Re:Indoor farming: Good for cannabis, not so good for food
by kinofcain on Saturday January 02, 2016 @11:59AM
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Seems like a false dichotomy: why not augment a greenhouse with LED lights?
For some crops, like wine grapes, growers prefer to "dry farm" or use only natural rainfall.
In dry years, however, most are forced to irrigate if nature hasn't provided enough water.
If LED lighting prices (and generation costs) continue to decline, why not "light irrigation" for cloudy climates or latitudes that don't get enough light for a full growing season.
For some crops, like wine grapes, growers prefer to "dry farm" or use only natural rainfall.
In dry years, however, most are forced to irrigate if nature hasn't provided enough water.
If LED lighting prices (and generation costs) continue to decline, why not "light irrigation" for cloudy climates or latitudes that don't get enough light for a full growing season.