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It says that the greenhouses are transparent. At 20 feet down that would mean something like 25% of the sunlight is left [1]. I'm surprised that strawberries
by jewel 11y ago
It says that the greenhouses are transparent. At 20 feet down that would mean something like 25% of the sunlight is left [1]. I'm surprised that strawberries will grow in that little light, since they don't do as well in the shade.
[1]: Rough estimate based on http://oceansjsu.com/105d/exped_briny/13.html http://oceansjsu.com/105d/exped_briny/13.html.
- attemptone 11y ago>25% of the sunlight. That's probably why their looking into growing fungi.
- realusername 11y agoSame for me, I'm was quite suspicious about this. Especially also that you might not get the whole spectrum at this depth and this might be problematic for some plants.
- rbanffy 11y agoI'd imagine they wouldn't be very sweet.