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Um, guys, the emperor's new clothes are lovely and all, but I am left wondering whether the advantages of this system outweigh, you know, pot plants?
by user24 13y ago
Um, guys, the emperor's new clothes are lovely and all, but I am left wondering whether the advantages of this system outweigh, you know, pot plants?
- thomaslangston 13y agoI could imagine a few advantages: 1) Watering. The design appears to only have one water feed tube, which waters all the plants. 2) Weight. Pots are heavy. Making the pots part of the desk should be good for reducing that. 3) Stability. With the pots built into the desk I see it much less likely that a coworker or cat will knock over the plants. 4) Setup. With the design including specific recommendations for plants and needing no other parts I could see the both plants and desk being shipped together. 5) Aesthetics. A white surface with plants growing out of it looks very modern and may complement interior design choices better than a stack of pots even on the same surface.
- andrewflnr 13y agoA decent compromise might be to build space for (plastic?) pots into the desk, so you still have your plants right there (with the stability benefits, etc) without the maintenance bother of hydroponics.
- lxmorj 13y agoUntil I read the reply below, I was thinking "I guess you could grow weed in your desk but it seems a little risky depending on where you work..."
- LastZactionHero 13y agoProbably not much, but what's wrong with the emperor just wanting some cool looking new clothes?
- ChuckMcM 13y agoWell for one thing pot plants have a pretty strong odor, and for another thing if you have too many the cops will totally arrest you. :-)
- mentos 13y agoor opening a window? pretty sure there are a lot of plants doing this outside?
- andrewflnr 13y agoOpening a window is counter-productive if it's smoggy outside, even if you're okay with dealing with the current temperature out there.