Super Simple Indoor Garden Setup Walkthrough Anyone Can Do!
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- We are touring my old grow room checking out how the basil is growing in my parent’s basement. I will walk you all through how to put together this setup so you too can grow stuff year-round!
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This is the perfect solution for my "it's winter in Chicago gardening blues". Time to get a winter herb garden started in the basement. Thanks Luke! :)
Post season depression is real. I still have a couple months until the seasons over and I’m already feeling it lol that’s why I want to set up an indoor garden now so when winter hits the indoor garden will be ready.
I can remember you setting up your original growlight system. You’ve developed so much over the years. A pleasure sharing your journey. I love you guys 💚💚😍😍🙂🙂
I also run a small fan to circulate the air, and open the window occasionally to put new fresh air in the room.
Ya was wondering if he'd mention this. Good call 👍 especially for starting seedlings or else they will be so weak
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Thanks for sharing. I have a massive indoor garden going-all started from seed indoor over the last month. It’s exciting to watch everything grow and I’m looking forward to the harvest! I’m in Minnesota and did not want to stop growing just because it is so cold outside.
This is such a wonderful video for those of us that live where it is cold. I love fresh herbs to use all year long and would love to grow greens also. I have thought about doing a set up like this but haven't done it because it seemed confusing to set up. I am a visual learner so seeing this system is the best way for me to understand how to do it. Thank you for your informative videos.
Fantastic video!! The plants look amazing! I’m so glad you mentioned the watering schedule. It makes so much sense, and now I know what I was doing wrong… overwatering my indoor plants. Thanks!
This is really help. I'm putting together a plan for my indoor garden. This answered a lot of my questions.
Most people set up grow rooms to extend the growing season in cold climates. However, I live in a climate where summer is generally fatal to outdoor gardens. I live in a tiny, tiny condo with five closets. I’ve converted the walk-in closet into a grow room. I put small tabletop hydroponic systems on the same shelves with my house plants. I use these for leafy greens and herbs. I use larger tabletop systems to start seedlings and grow micro dwarf varieties in the walk in closet. I have eight DWC buckets in the closet for peppers, cucumbers, etc. Since I only grow hydroponically indoors, pests are not usually a problem. However, because the house plants may introduce some pests (mostly fungus gnats) I do plant herbs that tend to repel pests and use small, plug in UV traps that control any flying pests. I do sprouts in the kitchen and I do plan on bringing my micro greens set up out of storage (I love cantaloupe micro greens!)
I’m able to share any excess with my adult kids who have absolutely no interest in growing food.
Dwarf/Micro tomatoes did well in my small setup (very similar to this). They produced continually for almost 4 months then began dying off (different times and production according to breed).
Don't forget to pollinate and feed!
That's surprisingly very impressive! Which varieties did you plant?
I'm so curious about micro tomatoes but afraid to try
I had the same tomato plant for almost 2 years, indoor. Check out a video or documentation on generative phase (vegetative and flowering are also phases)
@@Murlockingqc hi....yeah can you please be more specific in what I should type in the search bar to look for what you're talking about??
Specifically for tomatoes please.....sounds so cool
@@flowerpixel Nothing to be afraid, they are super easy to grow and germinate. I would recommend getting a small grow tent and a decent light setup with a fan on the ground and later an exhaust fan. You will grow tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, lettuces.. etc.. indoor like a pro.
About 250$ of investment to have an indoor garden, I say that's a must. LED panels are very cheap and they don't consume a lot of power. Mine is using about 145W and I have it turned down to about 60-70% for growing peppers. The biggest investment will be getting a decent ventilation system that's automatized to save money, I went with AC Infinity. Doesn't make any noise (or barely), cost almost nothing in electricity and barely create heat.. the tent is waterproofed and there's an extra mat at the bottom to contain any large spills. Don't do hydroponics.. you will ruin your house.
