There are many reasons why you should practice indoor gardening - the benefits are endless. Aside from the beauty and natural feel they bring to your home or apartment, there are also health benefits from gardening indoors. One thing we all probably learned in school science classes is that plants have the ability to clean the air by recycling the CO2 or carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. Here are a few tips and techniques to get the most out of your indoor garden when it comes to the health of the plants and the beauty.

Watering. Watering can be very helpful if done correctly, and consequently if it is done wrong, it can damage or even kill your plants. This is the most common mistake that many people make with their gardens, both outdoor and indoor gardens. Each plant needs different watering schedules so check with the plant type and see what kind of watering is best.
Lighting or Sunshine. Similar to the watering schedules, different plants need different amounts of light. Luckily, most plants can adapt to either electrical lighting in addition to the natural sunlight created by windows.

There are a few plants that are great for indoor gardening and require a minimal amount of light. Boston ferns, creeping figs, and cyclamens (check with your indoor gardening store for more details) are great examples of this.

Potting. Make sure you use clean pottery or containers when planting your indoor garden. This will make sure you don't have any issues with rotting or chemically invasive species in the soil.
Fertilization. This will also depend on the plant. You can even use your compost for your vegetables to enrich the soil in addition to the most common purchased fertilizers. Indoor gardening with herbs will require different fertilization, humidity, and watering schedules than for esthetic plants, because after all, you will be consuming the herbs and edibles! If you are planting certain plants like orchids for example, they will require a certain type of fertilization so make sure you check with your gardening specialist.

These are a few tips and pointers that you should consider when starting out. Again, if you do some research and read about the certain types of plants that you want to grow, there are an abundance of resources both online and in gardening stores that will tell you the best techniques to maintain your indoor gardening ventures. Also, remember to make sure you have the necessary tools including pottery, the required light, and enough space. If you put care and attention to your plants, you should be well on your way.

All in all, if you want to get started with a successful indoor garden, it is imperative that you follow a few simple steps. When getting started, keep in mind that you must pay close attention to the watering schedule, the types of containers or pottery that you are using, the necessary light and humidity schedules, and the amount of space needed for each plant species. Follow the mentioned steps listed above to get a basic understanding of where to go from here, and keep good records and notes with advice from your gardening expert to maximize your gardening yield.