But what kind of indoor vegetables should I plant? If you are looking for some personal gardening time that is beginner-friendly, here are some tips and veggies to check out!

Growing tips
Before starting, underline some aspects of growing indoor veggies. First is a container, which should fit your veggie's needs. Then pick a high- or good-quality potting mix, a different kind from garden soil. Don't forget about the water. You may have to up the game with water, soil, and fertilization for an indoor garden.

How about nutrients? Indoor veggies likely have less wind, pollinating insects, or natural sunlight. So, you may have to help them pollinate or provide proper air circulation and pest cleanup. As a hack, you can use an LED grow light to help. Understand the different LED light colors, the full sun recommendation, and the light height as the plant grows to the light source.

What vegetables should I plant?

1. Lettuce

A fast-growing indoor vegetable to plant for newbies is lettuce. A small planter and well-draining soil should be enough. Moisturizing the soil works best to help lettuce grow. It takes around 80–70 days to mature with full to partial sun. You can start harvesting lettuce after it grows to 4-6 inches.

2. Hot Pepper

Craving for some spices? Why not grow hot peppers yourself? In this case, hot pepper thrives better indoors as it has a stable temperature. You may need some seed and a pot. You need to give it full light and dry soil. Shake them well for pollinating, and wait around 70–85 days to bear fruit.

3. Tomatoes

A quick and easy-to-maintain summer plant to try at your home or apartment is tomatoes. It does need a lot of light per day, but it is worth the fruit. You can start with seeds, move them to a pot once they grow 4 inches tall, and then periodically shake them when flowers bloom. This indoor vegetable plant will mature in 50–65 days and bear fruit with proper care.

4. Scallions

Bulb onions are pretty popular indoor garden plants. You can start planting it as quickly as plopping down some scallions in an inch of water. This will help you replant the root and grow it back to the top for more harvest. Is that all? After it grows a couple of inches, you need to move it to potting mix and harvest it later while leaving about an inch of stem to grow back.

5. Herbs

A popular indoor vegetable is herbs. It is relatively easy, and you can try a lot of variance without hassle. Take the example of rosemary, parsley, thyme, basil, oregano, and mint. Some herbs can thrive easily even on kitchen windows, as long as you keep them in proper condition. Such as moist soil for mint and basil or full sun for rosemary and thyme.

That should be easy enough for a beginner to start planting an indoor vegetable garden. But is it easy? As long as you try your best and save some time to take care of them, that should help create the best product. So, try to worry less and get started. Having an indoor vegetable garden will be a relaxing activity with a small reward.