My AC Infinity is set to turn ON when the humidity reach a level. This create the perfect environment and bring fresh air on intervals.
EXCELLENT video! This is EXACTLY what I need to know and I have 10 pots of basil indoor. Thank you so much for GREAT INSPIRATION, Luke! You are THE BEST!
Perfect timing! Thank you Luke!
On my gosh! I needed this today! We were just talking about how we were going to ramp up our plant-starting production this winter. (We’d been using the small, individual lights, but it’s time to get serious:) ) Thanks!
I definitely have the room for an indoor garden. I’m doing some kale, arugula, and lettuce starts that I want to try in a mini greenhouse outside or using milk jugs and bottles. The problem is while the Pacific North West has very mild winters and the snow might stick only a couple times and usually it hovers close to freezing and not below, it really is cloudy almost the entire time. So, the plants may not do so well.
Fabulous information. You are super helpful. I appreciate you. I am gathering information on growing indoors. Thank you for keeping your videos positive I appreciate that too.
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Thanks! That answered a lot of my questions about growing plants indoors during the winter.
I’m definitely open to this set up. Lights are too big for what I have in mind but I’ll take what I learned and apply it to my plans. Thanks again 🙏🏻
Wow it's like you read my mind. I was literally just thinking about this. Thanks for the video!
A thorough tutorial. Nice! ✌
How far away from plants should the grow light be hung? Does this change as the plants grow taller? How does a heating mat factor into an indoor growing set up? I have sooo many questions! I'm a Michigander and am a beginner at gardening and growing plants from seed. Your videos are so friendly and informative! Thank you for sharing your gift and knowledge for growing in a way that is not intimidating but instead, welcoming and encouraging.
Hyped for the hydro :) amazing setup
Thanks nicely contained set up. Manageable!
Luke this is great sometimes you just water when the moisture is in the air around the freezing time!!! I have a 2 liter bottle of water for the pots for my tomato plants!!!
Thank you. I’m growing herbs over winter with my grow lights.
Love your vids! Today's tip for me was: pick up the pot and see how heavy it is. Muscle memory. Thanks muchly!
Hey Luke, your deep water culture setup for lettuce was a life changer. With a 54 watt cob led I can get a perpetual harvest from 10 or more plants.
Heck yeah! I love growing lettuce that way.
Very nice indeed!
Great info. Thanks and good luck.
I think we are going to need to do more of this type of gardening with the food shortages.
Can’t agree more Carole, with the supply chains in question who knows what could happen, like another April 2020 Covid experience right?
I’m trying to extend my cherry tomato and pepper plant into the winter season with a single grow light; so far so good. I watched a video that showed using Mylar around the plant significantly increased the light intensity, so my little set up uses cheap fold-up reflective windshield shades. As I live on the Alabama coast I also roll the two pots out in the sun whenever able, and use the grow light to supplement for cloudy and short days. 🤞🏼
The mylar by reflecting the light will increase the light absorbed by the plant, but it will also increase the heat, so you must be careful that your tomato plants do not get too hot.
@@pierreshasta1480 That’s good to know. Tonight I can use the heat!
Thank you for the information 🤗
Very helpful. Thank you
I would love to set up a small indoor garden area it would be fun
Oh gosh I'm going to do this!
Very cool!
We have an indoor garden, and its very dry. Between the boiler and pellet stove we have to water much more frequently than once a week.
The idea of a pond liner lining a box is a great idea, might try that with some old dresser drawers I was going to cut up for another use. I am successfully growing:
Dwarf Micro tomatoes in Aerogarden Harvest and they are 1 year old and still producing fruit continuously and abundantly (2 plants in the Aerogarden, water daily, feed every other week).
Basil grew in it 700+ days until I decided to try growing something new.
