Gardening for shut-ins

This is nothing new.  We have sprouted alfalfa, clover, and mung beans on the kitchen counter during many winters.  We have also enjoyed a few crops of arugula grown in a dish of coir.  I meant to get some arugula going last weekend, but could not find the seeds, so instead sowed some of the cress seeds saved from last summer's garden.  So far, spindly.  But I believe they will grow leafier in good time.  This is a plant that readily bolts in the warm sun.  It should enjoy the cool climate of our living room.

Much more robust in appearance is this wheat grass.  Barry has been eating is for nutritional benefits, as well as jaw muscle development.  I'll chew on a small bunch of grass if reminded about it several times.  It isn't horrible to taste, and because it does encourage me to floss, I'd say it's a healthy addition to my diet.


This post is just to remind me that we could be growing more greens indoors in the winter.  We don't want to get all technical and hydroponic.  Just some basic substrate, water, and a window (and remembering to raise the blind before traipsing off to work in the dark morning).