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<\/div>Nemo's Garden<\/h2>
Welcome to \"Nemo's Garden,\" a surreal — and beautiful — underwater garden off of Italy's Northwestern coast.<\/p>
There, National Geographic <\/em>reports<\/a>, terrestrial plants are grown in submerged plastic greenhouses dubbed \"biospheres,\" which can be seen glowing from the surface. And we gotta say: the pictures of these plastic, herb-filled oddities are absolutely stunning.<\/p> An Italian project, known as Nemo’s Garden, is testing the viability of underwater greenhouses https:\/\/t.co\/Y1PQDM4p3Z<\/a><\/p> — National Geographic (@NatGeo) November 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote> Sergio Gamberini, the man behind this almost fantastical project, isn't just out to create something that looks beautiful.<\/p> He's hoping that his plastic orbs, which rest between 15 and 36 feet below the ocean's surface and hold about 528 gallons of air, will provide a water-conserving, overall sustainable alternative to on-land agricultural operations, particularly helping dry coastal nations grow more food without having to desalinate more water — a costly and resource-intensive process. The plants require just a small bit of starter water, but from there, they're self-sustaining. Sunlight heats the submerged spheres, which contain humid air that naturally condenses into freshwater on the walls and drips back into the soil.<\/p> \"Since the underwater farm needs an external source of water only for the start-up of plants growing,\" reads the company's site<\/a>, \"our system could be useful for those locations far from the bodies of water available.\"<\/p> Nemo's Garden is still in its earlier phases, but results have been promising. One 2020 study<\/a> showed that the organization's underwater-grown basil actually had more chlorophyll and antioxidants than land-reared basil — a fascinating finding, considering that the water pressure actually forces the Nemo plants to grow a bit differently than they might on the surface.<\/p> Excitingly, marine life is reportedly drawn to the glowing orbs as well; according to NatGeo, <\/em>the structures act like an artificial coral reef for nearby species.<\/p> Whether Nemo's Garden will one day be coming to a coastline near you remains to be seen. In the meantime, though, we might agree with NatGeo <\/em>photographer Luca Locatelli, who says he's excited to see someone take a well-intentioned leap — or perhaps a dive — of faith.<\/p> \"We need someone who thinks about crazy things — not only ordinary inventions — that are coming out of a real passion,\" Locatelli told the magazine. \"It might be something, it might not, [but] I like the fact that someone is so brave to invest money on such a thing.\"<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>Look inside Nemo's Garden, a surreal underwater farm<\/a><\/em> [National Geographic<\/em>]<\/p> More on alternative gardening:<\/strong> Nasa Let Astronauts Feast on Space-grown Vegetables<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Divers Growing Veggies in Underwater Greenhouses<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> See the original post here: <\/p> Divers Growing Veggies in Underwater Greenhouses<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nemo's GardenWelcome to \"Nemo's Garden,\" a surreal — and beautiful — underwater garden off of Italy's Northwestern coast.There, National Geographic reports, terrestrial plants are grown in submerged plastic greenhouses dubbed \"biospheres,\" which can be seen glowing from the surface. And we … Continue reading Water Cycle<\/h2>
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