#Nemo's Garden project is growing strawberries, beans, lettuce and herbs underwater They wouldn look out of place in a sci-fi film, but these underwater pods are in fact the world most futuristic farm. In five transparent biospheres anchored to the bottom of the sea, strawberries, basil, beans, garlic and lettuce are being grown. The plants are kept hydrated by drips of water condensing on the inner walls of the biospheres, and the near-constant temperature between day and night creates ideal growing conditions, the scientists behind the project said. The farm, named Nemo Garden has been installed in the Bay of Noli, in Savona, Italy. he main target of this project is to create alternative sources of plant production in areas where environmental conditions make it extremely difficult to grow crops through conventional farming, including lack of fresh water, fertile soils, and extreme temperature changes, said a spokesman for the project. e are trying to find an alternative and economically viable technology enabling efficient production. The biospheres, which vary in size, float between depths of 18 feet (5. 5 metres) and 36 feet (11 metres). A control centre on dry land allows the scientists to monitor the status of crops without having to dive down every day to tend to them. e have installed many webcams and we can easily remotely check on everything, said spokesman Luca Gamberini. e also have a sensor panel with live data feed from the lab biosphere so all data is live on the internet and accessible to anyone. c
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