I have seen many people growing cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, lettuces, and other things like radish, herbs, artichokes, flowers, succulents in their Aerogardens successfully. I don't know why your cucumbers didn't grow well under those lights, maybe pollination issue? Thanks for another great video :)
I use Aerogarden type systems indoors. Some are interspersed with my house plants and others are in a walk-in closet that was converted to a grow room. I use a 12 pod system to start the seedlings. I move them to a DWC system when they start to outgrow the AG system. I use mostly dwarf varieties. I agree the cucumber issue may be a pollination issue. AG has cucumber seed pods that are a parthenocarpic variety. I’ve found this increases production since pollination in an indoor system can be difficult/time consuming. I find small fans used for computers help with ventilation/pollination as well.
I love this video Luke! Great idea! Could you please give us a list of other example plants to consider growing this way? I know you mentioned herbs and lettuce, but I was wondering if you had any other ideas? Cucumbers and tomatoes seem like a no go.
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I have 2 poinsettias under 8 led lights on a WiFi timer. The leaves on one seem a bit small and I have lost a few so I increased the time on from 10 to 12 hours. Another convenience is to use watering spikes.
I have never been good at growing basil my self looking good
Thank you so much! 👊🏻👩🏻🎨👍🏻🌟
Thanks, just wondering about the soil mixture for inside that maybe won't attract fungus gnats but will still bring the right nutes to the herbs. Maybe it's more about a soil-less mix and provide nutes artificially with waterings?
I've got a bunch of super-hot peppers growing indoors. Scorpion, Cayenne, Ghost, Scotch Bonnet and Death Spirals. If my dummy-self can do it, anyone can. :)
Luke, does the basement need to be at a specific temperature?
Also, in the video you said you would provide a link to the lights. I am not seeing any links.
Thank you
Hi Luke, hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.
We had a great one! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving as well :)
Take care Luke 🙂
What is the distance between the table bed and the bottom of the light? Is there a recommend hight to have the lights above the tops of plants?
I have a basement room dedicated to starts and over-wintered peppers. Having a flood tray with an automatic watering system (just flip a switch) has been a great convenience. I've always used T8 fluorescents bc they are cheap, but have now got into using Feit "garage lights" they're LED, and very cheap. Each 40W bulb goes into a reg fixture and is $20 at Home Depot. I look for 5500 W bulbs with a high CRI rating and as many lumens as possible generally. Have some HID lights that I'm looking for a way to use for growing food in the winter. Thinking about venting the heat out to keep a greenhouse going or something. Ordered about a quarter of the seeds I needed for next year from your site yesterday Luke. Excited to get the rest when I have some more extra cash.
Can you give a list for a newbie of what to buy for the lights ?thanks in advance.
Yeah can you please help us out???
Maybe a video that goes more into depth??
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I use SHINESTAR 4-Pack 4FT LED Shop Lights Daylight 5000K, 40W 5500 Lumen Bright T8 LED Tube Light, Linkable Integrated Lighting Fixture. Purchased from Amazon for $50 for 4 bulbs. They work great for Grow Lights. Each light can be used seperatly or linked together.
@@garnwanner2266 thanks
@@garnwanner2266 gosh I'm so new to all this garn.....how much did the set up cost you??
50$ for the bulbs sounds pretty sweet for that much wattage or lumins ....
I was thinking it would be good in warmer areas like S Florida where everything starts bolting in the spring when the days lengthen and it gets warmer. Just move plants indoors where i have ac and can control the light.
Got a small one in our back room where we grow some lettuce, but are looking for some expansion. We had an funky colored LED one to try but upon reading some of those lights can damage your eyes. As always thank you for sharing and education. Best wishes From Missouri.
Were they pink? Do you happen to know the wavelength(s) to avoid?
hello! i have brokoli on my garnden it have develop heads but the are small, the thing i fear is that we start to get cold like 0 calsiou today and it will keep goin like that will it servive? or i beter cut it and save what i can.
Question; I use grow lights for starting plants and use adjustable hangers to keep the lights positioned, with a timer as well. There's self pollinating cucumbers for greenhouse growing, do you think they'd do better in this kind of system? Or the type won't matter..
