Lettuce that is out of this world!

[PhilaGardener]

NASA astronauts are fans of Frank Morton's lettuce too! Harvest (and consumption) in space is planned for August 10th.

"Astronauts on the International Space Station are ready to sample their harvest of a crop of "Outredgeous" red romaine lettuce from the Veggie plant growth system that tests hardware for growing vegetables and other plants in space."

www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/meals_ready_to_eat

Bet @jackb would like to be there!

 

[Smart Red]

Bet @jackb would like to be there!

And leave his precious granddaughter?! I doubt it.

One of my classes and I had the opportunity to take part in a NASA veggies experiment one year. We planted cabbage seeds that went to outer space both in the classroom and at our home gardens.

The results were rather benign, IMHO -- the cabbage grew and tasted like. . . . . . cabbage.

 

[digitS']

One of my first ideas for gardening was how I might grow food plants on a planet with a different atmosphere.

I remember thinking that although I was a young teenager, I might not be someone going to another planet. However, NASA would be interested in my research.

... after I stunted my plants with acetone, I decided that I didn't have access to any more reasonable gasses.

Steve

 

[jackb]

Well, NASA visited my site, along with several other agencies, after my little run in with the USDA. I was also growing Outredgeous, and using a red/blue LED grow light to grow it. I would bet that it cost me far far less to grow mine than NASA spent on their little project. I am sure it was just a coincidence though.
jacb

 

[valley ranch]

PhilaGardener, That was a good find, they could have shown more of the area in which they grew the veggies, but still, good.

Richard

 

[jackb]

The photo of the growing area aboard the space station is very impressive. The large local grocery chain that was going to grow vegetables hydroponically in the store for sale gave up the project. They had six sick looking tomato plants that: were not for sale, just for display.