...strong winds...
Another misconception from that stupid movie about a Martian potato farmer. Even at 150 mph just how strong of a wind can it be at 5% of the density of our atmosphere? Gentle breeze is more like it.
“...farming on Mars may not remain sci-fi fantasy for very long: The NASA-backed Potatoes on Mars project just grew tubers in Mars-like conditions, suggesting Watney’s feat might be possible.”
Link:
http://www.businessinsider.com/potatoes-mars-growth-cubesat-experiment-2017-3
Not a lot of ‘push’ at 5% of our density...