Dutch Researchers Grow Crops In Simulated Lunar and Martian Soil (blastingnews.com)

MarkWhittington writes: When people start living on the moon and Mars on a permanent basis, they are going to need to grow their own crops to produce food to eat. Indeed, in the recent hit movie, "The Martian," Matt Damon's character grew potatoes to survive long enough to be rescued. With that in mind, researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands have been trying to grow crops in simulated lunar and Martian soil. The first attempt was not successful. The second, however, proved to have promising results.

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Grass

[DeBaas]

This time, however, fresh-cut grass was added to the growing medium.

Yes, we Dutch people have lot's of experience in adding grass into the mix...

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[WallyL]

So they literally scienced the shit out of it?