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Cucumbers are one of the most productive summer vegetables you can grow indoors. Growing cucumbers that have been bred solely for the greenhouse is the easiest way to achieve a successful crop. In a perfect environment they can grow very long (up to 20 inches or 51 centimeters). For the most part they taste sweet and their skins tend to be thin, with the exception of pickling cucumbers bred for indoor growing. Greenhouse cucumbers are quite high yielding and do not need pollination. It is also p...

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Figs are an easy plant to grow in an indoor space. Figs in their native habitat reach from 15 to 30 feet (4.6 to 9 m) in height. Growing indoor fig trees is more manageable when they are grown in containers, since the limited root space results in natural dwarfing. As the roots fill the container, you’ll need to pot up the plant, and you will eventually need a very large pot indeed. Make sure that you can easily handle the final container, in case you need to move it around. ...

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Citrus is a wonderful indoor plant, just for the marvelous fragrance of the flowers. There is nothing quite like opening the door to your indoor space to the heady scent of citrus in bloom, especially after a dreary winter day. As early as the sixteenth century, special indoor spaces were built specifically to overwinter citrus trees. These spaces were called orangeries, and were heated with stoves. The buildings were made primarily of brick, with glass only on the south wa...

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