Even if you don’t own property, you can still have an indoor organic garden. You just use your windowsills, indoor plant stands and kitchen counters as the base instead of a yard. Since you are indoors, you can be more in control of how much water your organic indoor garden gets and often shelter it from some kinds of pests and diseases. Many cooks like to turn their windowsills into an herb garden. Fresh herbs make a real difference in cooking, and they are about the easiest plants to grow.

Keep It Simple

If you've never gardened before, than keep your indoor organic garden as small as possible until you get the hang of it. It could be that you just were not made to grow plants but kill plants. However, you might find the creativity, challenge and satisfaction from gardening that you don’t get anywhere else.

Pick a simple herb to grow like parsley or chives. They are pretty forgiving of many beginner gardener's mistakes. They also do well in differing temperature conditions (in case your heat keeps going out). You can also purchase indoor organic gardening kits for one plant or herb to get you started.

Some Tips

An indoor organic garden is not something you set up and then just forget about it. Although some plants seem incredibly resilient, most need to be checked over a couple of minutes a day at least. You check for soil moisture to see if it needs watering again. You also want to check for bugs, discolored leaves, fungal growth or any signs of sickness.

It's good to keep a book about indoor organic gardening to answer you questions in case the power goes out and you can't get on the internet. You will also find a lot of tips and tricks you might not find otherwise. Get a book with an extensive index to help you easily find answers to your questions.

Remember, you want to stay away from commercial pesticides if at all possible in order to have a truly organic indoor organic gardening. Instead of buying pesticides, you can make your own from such things as garlic and baking soda. Check online and in your book for particular recipes. Be sure to have a working blender, cheesecloth and empty clean spray bottles to help you.

If you want to make your own compost for an indoor organic garden, don’t put any parts of sick plants in it, or the whole compost will just be a breeding ground for plant diseases.