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Uploaded by on Nov 19, 2010

planting robot and gully trolley @ hydroponic lettuce production site in Belgium.

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  • what the grower is using is called a soil block. this is a normal peat compressed to a square shape with seeding hole. these blocks are also made on our machines.

    should you have more questions, please do not hesitate to ask. I'm glad the MGS has such a hugh success here on Youtube.

  • that all depends how big you want your installation. in the case shown on the video, the overall cost for the complete system is around € 1 000 000,-

    are you a grower yourself?

  • Thank you !!! always nice to have positive reply. as a manufactoror, we aim to please our customers. we have currently 2 more projects to do in Belgium and Holland.

    bring it on !! I would say.

  • compressed soil by means of a soil blocking machine. The composition of the soil varies from grower to grower and is depended on the crop that is sown in the soil block.

    please see the soil blocking videos on my YouTube site.

    thanks for your interest.

  • the water is given from the sides of the gutters by means of a dripping system. The water can hold anything the plants need to grow such as fertilization. It's difficult to see on the video but the gutter system has a small angle so that the water can reach the farest plant in the gutter.  Once the water is at the end of the gutter, what's left of it, gets collected, filtered and recycled in to the system.

  • ever heard of photosynthesis? even lettuce needs it. The main reason for the space is that the plant in the gutters are spaced every so often to allow the plant to grow. When the plant arrive at the harvesting point, on the other side of the system, they are fully grow in to a nice cabbage lettuce.

    Thanks for your interest in the system and the automation.

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  • This is Amazing.

    some questions ..

    1.What human labor does it require ?

    2.What substances and energy does it require?

    3.how much does it produce?

    4.what's the ROI ?

  • I like the aspect that (I assume) there is no need for the producer to buy and lace the culture with herbicide and pesticide.

    If the lettuce grows by absorbing water and nutrients, what is the input besides water?

    (can the nutrients be created with a composting facility for a renewable solution?)

  • SO SO SO GREAT THANKS FOR THE VIDEO AND CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABILITY ON THIS FINITE PLANET.

    (-:

    ZEITGEIST MOVIE C O M

    (-:

  • who are using substance or substrate for the growth of plants?

  • @TheZeitgeistler thank you :)

  • @zlivalavida

    TZMOfficialChannel

    greetings

  • i saw this in the zeitgeist channel like a month ago and i cant find the channel >_<

  • How much does a system like this cost

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