AuntyM, my wife has grown massive numbers of plants in her Aerogarden. That thing can really do a job, but having a good understanding of hydroponic gardening helps. Biggest problem is those little CFL lamps don't give much light penetration, so growing anything more than about 18" tall is tough, especially if you expect it to fruit out.

I'm in the process of building my wife her dream indoor garden. It will be on a 2'x4' table, and have 8 of the 4' long T5 lamps in 2 fixtures. She has fibromyalgia, etc. so it's a tough time for her working in the garden outside. This way she is inside, and working at waist height.

Phototron? Now that's some cool, old-school technology right there... (old school ain't bad though..)

Not too efficient compared to the new Roto-Growing machines. A 1KW HPS in the middle and trays that rotate around it like a ferris wheel. You can do a huge number of strawberries in a system like that.

ISO