Rack-Mount Hydroponics

cdrnsf 50 points 10 comments March 15, 2026
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Animats

Years ago, when California had a really severe drought, I saw a large version of this to grow grass for horses. It had a stack of trays with lights, and each day, you harvested one tray, fed your horse, and replanted the tray. It was only cost-effective when grass hay was really expensive.

esafak

I found growing my own produce to be a great way to appreciate farmers and my local supermarket.

defrost

Singapore is currently claiming title of "world's largest (and tallest) indoor vertical farm" with a five story, two hectare automated racked site (Jan 2026): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJuo6Te1fM4 (2.5 minutes)

chronogram

What's the idea behind not using capital letters?

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