Q. I am looking for best tips for organic gardening in NYC windowsills. I am growing tomatoes, peppers, baby greens/mesclun, basil and mint in my windowsills for first time ever. Most are from seeds, but I bought couple of small tomato plants when I thought my seeds didn’t sprout ..and then they did. (I actually grew seedlings from small green, watermelonish cherry tomatoes we ate on 4/18).
-New York, New York
A. Sounds like you are growing indoors. If so, you may have to set up a light system… vegetables need lots of sun and today’s modern windows block important rays they need. Your lettuce should do fine. If there is any chance you can find a friend with a sunny deck or terrace (6-8 hours a day), you will have lots more success.
A note on the seeds from the tomatoes you ate. If they are a hybrid variety, they may not grow up to produce the same tomato. What a great experiment though!!!
-Barbara Emerson, Have Green Thumb
Manchester, Massachusetts
