For the first crop trial, cucumbers were planted in March to test the growing conditions over the summer. Subsequently, a study was undertaken to compare water use in the Seawater Greenhouse with two conventional evaporatively cooled greenhouses. The study showed that the Seawater Greenhouse used 4-8 times less water than the conventional greenhouses, yet with equal or improved crop quality and yield. The cooler and more humid conditions enabled crops to be grown year round, even during the hottest summer months. It is interesting to note that one solution to
water shortage may not be to produce more water, but to use less water, yet grow better crops.