58. Is it possible to grow any plants on the Moon? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

Plants have been grown in regolith returned from the Moon, but a lot of things like nitrogen and carbon—fertilizer—had to be added to help the plants grow. Plants would also need to be protected from the vacuum, radiation and extreme temperature changes.

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Answer provided by Thomas Matula, Ph.D. & Kenneth J. Murphy

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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