66 things to grow in any house

Agriculture & Food

From the marvellous Planet Green comes a list of 66 Things You Can Grow At Home - in containers, without a garden

Tree fruits - including apples

  1. Apples
  2. Kumquats
  3. Avocados (plenty of extra tips online if you search)
  4. Blackberries
  5. Blueberries (sometimes helpful videos are available online)
  6. Pomegranate
  7. Cherries
  8. Figs
  9. Pears

Citrus fruits

Citrus trees in particular are said to be good for beginning gardeners and are easy to grow indoors, so don’t let inexperience or lack of outdoor space stop you from enjoying fresh-picked, hyper-local fruit. 10. Dwarf oranges 11. Grapefruit 12. Tangerines 13. Meyer lemons 14. Limes

Tropical fruits

Tropical fruits can also be surprisingly easy to grow indoors, even in non-tropical climates. Such as… 15. Bananas (look for container gardening tips online) 16. Pineapple 17. Papaya 18. Guavas (several varieties)

The real surprises

  1. Hops—yes, as in the “spice” ingredient in beer. Turns out they’re easy to grow!
  2. Aloe Vera
  3. Strawberries
  4. Tea (well, herbal tea)
  5. Quinoa!

The non-surprises

  1. Tomatoes
  2. Summer squash
  3. Other squashes, like acorn and pumpkin
  4. Hot Peppers
  5. Sweet peppers
  6. Cucumbers

Melons

  1. Small cantaloupe
  2. Jenny Lind melon (an heirloom cantaloupe)
  3. Golden Midget Watermelon

Herbs

Just about any herb grows well indoors—just be sure that if you’re going to do any container-sharing, you do your research first about which herbs co-habitate well together. (Some will hog water, for example, and leave the others dried out.) 33. Basil 34. Oregano 35. Parsley 36. Rosemary 37. Chives 38. Catnip 39. Thyme 40. Sage 41. Parsley

Leafy Greens

  1. Kale
  2. Mesclun greens
  3. Spinach
  4. Swiss chard
  5. Lettuces (plenty of options there, from micro-greens to head or loose-leaf)
  6. Mustard greens
  7. Collard greens
  8. Arugula

Root Vegetables

  1. Carrots
  2. Beets
  3. Potatoes

Other healthy-sounding stuff

  1. Sprouts
  2. More sprouts: mung bean and lentil sprouts
  3. Wheatgrass
  4. Kohlrabi
  5. Turnips
  6. Rutabagas
  7. Celeriac
  8. Parsnips
  9. Jerusalem Artichoke
  10. Sugar snap peas
  11. Rhubarb (not ideal in a container, but it can work)
  12. Mushrooms (again, more tips online if you look)
  13. Pole Beans
  14. Aaaand… asparagus, although some disagree that it does well in a container. Try it if you’re ok with a risk!