Indoor Winter Garden: More Planting, SEED TO HARVEST. More lights, more dirt and other updates

Things are really jumping up. The lettuce and tomatoes are shooting up. We have more confidence to germinate a few more hardy vegetables in our tiny grow space. This is part 7 of a developing series on growing healthy vegetables INDOORS, IN WINTER.
Did I mention? A garden like this needs attention ONLY once per week, but you will somehow spend hours every day enjoying what you have done for yourself and everyone around you.
Breathing the extra oxygen alone is worth the effort.
Shelves 24X36 HDPE open shelves I bought at Lowes many years ago.
Grow lights from Mosthink and Barrina.
Mirrored film from Amazon.
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[@diversitylove5460]

Butterflies 🦋 I was pondering the idea of having pretty pets to fertilize my indoor garden. People keep bugs for pets. I guess you have to pick something that eats other than what you harvest. So far my list has: Monarch butterflies Elephant hawkmoth, hummingbird hawkmoth Solitary bees if I get brave enough 😊 There are some science educational supply that sell kits. I am starting all over with my garden, epic fails lessons learned

[@GEOsustainable]

That's a great idea! I have a family of sweat bees that insist on getting in, I should let them have free reign now that you mention it.

[@hisseseven]

Thanks from Turkey. have a nice day

[@GEOsustainable]

Thank you! You too! Love from USA.

[@hisseseven]

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[@diversitylove5460]

The use of ziplock bags is genius. They won’t dry out and fungus gnats are less likely.

[@GEOsustainable]

So true, although not very attractive, they keep things moving in the garden. I shuffled some things around today and it was a breeze. My idea for the baggie was to sell as a living plant and folks can cut it open at home, and a baggie will get recycled more easy that a black pot. Black plastic is not desirable. Let's hope other gardeners agree.

[@diversitylove5460]

I still like the raised shelf idea cause I have dogs. It best to keep stuff up. I can’t build stuff so I gave empty bottom row which have become dog beds You could buy library ladder hardware kit. You already have fixed fasten points in ceiling. That way can just slide ladder out as needed without needing someone to hold it. I also found a ladder work platform attachment so you can have a safe standing area

[@GEOsustainable]

All great ideas. I never thought about the dogs and such. It would be perfect for that, with the winch I added it would be cool too. I shoulda filmed me working the winch. Bottom rows for other stuff is what I am doing too. I really love the idea of putting up a library ladder. That is going to happen, thanks! Yeah the ladder I am using now sorta kinda works like a short platform as it has a tray for me to set things on to work up and down the steps with both hands.