Window Farm

When I talked about gardening at the Mom's group last week, several people lamented their lack of growing spaces. When you live in a condo or apartment, often you can't just till up the common space to plant lettuce.

Many people in New York City have the same problem, and they've come up with a clever solution: window farms. That link will take you to a pdf file that will explain everything you need to know about setting up a vertical hydroponic garden right in a sunny window, with no soil, no mess, no weeds, and no condo association curtailing your urge to grow fresh produce.

The basic component of this system is only empty water bottles! If your window isn't sunny enough, you can add CFL bulbs to supplement the natural light. It would be a great project for your kids, too.

Let me know if you want to start this, 'cause I'd love to help!