A method and system for growing a plant, the method comprising: exposing a plant to water, growing medium and air; wherein the plant comprises a set of roots and the set of roots are located in the growing medium which is in a plant growth vessel, the plant growth vessel is located within an outer vessel, and a cooling medium is present in a space between an outer wall of the plant growth vessel and a containment wall of the outer vessel, and the cooling medium is in thermal communication with the growing medium through the outer wall, and the plant includes a set of roots and the set of roots are isolated from the cooling medium.