I’m hanging with clear plastic thread – just like fishing line, but slightly less strong. Since this post (and I’m annoyed that there’s over a month of delay – @britta, how can I make this faster?) I’ve turned all the basil in the top into pesto, and it grew back again (and more). Also, the lettuces [...]

I ended up using a 1.5 gallon plastic jug, originally intended for protein powder (heh). It had about the right mix of capacity, height, and opacity I was looking for. It didn’t make the “rectangular” criterion, but I decided putting the whole thing on the window sill would have sacrificed too much real estate. I’ve [...]

@britta, I bet your could crowdsource a lot of that writing / editing / formatting work, too. The how-to section seems like a natural fit for a wiki format – you may already be moving that direction..