To: Zeneta
Well, not quite. Not the kind of soil that has had eons of moisture , decayed plant and animal material in it along with little microscopic bugs and things to aerate it.
10 posted on
02/25/2015 3:26:53 PM PST by
jmacusa
(Liberalism defined: When mom and dad go away for the weekend and the kids are in charge.)
To: jmacusa
So it’s Dirt, but different
Like Reeses with nuts?
The same as regular Reeses, but different.
13 posted on
02/25/2015 3:31:36 PM PST by
Zeneta
(Thoughts in time and out of season.)
To: jmacusa
Well, not quite. Not the kind of soil that has had eons of moisture , decayed plant and animal material in it along with little microscopic bugs and things to aerate it.
That is my first problem with the plan to send people on a one way trip to mars. The surface soil appears to be quite sterile and highly alkaline. You can't just scoop up some martian dirt, throw it in a pot, put tomato seeds and water in it and expect it to grow.
The soil will need a lot of conditioning including a whole series of microbial treatments.
23 posted on
02/25/2015 3:40:41 PM PST by
cripplecreek
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