I've been playing with a wick hydroponic system (Emily's Garden) and trying to grow some hot peppers before trying better things, if you know what I mean. I bought one of the Waterfarm units, not the whole system as Hellborn shows. I'm only interested in supporting my needs, not others. I hope one, maybe two plants will be enough. I will try growing one plant first to see if I'm successful. Since one of your posts offered help to 'newbies', well, here I am. That said, please answer several of my questions.
I bought a computer amoire and put it together without the insides. The dimensions are 32"w X 20"d X 54"h. The Emily's Garden is on the floor of the unit and I hung a CFL from the top. With the light up as high as it can go, I can get 32/34" under it; less with the Waterfarm unit. No venting of the unit, but I can add an inlet and outlet for venting/exhausting. Can I be successful with one plant or should I grow two or three? If only one or two plants, do I need to buy a carbon filter to filter out the smell that the growing plant produces? (Does a pot plant smell that bad? Of course, I know how strong sensimia (msp) can be.)
I'm getting tired of the junk I get from my contact, so I believe anything I can produce should be better than what I'm buying.
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