popular science gives omega garden the nod

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omegafarmer

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Picked up this months (Sept) issue of popular science and the Omega Garden had a bit of the cover and a significant part of the centerfold `giant pullout` poster. Hard to beat press like that. They mention the name of the company and talk about the tech a little bit and from the looks of the graphics it will likely be incorporated into the virtual Future City thing that popsci has on their site. VERY COOL. Something that has been adopted first in the underground growing world hitting main stream.
 
msdsm39

msdsm39

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What is the diameter of the cylinder? The dimensions of these things look like the max plant height is less than 24". I don't know of many strains that short, but I'm sure someone has 'em. Have they grown tomatoes on these things?


omegafarmer said:
Picked up this months (Sept) issue of popular science and the Omega Garden had a bit of the cover and a significant part of the centerfold `giant pullout` poster. Hard to beat press like that. They mention the name of the company and talk about the tech a little bit and from the looks of the graphics it will likely be incorporated into the virtual Future City thing that popsci has on their site. VERY COOL. Something that has been adopted first in the underground growing world hitting main stream.
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omegafarmer

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it looks like you may be eating the spam grown in the vertical farm as well as fruits and veggies from an omega carousel. maybe even smoking meds grown by government approved operations in one hopeful future sustainable world
 
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msdsm39

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Good thing we can all grow bud at home in buckets with dirt ;) These things look like a maintenence nightmare. The biggest one is $9K holy crap.

omegafarmer said:
it looks like you may be eating the spam grown in the vertical farm as well as fruits and veggies from an omega carousel. maybe even smoking meds grown by government approved operations in one hopeful future sustainable world
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omegafarmer

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msdsm39 said:
Good thing we can all grow bud at home in buckets with dirt ;) These things look like a maintenence nightmare. The biggest one is $9K holy crap.
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a cylinder rotating at one revolution per hour is hardly a maintenance nightmare

good thing breathing is involuntary and you can buy food at the store
 
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msdsm39

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really? have you ever built or fixed something that heavy? The motor is big dude... what happens when it wears out... better have a spare in stock and some monitoring... if that thing stops spinning your SOL.

omegafarmer said:
a cylinder rotating at one revolution per hour is hardly a maintenance nightmare

good thing breathing is involuntary and you can buy food at the store
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omegafarmer

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msdsm39 said:
really? have you ever built or fixed something that heavy? The motor is big dude... what happens when it wears out... better have a spare in stock and some monitoring... if that thing stops spinning your SOL.
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motor is about the size of your fist, and ya it is good to have a spare in case you need one. you can turn it by hand if you needed to till you got another if it did go out on you
 
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NoDrama

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Sweet, that big stacked one looks like a great way to grow crops after like a nuclear winter or something. Also the efficiency is amazing on those things, look at the low KWH usage.
 
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msdsm39

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i'm looking at the biggest unit... Its not an easy part to change out if its all sealed up.

Features
  • 2 600W ballasts, 2 HPS bulbs, and cooling fans
  • 2 lamp timers
  • 2 thermal shut-off switches (to safeguard the plants in the event of a cooling malfunction).
  • Borosilicate glass lamp housing
  • food-grade stainless steel (SS304) plant trays
  • drive motor, pump, and pump timer
  • 25 gallon water reservoir with plumbing
  • easy to follow assembly DVD
  • stainless steel feed tray
  • powder coated aluminum structure
  • pre-wired and Safety Certified
  • easy to assemble and operate.
  • plugs into a standard 110V outlet.
  • dimension: 48"W x 56"L x 68"H
  • uses only 1.3kWh depending on lights
  • full one-year warranty (excluding glass)
omegafarmer said:
motor is about the size of your fist, and ya it is good to have a spare in case you need one. you can turn it by hand if you needed to till you got another if it did go out on you
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omegafarmer

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LoudBlunts said:
finished ??????

how do your one footers yield? and what does the root ball look like

i want pics
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you can grow em taller but you are expanding into a diminishing diameter so there is a sweet spot and if you grow them much larger you can yield less

depends how many you grow for yields of individual plants

uses 3 in cubes for roots

no growing in the summer for me so no current pics
 
LoudBlunts

LoudBlunts

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i dont care if the pic is new...i just would like to see a finished plant.


give me an est yield per plant when you have optimal plant number in there. and what is optimal plant number, in your opinion sir?
 
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