Let's take those who like to grow plants at home and just see the beauty in pots, and those who are even happier when it comes to edible plants such as peppers and tomatoes, right here.
Since childhood, we are all familiar with the pots of peppers that our mothers and grandmothers have grown in the garden, on the balcony, by the window or inside the house, depending on the possibilities of the house, but it is not possible to think that only peppers can be grown in pots at home.
In fact, after providing the right conditions, you can grow so many plants in pots that they will be delicious.
Moreover, there are even some that you can grow regardless of summer or winter.
Let us not leave you wondering any longer, let us explain one by one which vegetables, fruits and greens you can grow at home.
Prepare the pots, spring will soon be in your home!
Salads are now all yours: Growing lettuce in pots
Lettuce is one of the plants that you can easily grow in pots. Because it is a very adaptable plant. The most important step is to combine the lettuce whose seeds you bought with a humus-rich soil. It is also in your hands to ensure healthier development by purchasing a soil rich in peat and fertilizer. "Where do I find soil and seeds?" If you wish, you can take a look at the plant sections of DIY stores or florists.
If you wish, you can buy long rectangular pots and grow several lettuces side by side, or you can grow them individually in smaller pots. You should be careful that the pot is not too deep. It is also important to protect lettuce, which you can grow on closed balconies or in your kitchen window in autumn-winter-spring, from being exposed to excessive sunlight in summer. In other words, it is actually possible to grow lettuce in four seasons, but February-March-April are the best times.
Now that your seeds, soil and pot are ready, let's move on to how you should plant and water it. Place approximately 8-10 centimeters thick soil into the pot without compacting it too much, then flatten the surface, place the seeds and place another approximately 2 centimeters thick soil on top. Make sure the soil is not too wet but remains moist. If you keep your plant, which will start to germinate in about a week, without water and grow it in a cool but sunny area, you can enjoy it when it reaches its ripe and freshest state, that's it.
Always have the freshest on hand: Growing parsley in pots
Parsley, just like lettuce, is actually one of the plants that is very adaptable and easy to grow. Your priority should be to purchase humus soil and seeds to grow your parsley, which you will use either to add to meals or to prepare the freshest salads. Then, fill a not very deep pot with soil, leaving 5-8 centimeters of space on top. Make sure the soil is plenty moist. Then, distribute the parsley seeds you have provided homogeneously over the soil and press them very lightly. After placing the seeds, cover them one last time with approximately 1 centimeter thick moist soil and wait for them to sprout.
Be careful not to leave your parsley, which takes a little longer to sprout than lettuce, without water until it grows, and to keep the soil moist at all times. When watering your parsley, which you can plant at any time from January to September, do not forget to use watering bottles with spray tips or filters. Because parsley should not be exposed to plenty of water at once, it should be watered by sprinkler method. Your parsley will start to sprout within 15-20 days and will be ready to be consumed within 5-6 weeks.
Crunchy: Carrots
For carrots, which are planted for approximately half of the year, that is, from January to November, and are much easier to grow than you might imagine, you must first obtain deep and wide pots and prepare your peat-rich soil. To plant this harmonious vegetable, which can be planted at other times of the year, fill the pot generously with peat. Then flatten it and draw straight lines with a distance of 5 centimeters between them. Sprinkle carrot seeds where these lines are, cover them with peat not exceeding 1-2 centimeters and water them.
If you do not forget to water it 1-2 times a week and grow it in a sunny place, your carrots will sprout in a short time and begin to grow properly in the soil. Since not every seed you plant may sprout, after the seeds sprout, you can carefully remove them from the soil and place them 5 centimeters apart.
If you would like to get more detailed information about growing carrots in pots, we can take you to our article on Growing Carrots in Pots, Step by Step .
How delicious it is: Spring onion
Spring onion is one of the plants that will grow in almost every season without making you sad or tired. Moreover, to start growing it, you need nothing but peat-rich soil, a pot and shallots. Place 15-20 centimeters of peat into the pot. Then place the shallots on top, pressing lightly. Make sure the fringes of the shallots are on the bottom and the tips are on top. Add some more peat and water it so that it does not cover it completely. You can get more accurate results if you choose spray bottles or filtered watering bottles when watering. You will soon notice the onions starting to sprout.
You should not forget to grow it in an area that receives sunlight, make sure that the soil remains moist, but you should also remember that you should not give so much water that the shallots under the soil will rot. It's that easy.
A real winter beauty: Spinach
Spinach is a delicious plant that is enjoyed almost everywhere in our country throughout the winter and can be grown even more beautifully. Thanks to this harmony, it should be said that it knows how to grow at home and in pots very well. What you need for planting spinach is a pot, peat-rich soil and a pot, just like the others. Place your soil in the pot, sprinkle the seeds randomly on it, spread your soil in a not too thick layer and compact it by pressing lightly.
As with many other green leafy vegetables, do not forget to be careful about watering spinach and choose spray or filter watering bottles. Although spinach can grow in places that do not receive sunlight, place it in the sunniest part of your home as much as possible and make it grow faster. Water regularly so that the soil does not dry out, and then enjoy your homemade spinach.
Food is much more meaningful with it: Rosemary
Rosemary, like many other plants listed above, grows easily at home and in pots, and grows beautifully with almost no effort. Rosemary, which you can easily plant in all seasons of the year, grows easily in sandy, humus-containing, and as little calcareous soil as possible. First put plenty of soil into the pot, then the seeds, then the soil, about 3-4 centimeters thick, but not too much. Give your life water and wait. Don't forget to water every 3-4 days to keep the soil moist.
If you have the chance to grow this plant, which is very resistant to cold weather, in places exposed to sunlight, the process will proceed much faster and more efficiently, but if you have a house that does not see sunlight or if it is not possible to reach sunlight due to the season, rosemary will still complete its development well, do not worry.
For healing: Growing ginger in pots
Although it seems quite interesting, growing ginger at home is actually much easier than you think. For this, unlike the methods you have applied above, you first need to cut the root ginger into pieces, then soak it in water for a while and plant it in the soil after these steps. In this way, each piece of root ginger you separate completes itself and you can obtain more than one piece of ginger.
"I'll do that, but I need to see in more detail." If you say so, we can immediately take you to our article titled How to Grow Ginger at Home in a Few Practical Steps .
It couldn't be more practical: Growing tomatoes in pots
We didn't want to give a bonus of practicality, we wanted to explain how you can easily grow tomatoes at home, in pots. After purchasing the appropriate soil and filling most of the pot, you cut a tomato into round pieces and place it on the soil with the seed inside.
Then, you cover it with soil again and wait for it to sprout without neglecting watering. Yes, you can really grow delicious tomatoes in pots with such a simple method, but first, "I want to see it in more detail." If you say so, please look forward to our article in which we explain step by step the easiest way to grow tomatoes in pots .
You can't do without knowing these: What you need to know about growing plants in pots at home
We have explained above in general terms how to grow many plants, but you can be much more comfortable if you know the following. First of all, if there is a plant to be planted as a seed, you can make the seeds germinate much easier by keeping them between 2 cotton balls moistened with clean water the night before. However, since this will differ from plant to plant, you can act by consulting the experts in the field from which you purchased the seeds.
In addition, you should make sure that the pot you choose is a pot with drainage, that is, make sure that there are holes at the bottom of the pot.
If you do not want to use pots, you can also consider using large plastic bottles, especially for green leafy plants (except carrots, ginger and tomatoes). However, you should not forget that holes must be drilled at the bottom of these bottles.
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