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Article: Making crops grow without soil.(News)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- August 25, 2009
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Byline: Gwyneth Rees
MANY of us would love to be able to cut down the weekly shopping bill by growing our own food.
But with slugs, dirt and physical labour to contend with, not to mention a lack of time, it's often an unrealistic aim.
Now scientists have come up with a solution by inventing a machine which grows crops and flowers without any soil.
The Power Plant uses technology invented by Nasa for astronauts to grow fresh fruit and vegetables while in space. Seeds are placed on to a 'grow sponge' and a mains-generated microjet system sprays them with oxygenated, nutrient-rich water. The device can be used to grow fruits such as ...