Simple Setup for Growing Seedlings Indoors Growing garden seedlings indoors can be a lot of fun. It’s fairly simple. Once you are set up, you can save money every year by growing your own transplants. However, the biggest advantage is: you can grow a larger variety of plants from seed (e.g. heirlooms) than if you bought transplants at a store. Buying transplants is OK. Much of your decision on whether to start with store bought transplants, or seedlings you grow yourself, is primarily determined by how much time you have. What you need to grow seedlings indoors is: lights, light chain or rope, 2 hockey sticks (or something similar like broom handles), large zip ties, 4 large screw in hooks, a plug-in timer, a power strip with extension cord, seed trays, soil and seeds. I will divide this explanation into two parts. First, how to set up your light system. Second, how to plant your seed trays. I’m going to explain my setup. You can apply the same ideas to a smaller or larger