Man uses LEDs to grow lettuce, herbs and leafy greens
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:01 pm
This farm in a box generates $15,000 a month
http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/24/technol ... m0400storyInside, the plants get light from LEDs and there's no soil. The roots are instead placed in a peat moss base that gets a dollop of nutrient-rich water every 12 minutes. The entire container, floor to ceiling, is filled with plants in a totally self-contained operation that eliminates the one variable that's vexed farmers since the dawn of agriculture: the weather.