snikZero t1_j9p5boy wrote on February 23, 2023 at 4:08 PM

Reply to comment by Devadander in Ingenious Technique Could Make Moon Farming Possible by landlord2213

Basically cheating by not growing it in the soil.

Using water they can take some of the nutrients out of the ground, then pipe that to a hydroponics greenhouse where they grow without soil.

GaudExMachina t1_j9qk376 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:21 PM

The key is going to be having microbes that can fix the nitrogen utilizing crushed lunar regolith as a substrate. Millions of people have been growing using hydroponics, but you have to add nutrient, and that will become a problem without there being as much available nitrogen on the moon.

Seidans t1_j9sf1f4 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:36 AM

so vertical farm but on the moon, such ingeniosity

regular farming seem difficult as radiation and the lack of atmosphere (asteroid impact) prevent farming at ground level

that's why vertical farming cost more than regular farming on earth but on the moon? seem mandatory