It’s all about Lumens. How many lumens do your current lights produce vs how many lumens do an 8 bulb T-5 produce. Higher Lumens = better production.
The parthenocarpic cucumber varieties are my choice for indoor growing. I’m a lazy gardener and don’t have the patience to manually pollinate the blossoms. I use small oscillating fans to help with ventilation/pollination. I may occasionally use an electric toothbrush with the tomato and pepper plants if I’m seeing less than desired pollination.
Try mars hydro lights they will handle those cucumbers and everything else
What about fertilizer, how much/often do you feed plants?
I have a small house with no basement. Maybe I could do one in my dining room on the buffet. It will take some tinkering and shuffling things around but maybe....
Great video! Maybe this year I’ll take the seedling grow op into the basement instead of my dining room. Can I use any light bulb with the specs you mentioned, or do they have to be specifically grow lights? I have 6 clamp lights with high spec L and K daylight led light bulbs.
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Mars-Hydro ts1000 will change your life......LED array is the future.
Your link for the growlight says they are out of stock and they don't know if they will get any more....any other suggestions?
What kind of light should I get to grow tomatoes and peppers?
Still looking for the links to the recommended lights that you said would be in the description. Thanks
Would love to know how you handle pests! Every time I bring plants in from outdoors for the winter I get fungus gnats, aphids, etc. Tried traps, spinosid, neem oil and cake with only limited success.
I got these little bag of BT coated beads for indoor plants (Amazon). I only have gnats to deal with, but it is a huge problem in the spring when I seed indoors. I even cut open the bags and put 2-3 beads in each little seedling container. No more gnats!
A glass with some apple cider vinegar and a drop of dish soap will attract fruit flys and gnats. They land and can’t take off. I put a piece of saran wrap with a couple slits in it over the top secured by a rubber band. Over a couple days there will be dozens in it. I’m also going to try heating or baking my soil mix before using it.
I use SHINESTAR 4-Pack 4FT LED Shop Lights Daylight 5000K, 40W 5500 Lumen Bright T8 LED Tube Light, Linkable Integrated Lighting Fixture. Purchased from Amazon for $50 for 4 bulbs. They work great for Grow Lights. Each light can be used seperatly or linked together.
Fantastic video. Can you grow chamomile indoors?
When it was hydroponic did you do floating raft?
I could perhaps grow one plant. I am soon to be living with my husband in our van.
How do you keep the fungus gnats from starting ?
For real... They get so bad every winter indoors for me. I do soap sprays, but they're hard to kill and, it seems, impossible to eliminate.
If you didn’t have a basement would you be more apt to utilize a greenhouse setup or do the grow room in a insulated storage shed
I would love a greenhouse setup if my city would allow it.
Has anyone bought the light recommended in the description? I'm just curious as it's a different light than the one on the video so would love feedback. Thanks so much.
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Hello Luke,
Do you have indoor pests from bringing the plants in?
@PW I've seen several videos where people wash the plant and roots thoroughly, dip in (hmm don't remember) something to kill any eggs, and replant indoors in brand new indoor potting soil.
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Is there a link to buy the lights?
Do you have any advice for greenhouse growing a potted meyer lemon tree? My tree is starting it’s second winter and I haven’t had any blooms yet.
It takes a few years before they produce fruit - even in the ground outside.
@@hyacinthABC mine actually produced lemons in year one (shortly after it was grafted), even after thinning them out I had 14 large lemons, and it started blossoming again within a week. Fertilizer and supplement the light with a lamp perhaps?
@@michelledenise5096 I think mine doesn't get enough sun in my yard but too late to move it now!
Would lettuce do well in this type of setup?
i would def not use the lights he is using today, much better led systems that are really affordable. i use spiderfarmer for seed early seed starting in late dec and jan for spring and is great but lots of options nowadays that dont require replacing bulbs.
