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| : 24:150:112:84, 24:190:162:94, 98:143:71:14 roots:risers:nulls:fliers. There hasn't been much growth today; maybe the server has been too busy. [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/4d/1663_Garden_birds_25.png] [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f7/1663_Garden_birds_20.png] [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6d/1663_Garden_birds_20_with_platforms.png] [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 05:28, 20 April 2016 (UTC) | | : 24:150:112:84, 24:190:162:94, 98:143:71:14 roots:risers:nulls:fliers. There hasn't been much growth today; maybe the server has been too busy. [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/4d/1663_Garden_birds_25.png] [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f7/1663_Garden_birds_20.png] [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6d/1663_Garden_birds_20_with_platforms.png] [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 05:28, 20 April 2016 (UTC) |
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− | Someone found it; it was at "[http://linden.xkcd.com/art/2x-actual-flying-fish-1.png actual flying fish]". I think they grow in some mixture of orange and blue light. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 23:07, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
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| * choosing a <font color="blue">random temperature</font> for each light | | * choosing a <font color="blue">random temperature</font> for each light |
| [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 01:01, 17 April 2016 (UTC) | | [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 01:01, 17 April 2016 (UTC) |
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− | Here are five gardens with pure white light (color temperature 0.64).
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− | # [http://linden.xkcd.com/#69875baa-08aa-11e6-8001-42010a8e0006]
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− | # [http://linden.xkcd.com/#8a61660e-08aa-11e6-8001-42010a8e0005]
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− | # [http://linden.xkcd.com/#bac402c0-08aa-11e6-8001-42010a8e0010]
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− | #* Blue light (temperature 7/8) has no effect on a beehive.
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− | # [http://linden.xkcd.com/#c6e530d8-08aa-11e6-8001-42010a8e0013]
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− | # [http://linden.xkcd.com/#d8951f1e-08aa-11e6-8001-42010a8e0008]
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− | #* Yellow light (temperature 3/8) has no effect on a beehive.
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− | 2-4 grew the "important bun" right away, moving from left to right. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 17:18, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
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− | Trees prefer light from a single source. The rightmost trees in
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− | [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/65/1663_Garden_white_01.png]
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− | are illuminated by all three lights, but the first light adds little or no foliage. Each light produces different growth in
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− | [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d6/1663_Garden_white_02.png]. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 20:53, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
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− | ==Beekeeping==
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− | Mixed lighting has grown several flower bases, four types of flower, and four beehive bases. [http://linden.xkcd.com/#e803b158-0ab3-11e6-8001-42010a8e0011] [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 00:01, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
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− | : Many flowers later, cairns seem to be much easier to grow than complete beehives. Balloon string has become rigid, but wavy. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 21:55, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
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− | : This garden has also produced the usual flexible in wind string, and a new form that grows at ''right angles''. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 23:30, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
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− | In [http://linden.xkcd.com/#7b260490-12ac-11e6-8001-42010a8e0008], flooding with the default light color brings a stilt walker immediately, followed by grass. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 10:37, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
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− | : After several more plants grew, flooding with white light from the opposite side immediately produced a beehive base. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 11:26, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
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− | : Cycling through colors hasn't added beehive sections. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 19:30, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
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− | : Growth has slowed considerably from ten hours ago. Maybe this is just the wrong time of day to try different lighting. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 20:04, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
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− | : After pruning a tree, Megan is now carrying a sprawl of leaves growing from a platform. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 19:46, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
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− | [http://linden.xkcd.com/#db341566-12f7-11e6-8001-42010a8e0003]: white light grew nothing until a growth spurt added a beehive, trees, and various wildlife. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 22:12, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
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− | : This garden has since grown eight more beehives. Pruning leaves one entrance not paired with a base. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 18:55, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
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− | : One tree managed to grow <s>nine</s> eleven branches only on its left side, growing to the right only after the light illuminating it was moved underground. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 23:00, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
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− | : Growth has been slow this weekend. I think the growth rate decreases as the number of terminal objects increases. If so, trees stifle growth and should be pruned. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 16:05, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
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− | : Pruning trees has had mixed results. [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 19:46, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
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