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Well, to be more serious about it, the actual work involved in producing food for a small number of people is not very significant. Once you have your setup bu
by grannyg00se 15y ago
Well, to be more serious about it, the actual work involved in producing food for a small number of people is not very significant. Once you have your setup built you can have a self-running hydroponic system in place that requires very little work. I grew peppers and tomatoes this way on a 2' by 5' work bench. The only work required during the growing period was occasional water resevoir filling.
I would love to have a large multi-level greenhouse to work with. I suspect that the average backyard could supply enough food for three or four families with about 1hr per week invested in time.
- billswift 15y agoWhen you are actually depending on that food it is a lot of work and even more stress. You're talking about just playing at raising food,
- roel_v 15y ago(I used to grow some peppers and tomatoes too this way, I understand the attraction in it). When you set up a hydroponic system like that, the cost side of the argument in the OP changes dramatically though. Then it becomes a real 'hobby' in the sense that it costs more than you can possibly get out of it (unless you grow marihuana in it - ironically, the most information I could find on hydroponics was in books for marihuana growers, and the shop I got my supplies from sells their stuff mostly to that audience and demos their gear by growing peppers in them. The first time I came there the guy was quite excited to speak to someone who didn't intend to grow marihuana).