Rock Wool Rocks!

From these little cubes, to a garden in my kitchen window.  Rock wool works!  I know have 2 tomato plants, and 4 lettuce plants growing like crazy.  We've harvested the leaves to add to a salad and am anxiously waiting to see if the tomato plants actually give fruit.

Hydroponic Gardening

Found these little kits in Tokyo.  Everything is included to begin a soil-less garden.  Just add water.
In a few days little leaves sprouted.  I then moved the basil outside into the planter with soil.

My traveling friend, Susan, was so enthused that she researched the components and created her own bottle-planter from a used plastic soda bottle.  She also found that the growing medium is called "rock wool".  Not fabric but  something used to germinate seeds for hydroponic gardens.

Here is step two:  Found these rock wool cubes at the local Hydroponic store.  After a few days the little seeds sprouted.