Marijuana Not So Green

[3optic]

Need help decoding this. It would seem to indicate there is some push to legalise pot. Or is this just empty headed "green" prattle?

How does Co2 link with electric power again? I can't remember the talking points. Is it the petrol link..?

http://www.monochrom.at/english/pictures/gloriousgrow2.jpg


A staff scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory studied the energy use of indoor marijuana growers and found it's an inefficient and energy intensive practice. Evan Mills, who undertook the study independently, reports that:

— "Cannabis production results in energy expenditures of $5 billion each year."

— The electricity use is equivalent to that of two million average U.S. homes.

— It accounts for one percent of national electricity consumption.

Link (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/14/135415274/marijuana-not-so-green-study-finds-growing-pot-indoors-is-energy-intensive?sc=fb&cc=fp)

[Ross]

I believe the latest tech, using high output LED's with little power usage is a "growing" move...tho the output of aircon/enviroment control systems are still high in consumption.

Ross

[Myxm15]

Need help decoding this. It would seem to indicate there is some push to legalise pot. Or is this just empty headed "green" prattle?

How does Co2 link with electric power again? I can't remember the talking points. Is it the petrol link..?

http://www.monochrom.at/english/pictures/gloriousgrow2.jpg



Link (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/14/135415274/marijuana-not-so-green-study-finds-growing-pot-indoors-is-energy-intensive?sc=fb&cc=fp)

Keyword National, its also nationally illegal so its grown indoors.
The biggest power consumer is the lighting when growing anything hydro.

My friend used to work at a major hydrophonics store.
The thing with co2 im sure you know is just for photosymphisis.

The articles irrelevant imo becuase they have absolutely no way of knowing any specific statistics behind this topic.
It goes alot deeper.

In my opinion it use less energy to grow tomatoes or pot hydro, than shipping it across the country if not further, then still haveing to drive across town to get it.

Plus you can at times end up with a better plant.
Soil has unhealthy things in it, hydro you give the plant only the nutrients it needs

[Ross]

The health of that crop is lousy...not that Ive ever seen any:hippie:

[Myxm15]

There all juvenile plants being mass produced for maximum profit.
Those in that paticular picture have grown so rapidly there stalks wont be able to support there own weight when they bloom.

Its a bad example.
That picture almost deserves to be on food inc lol.

[Swami]

Keep the technique in mind.
Its also possible to grow veggies this way.
With the use of those new grow-ledlights its even possible to do it with solarpanels.

With all the radiation from Japan coming our ways this could be the future for a while, to grow food without radiation in it.....

[AlkaMyst]

CO2 is highly overrated, expensive and not to mention highly dangerous if you don't know what you're doing, if you know what you are doing there's no need to use CO2 or none of the expensive crappy Nuts....

LED's are also highly overrated ...

Just my 2cents!.....

Blessings,
AlkaMyst

[Nagual]

Growing Plants in the Dark

according to Dr T. G. Hieronymus, the collector plate conducts what he called "Chlorophyl Energy, and it is connected to the plate over the planter with 18 AWG copper wire. In the bottom of the planter is another plate that is connected to a water pipe for a ground connection.

Dr. Hieronymus wrote that he had very good results doing this. The Collector plate is a 6" by 9" metal plate bolted to a bracket from a ceiling fan and then mounted on a board. It has 4 coats of clear enamel paint for protection. (The satellite dish is not in use.)

research link here (http://rexresearch.com/agro2/0agro1.htm#elxplntgrowth)

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http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy337/screaminvern/09-25-10_193144.jpg

http://rexresearch.com/agro2/ag10d.gif

[Modwiz]

In a natural, actual, real situation the Sun handles all of the light requirements. Using artificial light that needs an energy source to produce it is symptomatic of a deviation from what is wholesome. Unwholesome pursuits invariably come with downsides and are indicative of wrongheadedness. There are a myriad of factors and discussions surrounding this issue, but my train of thought pursues the very simple aspect of growing a light dependent plant.

[Myxm15]

Hydroponic tomatoes at Cape Abilities Farms.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWxkKCqc7OA

You can use sunlight to.Thats what i meant about marijuana being a bad example lol.
The most important things learning to property balance the nuitrients given, or it might taste like one.
Theres science behind it, but at least you know whats in it...