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Installing a Garden WindowGrowing Plants Indoors in a Winter Garden Window
Introduction: Window gardens are a great way to grow thriving plants during the winter season. A window garden is very much like a green house, permitting you to grow plants and herbs in any kind of weather. Some household plants can never seem to acclimate themselves to the climate of indoor living space. They need warmth, dampness, sun and lots of light. They can only acquire these requirements in a greenhouse type of atmosphere. If you don’t have a greenhouse, installing a garden window can do the job. Transforming an existing
window into a window garden involves a Window gardens are constructed differently than bay or bow windows. Window gardens have a deeper box so the window will extend much further from the house so it can capture as much light as possible and provide space for a wide variety of plants. Window gardens can serve as kitchen windows which are normally located on the southern side of the house so they will have long hours of sunlight during the winter months. Plants are arranged on the window sill in such a way so they capture the most sunlight. Temperature, ventilation and humidity do not become a serious factor because the window open space is an extension of the house living space. However, a blind should be installed on the window so it can provide shade when needed. Window gardens can be purchased as a pre-constructed unit that will fit into almost any widow rough opening. Most leading window manufactures manufacture a variety of different styles and sizes of window gardens. Although a window garden can be installed in any room, the ideal place is in the kitchen where it can be attended to every day as necessary and is convenient to water for the plants and herbs. A window garden does not necessarily need attention every day but it should be carefully cared for to prevent fungi and pests from multiply. Depending on the plants you select you can have a miniature rain forest in your kitchen window during the bleakest winter days. In addition, you can have readily access to your favorite herbs year around. Related articles:
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lot of construction and expense. The ideal way to
have a window garden is by installing a garden
window as a replacement window unit. Not only are
window gardens for growing plants indoors, they are
also a great way to increase the flow of light into
your home and give you a better view of the
outside. 
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