Gardeners' Gems: Designer Crops That Will Wow The Neighbors

Yes, I am a computer geek and a food gardener.

In fact, we have a hydroponic kitchen garden in our office kitchen. We grow basil, salad and chilies. Our in-house pesto always impresses our guests. We've also grown bell peppers and tomatoes but that wasn't worth the effort.

I also have a small back yard garden under progress. It's not quite growing season up here yet (60 deg northern latitude).

I am quite interested in food gardening. I am gearing up to start an experimental green house in the near future. I just bought 5 acres and hope to use solar panels to power automatic systems and data loggers. One of my nuttier ideas is to use solar powered air conditioning to expand what I can grow here in Florida.

I am - A few years ago I semi-retired from coding for start ups to start up a community farm. We do weekly veg boxes along with half-pigs, lambs, honey, eggs, goats milk, cheese and meat.

There have been threads that pop up where vegetable and fruit gardens have been discussed. Any specific topic?

Yes. Interested in hydroponic and porch gardens.