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| From | Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Moon Farmers |
| Date | 2015-10-18 13:20 -0400 |
| Organization | National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Message-ID | <alpine.LNX.2.02.1510181317570.11725@darkstar.example.org> (permalink) |
| References | <WJ8Ux.25862$%c.3764@fx26.iad> <4aee3413-2961-4ab9-9406-158cdc073802@googlegroups.com> <489271670.466874270.151337.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> <20151018173826.0089c8e5780f3da3ae89c822@eircom.net> |
On Sun, 18 Oct 2015, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote: > On Sun, 18 Oct 2015 11:20:04 -0400 > Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I did too. I'm very disappointed. Has anyone analyzed moon rock and soil >> to see what it lacks to be able to grow crops (other than water)? > > There's no moon soil, just dust which is pulverised rock. Soil is a > complex colony of organisms from worms to bacteria by way of mites and > fungal growths of various kinds. > All of that is covered in Robert Heinlein's "Farmer in the Sky" where they have created an atmosphere on Ganymede (I have no idea why there, except it's smaller so maybe less work needed to create the atmosphere) and each immigrant is reduced to farming. So they chew up volcanic rock, and then seed it with dirt brought up from earth, carefully cleaned of any living forms and then what's needed added back in. By mixing that real soil with the ground up volcanic rock, they get to spread the real dirt further. > OTOH it's long been known that you don't need soil to grow crops, > water, carbon dioxide (leaves), oxygen (roots), nutrients, light and > suitable support are all you need. > But that's not as romantic. Michael
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Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-16 15:29 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-17 13:22 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-18 05:06 +1100
Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-18 11:20 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-18 11:48 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-18 19:08 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-17 12:23 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-18 11:20 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-18 17:38 +0100
Re: Moon Farmers Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-18 13:20 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-18 11:53 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-19 07:12 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-10-19 09:37 -0400
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Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-19 11:54 -0400
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Re: Moon Farmers David Jones <djones60@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 07:47 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 10:58 -0400
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Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 15:09 -0400
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Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 18:46 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-19 16:54 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 21:02 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-20 11:25 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-20 07:25 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-20 10:32 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-20 11:55 -0500
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Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-20 10:23 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-20 13:25 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-20 19:43 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-20 16:51 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-21 03:08 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-21 09:54 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-19 20:14 +0100
Re: Moon Farmers Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-19 11:40 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 13:53 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-20 10:11 +1100
Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-19 11:54 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 12:07 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-19 12:41 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-19 12:35 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-19 16:08 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 13:22 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-19 18:53 +0100
Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-19 18:54 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 15:20 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 14:54 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 16:07 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-19 21:14 +0100
Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 17:51 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-20 09:35 +0100
Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-19 20:22 +0100
Re: Moon Farmers Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2015-10-19 15:40 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-19 12:43 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 15:59 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-20 07:25 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-10-20 12:13 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-20 18:04 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-21 14:21 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-21 19:52 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-21 15:13 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-21 17:19 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-22 10:03 +0100
Re: Moon Farmers Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-22 11:53 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-23 06:29 +0100
Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-22 17:46 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-23 05:57 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-22 09:39 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-22 17:48 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-22 17:45 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-23 05:57 +1100
Re: Moon Farmers Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-22 17:56 -0700
Re: Moon Farmers "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-23 13:10 +1100
Re: Moon Farmers Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-22 23:32 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-10-21 20:07 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-22 17:50 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-20 14:10 +0100
Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-20 15:42 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-20 19:07 +0100
Re: Moon Farmers Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2015-11-20 21:20 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 15:56 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 18:43 -0500
Re: Moon Farmers Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-10-19 18:00 -0400
Re: Moon Farmers "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-20 10:08 +1100
Re: Moon Farmers Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-18 19:10 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-19 15:30 +1100
Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-19 13:15 +0000
Re: Moon Farmers Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-18 13:25 -0400
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