I did hydroponic gardening indoors for a couple of years.
The good news is that you can grow all the green stuff (lettuce, herbs, etc.) just like in the commericial.
The bad news is that tomatos are a losing bargain. You need to keep the growing room warmer than you can afford to if you live in the north. They need to be pollinated, which usually happens with bees, but indoors, needs to be done individually to each blossom by hand.
Also, unless you have a bunch of them, a single batch of pesto will wipe out sveral months worth of growing basil.
The good news is that fresh herbs are really nice, and it's very cool to pick them in your own kitchen. If you grow things that you don't need huge quantities of, it should work great.
On a larger system, I grew tons of basil that was really nice (pungent, sharp, made great pesto), but ended up with two tomatoes that cost me about $400 in electricity and heat, took 3 months to grow and tasted terrible.
Terry
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Originally Posted by bluedogz  Has anyone ever used one of these things? I got one for Xmas and it appears to be just the thing for a guy with little time or skill to garden, and little space indoors.
Experiences, anyone? |