If you are growing lettuce, use any 6500k LED lamp and it will work perfectly. No need to buy expensive brand name lamps.
Thank you for all your videos!
Are you sure the cost of operation of this rig is 10-15 cents per day?
If 16 bulbs consuming 20W are on for 12 hours per day, total daily consumption is 3.84kWh.
The utility rate would have to be less than $0.04/kWh to operate so cheaply. The lowest utility rate most North Americans will see is about $0.10/kWh which will be 38 cents per day for these lights.
What is good to grow besides lettuce?
Hey will this system work with LED bulbs? Thank you
Absolutely! Just make sure the LED bulbs are bright.
I want to bring in my plants from outside but I'm really anxious about bringing in spider mites, flea beetles and other bugs that would thrive indoors. Can't afford to harm my family heirloom houseplants so I'm definitely hesitant!
I didn't see any product links.
is that a life ring from the Mayaguez incident
May 12, 1975 - May 15, 1975
??????? cause if so thats so cool
No link for lights. :(
Wow I've never been this early
Welcome!
@@MIgardener yooooo love your stuff btw!! :)))) been watching for a good 4 years, your consistency is amazing
Please add the link to the grow light. I’m desperate for a recommendation from someone I trust!
Are the soil gnats out of control?
Put a jar of apple cider vinegar with a drop of dish soap in there. They fly in and can’t fly out. For anything I bring inside, I put them in a garbage bag with a no-pest strip for a couple days.
You forgot to mention ventilation and fans.
Could I grow potatoes in something like this?
yes!! No different than outside. Don’t throw away those potatoes under the counter that have sprouted. By spring you’ll have new potatoes to have with fresh peas or your first batch of green beans.
T8 leds brother save your self bulb prices over time replace as the old ones burn out
You need some air circulation on those indoor plants. Cannabis growers are the real indoor growers, they make sure every part of the growing cycle is taken care of, even wind.
dude its legal now, you can show us the "tomatoes" 😉
Neglected my garden through the late summer and fall... Now it's too late and I miss it... Too bad you can't grow everything in a cool basement without thousands of dollars worth of equipment and fertilizers.
It’s not thousands of dollars. It’s a shame everyone thinks that. The lights are 7 years old and only cost us $75 each.
@@MIgardener I guess I'm talking more about the water management and keeping the space warm. My basement is unfinished so everything I started even with the grow light I bought was really stunted and did worse than seeds sown directly in the ground. I'd love to grow cucumbers but like you said that requires more than this setup.
240 watts lol for herbs one maxisun 100 watt would do just as good if not better
Sorry dude, the light has stated 8 x 54w on it’s label, not 20w as you stated which is a total of 432w…..not 160w. Using 2 like you have is a total of 864w. That’s like having an electric kettle running 24/7. Just letting you know
The lights that originally came with it got old and I replaced them with a cheap light from the local grow shop. Only 25 watts per light.
Are they nutrient deficient though 🤔, and are hydroponic grown plants deficient in nutrients. Also color of the leaves 🍃 doesn't mean healthy or not. Nutrient deficient plants will have dark leaves when given chemical fertilizers.
im going to grow marijuna❤❤❤❤thank you
No reason to use fluorescent lights anymore, LEDs are so low cost & more efficient now largely driven by the weed market.
The soil doesn't dry out like it does outside... Yeah you severely overestimate my ability to remember to water things.
Hello how are you ?
Great! Never been better!
Lumens are for humans, it how we see light. Light for plants is measured with PAR.. photosynthetic active radiation.
Put a few other “plants” to pay for the electricity Sell the plants by the gram.. 🤣👍🏻🇺🇸
May I give some critique? Might be valuable from a viewer's perspective, or not. I'm 44 seconds in and already skipped through your intro, and now you're namedropping platforms on which fans has asked you questions. I just want to pick the best grow light dude.