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Pinkhouse: Greenhouses of the Future?

  • October 9, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Is the “pinkhouse” the new greenhouse? Plants in these experimental indoor farms grow under a mix of energy-efficient, red and blue LED lights — the wavelengths they need most. LEDs stay cooler than other lights, so crops can be stacked closely in small spaces.

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