It's NOT Meat for dinner, it's Shmeat

B00Mer

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What makes you think it's cheap? Heating bills, electric bills, fertilizer bills, set up costs, You don't pay any of those growing outdoors

You can use land or real estate within the city to grow.. area that would not be considered agricultural. There are other factors, link being able to yield crops 3 times a year vs once a year on a farm.

I tell you what, I'll start a Hydroponics farm and let your know if I make money... ;)
 

petros

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The cheapest lot in my city is 88K for 25ft x150.

You'll never grow enough to make that back let alone set up costs.

If you could, they'd be everywhere.
 

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bacteria?

...is no dirt to grow bacteria.
Did you miss that part of the link YOU provided?? ;)

The cheapest lot in my city is 88K for 25ft x150.

You'll never grow enough to make that back let alone set up costs.

If you could, they'd be everywhere.

It's new technology.. give it time. Just like a computers and parts, costs always go down as newer technology is development.

Good Night.. have a beer on me..
 

petros

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New? new to you maybe. The hanging gardens of Babylon were hydroponic/hydroculture. If it were practical for something other than growing dope in a closet, everyone would be doing it after all these thousands of years.
 

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New? new to you maybe. The hanging gardens of Babylon were hydroponic/hydroculture. If it were practical for something other than growing dope in a closet, everyone would be doing it after all these thousands of years.

>>> Source: Future <<<

From University of Arizona...

Hydroponics is a relatively new technology, evolving rapidly since its inception 70 years ago.



 

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30 years ago in 100 Mile House, I went through a hydroponic greenhouse that grew lettuce all year round. It supplied all the lettuce for the town. It wasn't that big, maybe 75' x 200' if memory serves. No more than 24' high with two layers of plastic cover with warm air blown between the layers in winter. It was a fairly low tech, low cost experiment that did very well. They had a whole lot less problems than conventional methods and as far as I know it is still operational. I may be going up that way this summer, so I will make a point to check it out.