indoor vegetables in the winter?

[thebearnecessities]

Complete novice just looking to dip my toe in the water on a very small scale.

Are there any vegetables that i can grow indoors this winter in my north-ish facing conservatory?

it gets reasonably cold in the conservatory in the winter (im in scotland) and its north facing so not great for the sun?

is this impossible?

Im really just wanting to do it as a project with the kids to show them where vegetables come from etc.

any help much appreciated.

[Alison]

I'd wait until spring if I were you, the light levels will be low as well as the heat.

[sparrow100]

Pea shoots in a planter.

You can use the dried bigga peas, pack them in and watch them come up. As long as there a couple of hours of sun you should be ok and you will have fresh salad. If you can put some card backed with foil behind the seedlings you will increase the sunlight onto the plants.You can cut them a couple of times before they are exhausted, pull the stalks up and re-sow.

[veggiechicken]

^^^^ Just what I was going to suggest, sparrow
Cheap, quick and easy and you can eat pea shoots at all stages of growth - or leave them to grow on, flower and pick the peas.

Welcome to the Grapevine Bearneccesities

[Bren In Pots]

First I'll say welcome to the vine

have a look at this youtube clip by Alys Fowler on growing micro veg lettuce works well :-

Micro-veg - The Edible Garden - BBC Two - YouTube

[Two_Sheds]

...in the winter (im in scotland) and its north facing

yeah, pretty much impossible then

It's light that makes plants grow, and you don't have much of that in the winter, and even less on a north facer

[thebearnecessities]

Thanks for taking the time to reply to me.

Going to try the peas as suggested.

Will a shallow container like a plastic takeaway container work for the peas?

If I need to put holes in the bottom then will I presumably need a tray so my window ledge doesn't get water marks?

Will soil from my garden likely be fine, and ideally a bit of compost?

Should I put a lid on it at first? Sure I read that somewhere.

How does micro veg lettuce work? You don't get tiny lettuces, you just eat the shoot and leaves when they are a couple inches high? Is that how it works?

[veggiechicken]

As you thought, you'll need drainage holes with a drip tray beneath. Any container will do for peas.
Ideally some compost or good soil without stones in it.
I wouldn't use a lid but make sure they don't dry out. You don't want them in soggy soil either or they'll rot. Water from the bottom by standing the pot in a tray of water, not the top. About 10 minutes should be long enough.
Have you seen the "Living salads" that are sold in supermarkets? They're like microveg. You cut off the leaves as you need them, or cut them down to a stump and they will regrow a couple of times.
Have fun!!

[bananamelon]

on window sill your out of luck but if use florescent lights. you could grow spinach and lettuce