rack-mount hydroponics

84 points by FedericoSchonborn a day ago on lobsters | 5 comments

nemin | a day ago

The devel's lettuce.

cceckman | 17 hours ago

One other important tip: if you only have one rack, put the servers above the hydroponics, rather than vice versa.

michaelgr | a day ago

I guess if you already have two "free" cabinets, this may make sense, but otherwise it won't? Server rack cabinets are relatively expensive compared to other general-purpose shelving while not exactly providing any benefits (?) and not being suited for high-humidity environments.

bwbuhse | 22 hours ago

all that said, if you actually just want to grow stuff, you should probably not do any of this. this is not a serious guide and there are better approaches out there.

sjamaan | a day ago

yup, it's decadent as f*ck. I think that's also part of the appeal (and the fact that it's extremely nerdy)