Space Garden

Rodney Kelp wrote:
Have they done any growing of vegetables yet in space?

Quite a bit.

Is it possible?

Yes.

Do the plants know which way is up?

I've heard the roots grow up toward the light sometimes, but the plants
seem to do fine.

Do they use human waste for fertilizer?

Not yet, not that I know of.

Do they need plant lights?

Yes, AFAIK.

I have not seen any recent reports on this.

There's a website with quite a few articles about plant growth in
space, called www.google.com

Some examples:

*http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/Shuttle...ime/pao23.html
*http://www1.dupont.com/NASApp/dupont...06_10_03a.html
*http://www.nasa.gov/lb/missions/shuttle/pesto.html

Key words used:

1) vegetable experiment shuttle
2) wheat experiment shuttle

Mike Miller, Materials Engineer

" wrote in message roups.com...
There's a website with quite a few articles about plant growth in
space, called www.google.com

Some examples:

*http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/Shuttle...ime/pao23.html
*http://www1.dupont.com/NASApp/dupont...06_10_03a.html
*http://www.nasa.gov/lb/missions/shuttle/pesto.html

Key words used:

1) vegetable experiment shuttle
2) wheat experiment shuttle

Mike Miller, Materials Engineer

Also try:

Vegetable MIR

Vegetable ISS

There is a picture of an onion that accidentally sprouted in one of
the space stations, being held by an astronaut, wrapped in a towel to
keep it moist and growing.

Regards

Carsten Nielsen
Denmark

"Rodney Kelp" wrote in message ...
Have they done any growing of vegetables yet in space?

http://www.sdl.usu.edu/programs/lada/