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Wouldn’t it make more sense to figure out a lunar-agriculture schema rather than replicate what we have done on earth?

• gus_massa 7y ago
  Plants need water, light, CO2 and some nutrients, here and on the Moon. What differences you expect in the cultivation methods?
  • jelliclesfarm 7y ago
    I don’t think earth farming methods are efficient. Should we be growing plants for our food would be my first question.
    • PaulHoule 7y ago
      To have something fresh to eat, yes. It is an interesting question if it is cheaper to send up food in cans vs send up infrastructure for growing food indoors.
      • gus_massa 7y ago
        Perhaps the main difference is that on Earth, the surface area with good illumination and air is essentially free (compared to the Moon). My guess is that instead of a big field, it's much better to have some solar panels to collect the sunlight, transform it into electricity and use the electricity in LEDs. So your cultivation are can be a cube or semi sphere or other geometric shape with high volume to surface ratio.
        • PaulHoule 7y ago
          During the day you can let light in through a window. In the night solar power will not be available and the night lasts two weeks... Might not be such a problem if you can prevent heat loss and schedule growth around the natural day. Perhaps you grow a crop that takes two weeks, perhaps you grow something that can go dormant for two weeks and burst to active growth quickly.