We need to take CO2 out of the sky

Re:We need to take CO2 out of the sky by Syonyk on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @06:13PM (#28766385)

If I could grow the things... I struggle to get them watered properly.

Practically, though, I'm out in some fairly high desert, and I have to pump water for irrigation out of a deep well. I can certainly do it, but I'm looking for something of a bit more "geologic scale" sequestration, if it's possible.

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Re:We need to take CO2 out of the sky by smileysteve on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @07:26PM (#28767053)

You might consider hydroponics (ie consumer Aerogarden) as the water requirements are approximately 90% less. It does the "watering" for you.

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Re:We need to take CO2 out of the sky by Syonyk on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @07:40PM (#28767185)

I'm actually planning to get a backhoe for a couple years to build a large basalt greenhouse, then do aquaponics - combine growing fish and plants in something that removes most of the downsides of aquaculture and hydroponics. Done properly, it's a synthetic pond ecosystem that doesn't require flushing the water ever.

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Re:We need to take CO2 out of the sky by davidw on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @11:22AM (#28774237)

Looks like you're somewhere east of where I live in Oregon. Do Junipers grow there with maybe a little bit of water?

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