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         <author>eking184</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Today in class, we worked on a soil classification using a soil website. After much trial and error, I was able to generate a report about the soil location, areas of the land, and the rating of the soil in each area shown above.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:03:43 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Soil Profiles</title>
         <author>asmith3219</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>1) The soil surveys do match to the soil order</p><p>2)Lavender,Coneflower, Savila, and carrots </p><p>3) Yes, we are using using potato's and they grow well in this type of soil</p><p>4) Ours are more natural to us but the regolith is from the moon so its natural to the moon.</p>]]></description>
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         <author>agoodell3</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<ol><li><p>The soil survey matches the soil order.</p></li><li><p>Plants like Rosemary, Carrots, and Cornflowers grow well in this soil.</p></li><li><p>We do use similar plants because potatoes also grow well in this soil.</p></li><li><p>While we have the sandy loam soil, the moon has dust, rocky regolith.</p></li></ol>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:04:03 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Soil Profiles</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>1) Soil survey match the soil order</p><p>2) Cornflower, Saliva, Carrots, and Lavender</p><p>3) We are using  potatoes and they grow good in this soil. </p><p>4) Ours is natural to us although the regolith is from the Moon which makes the soil naturally to the Moon. </p>]]></description>
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         <title>Summary</title>
         <author>jshelden</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>1. Yes the soil matched the survey. </p><p><br></p><p>2. The plants that will grow well in my soil order are potato, carrots, cabbage, and onions. </p><p><br></p><p>3. yes I used similar plants for my PTMC project.</p><p><br></p><p>4. we have mainly sandy soil native to earth while the regolith is rocky and native to the moon.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:07:25 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>eking184</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>My team's base will be really close to the Artemis base camp NASA is planning, because the South Pole is perfect for a team base, and it will have great sunlight to help power the camp. However, the temperature change may pose a challenge, but it can also be used to our advantage by being able to keep the water ice solid, and occasionally, with indoor heaters and electrical, we can then later melt the ice for drinkable water and water to water our crops in the greenhouse. A few facilities we may need to set up are the standard laboratory for data collection and experimentation, a radio tower to communicate back to earth, a greenhouse for the crops, and a home base for our scientists and farmers to rest at the end of the day. Overall, these constructions may take years to finish, so we probably won't get done with contruction by 2050.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:16:04 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>what is shown above i worked with Eriean, and my group to find these soil locations near our school and with that trial and error with the different soils and there areas are shown with there raitings above </p>]]></description>
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         <title>Mission Base Camp</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Our base is going to be on the Moon because there is more terrain and the soil we got from the first task works very well with the potato soil. Our potato's will go in a space ship to the Moon It should take only one day to build the base camp since we only need pots. Our pots will be in a container with oxygen. Using this container will prevent weather conditions affecting our plants and bad climate. We will grow the potatoes on t he south side on the Moon. We chose this spot because its by the space camp and it has good climate. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:23:23 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>agoodell3</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<ol><li><p> We will plant the moon near the Artemis Base Camp because we like the terrain and the soil. This is also near the south pole of the moon, so our plants will got more sunlight.</p></li><li><p>Our base camp and seeds will go up on a rocket. We would build a small container with oxygen to place the seeds and pots in. It would take maybe 4 hours. Using a container with air is what we have learned is necessary to grow things in this climate.</p></li><li><p> We chose the south side of the moon because the Artemis Base Camp is there, and the sunlight is plentiful. We will build a facility that has airflow and lets in light for out potatoes to grow.</p></li></ol>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:27:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Astro Sprouts</title>
         <author>asmith3219</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3600125456</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<ol><li><p>&nbsp;We will plant the moon near the Artemis Base Camp because we like the terrain and the soil. This is also near the south pole of the moon, so our plants will got more sunlight.</p></li><li><p>Our base camp and seeds will go up on a rocket. We would build a small container with oxygen to place the seeds and pots in. It would take maybe 4 hours. Using a container with air is what we have learned is necessary to grow things in this climate.</p></li><li><p>We chose the south side of the moon because the Artemis Base Camp is there, and the sunlight is plentiful. We will build a facility that has airflow and lets in light for out potatoes to grow.</p></li></ol>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:28:51 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Soil profiles</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>1) The soil survey did match the soil order</p><p><br/></p><p>2) Herbs, root vegetables, berries,  grains, Melons, and squash</p><p><br/></p><p>3) I do see similar plants to the project we're doing ( PTMC)</p><p><br/></p><p>4) The native soils compare to our regolith soil profile because both are natural, and they have properties of natural resources.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:31:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>summary</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>1.the soil did match the survey</p><p>2. i think the plants will grow well in the soil with potatos, carrots, and onion</p><p>3.i did use similar plants.</p><ol start="4"><li><p>i had soil </p></li></ol>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:38:57 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>1,the soil did match the survey</p><p><br/></p><p>2,cornflowers,carrots and lavender.