spices do not grow very large, hemp plants can grow quite large. So make sure you have reserved enough space.
LightWhen you have found a suitable place you will have to take into account the amount of light. For this you will have to buy special lighting for delicate crops like weed. The lamps must not only give enough light, they must also be hung at the right distance so as not to damage the plant’s leaves. The number of lamps depends on the number of plants and the yield that you expect to achieve. You can opt for HID lights or LED lights. Although LED lights are more expensive to buy, these are targeted lights. With HID lighting you will also need to buy a reflector for each lamp to reflect the light in the right direction.
TemperatureYou do not need to regulate the temperature with a heater, the lamps will take care of that. What you need is a ventilation system that can take away warm air and bring in cool air. In order for the plants to develop optimally you will need to control the temperature accurately. The size and placement of the ventilation system depends on the heat generated by the lamps. It may sometimes be necessary to turn off the lamps so that the ventilator can remove the heat. Ultimately, you want to maintain an optimum temperature in which the plants can develop well. The combination of light and ventilation gives you a lot of control over the indoor climate.
Pots: Depending on the number of plants and the size of the plants that will grow, you have to choose which pots, containers or bags to use. For small crops, small pots may be sufficient, plants that need large root structures should probably be placed in a larger pot after germination. You can also work with large containers to simulate the idea of full soil, but then you run the risk of cross-contamination.
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