Growing plants in moon dust

[lukebl]

So someone’s managed to grow some cress (albeit not very well, and with the help of some fertiliser and water) in some valuable moon dust.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/may/12/cress-seeds-grown-in-moon-dust-raise-hopes-for-lunar-crops

What a daft exercise. Hey, I can grow cress on a damp kitchen towel! With hydroponics there’s no need for soil anyway.

 

[Alan White]

Indeed, papertowel and water was the exercise in my school days, ooooh so many years ago.
 

[StarryEyed]

When I saw that I thought Its just plane odd that. Its not as if they don't know the exact make up of every element in that soil. It must be the most studied bit of dirt from anywhere and they grow a stunted plant in it. All the plants in our office are stunted or dead is not an achievement. In fact if they could grow a plant in our office that lived more than three months it would be more impressive.