House plants that you can eat?

 


  I have only one that is outside in a large pot right now.  That s a
Kiffer Lime which flowers when I have been real good (Kidding).  
I love lemon grass  but I'm at a loss to find other gems.  
 Any thing I should consider ?

--
Bill  S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden
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Bill who putters wrote:

The problem with house plants is mostly they get little or no sun and the
air is often too dry.  If you include outdoor areas like patios, decks etc
and rooms with big windows  facing the equator there is more scope but
mostly in the house you will be limited to plants that are small and do with
limited light.  Even then the plants must be in front of a window  unless
you want to burn up power on lights.

This limitation usually means that plants that need high energy are out
which excludes fruits, including solanums and cucurbits, and those that
store starch in tubers and corms.  This leaves herbs (but some of them don't
do so well) and leafy greens.  So try lettuce, spinach, chard, the smaller
brassicas etc.

David

 

On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:42:01 -0400, Bill who putters wrote:


It rather depends on the house. How about bananas?

http://www.wagonmaker.com/  

IOW, what David said: give them space and light.

But for more "typical" houses: how about the classic potted herbs on the
window sills?
--
Ross McKay, Toronto, NSW Australia
"Under the big bright yellow sun" - Fat Boy Slim

 

Give shiitake mushrooms a try.
Steve

 


Good suggestion.  I've grown mushrooms in kits in the sauna (which gets used
to store stuff in rather than to sweat in)