Plants 'thrive' on Moon rock diet.

[Notebook]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7351437.stm

But the concept is not an official aim of Esa, and one of the agency's senior officials has dismissed the idea as “science fiction”.

Moon Marigolds, sounds famiiar?

N.

 

[Eagle]

Sounds like a great idea would be a lander with a self-deploying biodome.

 

[Notebook]

I think thats the idea behind the presenation, a robotic probe with some water, Marigolds, and microbes. Just add regolith,and watch it grow

B.

 

[ijuin]

Wouldn't you have to add in some nitrates, or else use plants and bacteria that fix nitrogen into the soil themselves?