Space Buckets, a Community of DIY LED Gardeners

Re:Space Buckets, a Community of DIY LED Gardeners by fit2rule on Sunday October 25, 2015 @05:24AM (#10446441)

Although this is clearly a cannabis-growers hobby, I think its pretty good that a lot of innovation is coming from this scene that can be applied to growers of other sustenance-providing plants .. would be good to see this scale with some Moores' Law or so, as the years go by.

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Re:Space Buckets, a Community of DIY LED Gardeners by andor on Sunday October 25, 2015 @07:26AM (#10446647)

Hydroponic growing is done at scale, but usually in greenhouses. Using only electrical light is too inefficient for regular foods, even with LEDs.

https://www.google.de/maps/place/Almer%C3%ADa,+Spain/@36.753...

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Re:Space Buckets, a Community of DIY LED Gardeners by adanto6840 on Sunday October 25, 2015 @11:41AM (#10447157)

Wow, that Google Earth link is pretty interesting, thank you for that.

I was curious & had to look this place up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almer%C3%ADa

There isn't a ton on the Wikipedia entry about their agriculture, though this is the main excerpt:

"...spectacular economic growth due to tourism and intensive agriculture, with crops grown year-round in massive invernaderos"

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Re:Space Buckets, a Community of DIY LED Gardeners by fit2rule on Sunday October 25, 2015 @10:20AM (#10446915)

Growth efficiency is one thing .. integrating micro controllers that pamper your plants hands-free is another thing entirely! :)

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