[willyb]

Hi Raybo,

Thanks for your suggestions. I agree, documentation is a good thing and will take your advice. I hope to hit the ground running and work out as many issues as I can in the planning stage.

I breezed through the Earth Trainer site and see the following:

They use soil for wicking material as many do. The question is, is soil better than burlap or cotton or other for wicking? It would be easy for me to use soil if it was better.

I also see that they promote commercial products, no thought of local or "on hand" or cost effective. Any one of us are capable of mixing up a soil/soiless medium better than a bag from the store for a fraction of the cost.

Thier system seems to be a complex build and labour intensive for someone like myself who thinks "less is more" and low tech may be better. I could spend a $1000 on a hydro system and not flinch. Would'nt be nice to develop a system for those who could'nt.

Again, thanks for you feedback, it added to my knowlege