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		ls15 on May 31, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: After millennia of expansion, the world has passed... > never seen hydroponic potatoes either https://youtu.be/9ck5iEP03g4 Aeroponic potatoes. They don't even need any substrate.

lathyrus_long on May 31, 2022 [–]

I think that's seed potato production, where the consistency and lack of pathogens justifies the extra cost. Here's a manual:

https://cipotato.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/005447.pdf

It would be possible to grow potatoes for human consumption with a similar system, but I don't think it's currently economic.

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