The Unconventional Gardener
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Hello, My name is Emma Cooper. I'm an Ethnobotanist. I grow edible planty stuff and useful plants. I'm building a beautiful, bountiful paradise in my back yard.
The Unconventional Gardener
13h ago
NASA and the CSA produced mission patches for the STS-78 mission (which involved an astrobotany experiment) with native American art ..read more
The Unconventional Gardener
1w ago
NASA has selected the first science experiments for the Artemis III Moon landing mission - and one of them will grow plants ..read more
The Unconventional Gardener
2w ago
UK company Vertical Future is teaming up with British and Australian researchers to develop a robotic 'space farm' and grow plants in space ..read more
The Unconventional Gardener
1M ago
The Advanced Astroculture investigation grew Arabidopsis and soy beans on the International Space Station ..read more
The Unconventional Gardener
1M ago
Urine is usually treated as a waste product, but it could be the key to growing food crops on the Moon and Mars ..read more
The Unconventional Gardener
1M ago
Patrick Grubbs from The Spring Institute for Forests on the Moon is sending an aquarium to the ISS and hopes to launch a terrarium in a CubeSat. But his ultimate goal is... yes.. to grow a forest on the Moon ..read more
The Unconventional Gardener
1M ago
Transforming your flat's balcony into a lush, herb-filled oasis is easier than you might think, even if you're a complete novice ..read more
The Unconventional Gardener
1M ago
The Beresheet spacecraft that crashed into the Moon in 2019 carried tardigrades, renowed for their ability to survive in even the harshest climates. Are they still alive ..read more
The Unconventional Gardener
2M ago
Some remarkably preserved silcrete plant fossils are providing startling new insights into the history of Australian plants ..read more
The Unconventional Gardener
2M ago
The Moon will soon experience human beings on its surface again, working and living on a regular basis. But when humans go back there, this time it will be to stay ..read more