High Density Vertical Growth (HDVG) System
July 2nd, 2008Valcent Products claims to have a system that yields 20 times the normal production volume for many field crops while using only 5% of the water that is normally required. It’s a vertical growth system and they deliver all of the nutrients via solution.
Look, I’m agnostic on this. I’m not advocating this, but maybe individuals can learn something from what Valcent has done to increase their own food yields in a smart way. Frankly, I was just blown away by the pictures and the video of all of that stuff growing without any dirt (or weeds) in those vertical… sheets? curtains? panels? It’s all very surreal.
Via: Valcent Products:
The HDVG system grows plants in closely spaced pockets on clear, vertical panels that are moving on an overhead conveyor system. The system is designed to provide maximum sunlight and precisely correct nutrients to each plant. Ultraviolet light and filter systems exclude the need for herbicides and pesticides. Sophisticated control systems gain optimum growth performance through the correct misting of nutrients, the accurate balancing of PH and the delivery of the correct amount of heat, light and water.
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