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> A grow-house is not cheap Why not outdoor hydroponics? After all conventional soil based vegetables grow outdoors. You get free light too. Obviously it do
by danans 4y ago
> A grow-house is not cheap
Why not outdoor hydroponics? After all conventional soil based vegetables grow outdoors. You get free light too. Obviously it doesn't work in cold weather, but in temperate zones it should.
I suspect the hydroponic equipment and the skilled labor to build and maintain it is the biggest cost issue.
- ls15 4y agoIn Germany, where water for agriculture gets scarce, some farmers are adopting methods that I consider semi-hydroponic. For example burying a soaker hose below the crops. However, "real" hydroponic systems need to be protected from rain, I think, because rainwater would dilute the nutrient solution if it leaks into the system.