5 garden vegetables you can grow indoors

It might be chilly outside, but there are vegetables you can grow indoors during the winter months.

They can then be transferred outside when spring arrives, or you can go ahead and keep them in pots on the patio.

Even if you have a tiny yard, or no yard at all, vegetables you can grow indoors give you nutritious options for any meal.

Lettuce

Typically grows in compact bundles, so there’s no reason you can’t keep a pot or two in your kitchen or sunroom, making lettuce an ideal choice for indoor-grown veggies.

You can even mix different varieties in the same pot.

The great thing about lettuce is that it regenerates, so it will keep coming back no matter how often you snip some of it off for your dinner salad.

Carrots
You’ll need a fairly deep pot since the best part of carrots grow under the soil.

But you can keep a pot of carrots in the house for a yummy snack that is low in calories and high in nutrients.

You can grow carrots year-round as long as you keep the container in a warm area.

It’s possible to grow carrots in troughs too, if you prefer something you can perch on your windowsills.

Green onions
Next time you cook with green onions, save the white ends with the little tufts of hair.

These are actually the roots, and you can plant them into a small pot and the onions will grow on their own.

Place the roots down and surround with dirt. They’ll need plenty of water, so keep your eyes on your onion crop or it might not make it.

Tomatoes
If you have a sunny window, you’re good to go for a tomato plant.

Go for small varieties, such as grape, pear or cherry tomatoes, that won’t take up as much space as traditional varities.

Turn the pots occasionally to expose the entire plant to the sunlight.

Tomatoes like warmth, so make sure the room they’re in doesn’t get chilly.

Peas
Pea and bean plants aren’t huge, which makes them perfect for growing in the house.

Grow them up a trellis in your sunroom, then move them outdoors when summer comes.

The bonus is that many pea and bean plants look decorative, so they’ll add to the décor during the winter.

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