rainymountain's Winter garden
Garden Type: Indoor | Sun: Indoor | Soil: Potting Mix | Established: 2008 | Organic
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I guess that I should really call my two gardens the Summer Garden and the Winter Garden given that for 5 or 6 months of the year outdoor gardening is impossible. So during the winter I have an indoor garden, set in the south facing bay window of my sitting room. It has florescent grow-lights hanging above the plants on the table but below the hanging pots, and the lights are on a timer so I wake to light in the sitting room window which does me as much good as it does the plants.
Reference books:
‘Indoor Gardening’ Chicago Botanic Garden pub.Knopf 1995
‘Container Plants’ Halina Heitz pub Barrons 1992
An indoor organic garden located in Revelstoke BC, Canada, rainymountain's Winter garden currently contains 17 plants.
Plantings
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Schefflera Day 168
Schefflera
Purchased in Dec 2012 Bright location but not direct sun; water thoro...
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Aechmea 'Primera' Day 296
Aechmea fasciata
Purchased on 26 Jul 12 Aechmea fasciata syn. Billbergia rhodocynanea; ...
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Saintpaulia
Purchased on 10 Mar 12 Flowers white with the lower petals brushed wit...
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Vigna radiata
Sown on 01 Jan 12 1 Jan 2012 Mung beans in a jar, growing in the ...
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Sown on 01 Jan 12 Greek Cress, Brassica Oleracea, started 1 Jan 2...
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Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum
Purchased on 02 Dec 11 'Tropical' no name, my identification as Codi...
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Hyacinthus orientalis
Sown on 13 Nov 11 Three not very good quality bulbs in glasses ab...
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Transplanted on 13 Sep 11
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Pelargonium graveolens
Established in Sep 2011 From Sarah, this summer
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Saintpaulia
Purchased on 07 Jul 11
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African Violet - blue and white
Saintpaulia
Purchased on 07 Jul 11
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Punica granatum
Purchased on 26 Apr 11 Pomegranate 'Wonderful' / Punica Granatum 'Wond...
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Saintpaulia
Purchased on 30 Sep 09 Freebees from the local pharmacy - walking past...
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Camellia japonica
Purchased in Jan 2006 I bought this in Vancouver when I was visiting ...
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Citrus x microcarpa
Purchased in Dec 2004 Bought from local supermarket with birthday mon...
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Schlumbergera truncata
Acquired since I came to Revelstoke I think. Na...
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Pelargonium crispum
I am not sure when I first got this plant, the ...
Comments
xan wrote:
Minds of the great! I was just sitting here thinking about how I would add an “window sill garden” for the winter. I’ve gotten so addicted to this site that I’ll need a way to participate over the cold months. Thank goodness for gardeners down under! I’ll be living vicariously through them.
Posted on 29 Jul 08 (almost 5 years ago)
rainymountain wrote:
Yes I’ll be keeping up with Brits, Aussies and the Southern States during the winter. The ‘winter garden’ is better than nothing but definately not so much fun as the summer garden, there isn’t that wrap-around feeling for a start. I think I’ll journal about gardening books, and seed catalogues etc. That’s when making pots becomes a lifesaver, as I can build garden pots and dream!
Cheers
Posted on 29 Jul 08 (almost 5 years ago)
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