Floating gardens (chinampas)

45 votes

Add a floating platform that would allow the planting of crops on water.

Under consideration Suggestion Suggested by: Peter (21 Sep, '21) • Upvoted: 11 Aug, '23 • Comments: 9

Comments: 9

22 Sep, '21
Stroam
I could see issues when the water level changes. Perhaps gardens or planters that can go on top of buildings and platforms.
24 Sep, '21
Vicky Langstrumpf
Floating gardens, hanging gardens, vertical gardens - Haaa limitless variety- I would love it :)
24 Sep, '21
Gin Fuyou Admin
Stroam, I'm not sure it's that hard to code. Surely some work would be required but it may worth it.
25 Sep, '21
Carrowmore
You could build arable "land" on dammed up lakes - but perhaps have to provide fertile soil. We could have a mud-dredger job, or a powered mud-dredging building that could only be built above water.
25 Sep, '21
A different Kevin
Consider the gardens being floating platforms with support poles on each corner - like any dock that moves with the water level. The cubes occupied by the floating platform need to have surface water higher than the base level of the posts for the plants to grow, but if the cube overflows the plants will act like any other flooded crop. The poles can be built on top of other structures, so you can use platforms as a base if the base water level is too deep for your target height.

With higher tech, you can make gardens that have a 2-height or 3-hieght range. For added challenge, harvesting might require access from one level above the current water level.
02 Oct, '21
Peter Merged
Some roof top gardens would be nice
05 Oct, '21
pmduda Admin
"Roof Top Gardens" (suggested by Peter on 2021-10-02), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
19 Feb, '22
Rori
I don't think it's something necessary but it could be like hydroponic farms (lettuce).
10 May, '23
MrBuisson
would be great to manage aquatic crops by the way