MarsPhoenix says Jun 27, 2008 04:50AM The friendly dirt has salts and nutrients magnesium, sodium, potassium and chloride. And pH of 8. You could grow asparagus, say scientists.
flashman says Jun 27, 2008 04:55AM I don't know if I could visit Mars if asparagus was all I had to eat
blackfeathers says Jun 27, 2008 04:59AM first cookies baking in an oven, now asparagus. sounds like mars plurks will have a full course meal.
finucane says Jun 27, 2008 04:59AM Well I hope if they build a base on Mars the toilets there don't break if asparagus is on the menu.
ArmchairDeity says Jun 27, 2008 05:03AM Dirt is not my friend tonight. It is actually, largely, my enemy mostly because it is in the way when you want fenceposts in your yard
dangrsmind says Jun 27, 2008 05:17AM he hops that martian hot houses will grow other stuff besides asparagus...
wbrennan says Jun 27, 2008 05:50AM oh, I know. But at some point, (because of this plurk), I now see that at some point, people will be selling "Martian produce."
dangrsmind thinks Jun 27, 2008 05:52AM www.on.br/revista_ed_anterior/janeiro_2003/noticias/astro_arte/imagens/filme-marsneedswomen.jpg
ArmchairDeity thinks Jun 27, 2008 06:17AM it looks more like little green men from Mars... I wonder... the "Martians" of our past were Asparaguys from Mars!
ArmchairDeity Jun 27, 2008 06:20AM OK, that was childish... and funny. Sorry, I have the sense of humor of a 9-year-old sometimes.
wbrennan says Jun 27, 2008 07:51AM spinach is just as good, I know because I don't like that either …
MapleMama says Jun 27, 2008 04:42PM I fear the environmental cost to get the asparagus to table would be to steep
nthused says Jun 27, 2008 05:21PM that's a huge issue - food - now if water can be taken care of, the mission requirements could change substantially - I would think