</p><p><br/></p><p>3,we are using carrots and they sorta grow good in this soil</p><p><br/></p><p>4,ours is somewhat natural even tho the soil is regolith and is from the moon which makes it natrual to the moon.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:42:49 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Vianca ailon </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>2:the plant will grow well with like tomato and beans </p><p>3:I kinda used similar ones </p><p>4:it compared them by both having the same baling of the things they needed </p><p>1;in my opinion the soil did match the survey </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:46:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<ol><li><p>The soil was the same </p></li><li><p>carrots, berries </p></li><li><p>We are using carrots </p></li><li><p>The soil is natural </p></li></ol>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:47:17 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>soil stuff</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>1, yes the soil matched the survey</p><p>2, lavender, carrots, potatoes, onions.</p><p>3, we are using what is shown above,</p><p>same as 3 </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>I worked with erian jenay and alliyah</p><p>1) The soil matched the survey</p><p>2) we used lavender onionns potatoes and carrots.</p><p>3) we are using the chart that is attached above</p><p>4) we used the summary by map unit chart.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:48:26 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>i also worked with Eriean and my other team memebers the south is good for a team base and the sunlight can power the plants like when they use solar panels for power like we do on earth and because the temperture on that planet is bi polar mostly cold it will help keep fresh water and for inside spaes we can use heaters and warmers using the power were getting from the solar panels we can use the water for drinking water plants and many other uses. we can use cell towers like we use now and radios with those cell towers and things that we use on earth to communicate back to earth and like on space ships with radios and the coms to communicate back. and we can build as soon as possible considering how long the construction and the technology to keep those things there and have stable life forms and over all stable life on that planet </p><p><br/></p><p>Jenay Torres </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-23 17:49:42 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>I also work with erian</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Our team’s base will be located very close to NASA’s planned Artemis base camp, since the lunar South Pole offers ideal conditions for a settlement. The area receives consistent sunlight, which will be crucial for powering our camp through solar energy. One of the main challenges we’ll face is the extreme temperature shifts. However, this can also work in our favor by preserving the natural ice deposits. With proper heating and electrical systems inside the base, we can melt this ice when needed to produce drinking water and irrigate crops in our greenhouse. Key facilities we'll need to build include a standard lab for scientific research and experiments, a communications tower to stay in contact with Earth, a greenhouse for growing food, and living quarters where our team of scientists and agricultural experts can rest. That said, constructing all of this will be a long-term effort, and it’s unlikely we’ll have everything completed before 2050</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>what i did to get this is i went to the link and i got the aio of a area near west and thats how i got the padlet</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>my teams base is close to the Artemis base On the moon because there is more terrain, and it is the soil that we got  from the get-go, our team will work with potato soil. it will have better sunlight even though the temps may change it will be used to our advantage  we will be able to keep the wqater uce solid</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Mission Base Camp</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>The Base camp location I'm doing is the "Artemis Base Camp" because it's near the lunar south pole, where it has areas with almost constant sunlight that could be used for sunlight, and it also gives access to water ice in shadowed craters. A habitable Lunar surface habitat would help give astronauts housing that would include life support, kitchens, exercise equipment, and areas for science experiments, basically making Earth-like housing but in space! Power systems would be needed as well because they'll provide high ridges of continuous energy, and machines that purify water from lunar ice would be useful too, which could help process future versions of lunar soil. Cargo delivery systems and moon buggies would be a must for the base to get equipment, data, or experiments around.  Support systems like landing pads and storage units for food would be very helpful and needed for the base. Overall, these facilities, buildings, vehicles, and support systems would help. They would be built using lunar resources and would be transferred there with Earth delivery  (pre-fabricated on Earth and unfolded and assembled on the moon). The Artemis base camp will be built in stages, and it'll take about 10 years or more for the base to be finished and completed. What I have learned is that there is a lot of thermal management for the desert and Arctic bases, their life support systems for underwater and Arctic stations, and also radiation protection for the underwater bases. The psychological and Social dynamics help show how to manage the crew's mental health, well-being, and social interactions while being in an isolated environment. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-25 03:21:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Bobcat Farmers planting Mars</title>
         <author>heiangel</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3611896837</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>excited to try to grow mars</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-09-30 17:59:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Lactic acid bacteria (LAB)</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-01 14:28:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>marfa martians - soil profiles </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We are the Marfa Martians, and this is our second year participating in the Plant Mars project. Our group examined the soils of the Trans-Pecos region using the USDA Soil Taxonomy system and the Web Soil Survey (WSS). The data revealed that our area contains mainly mollisols, alfisols, and aridisols, all of which have a loamy texture that is more fertile than the sandy regolith found on Mars.</p><p>By exploring the soil maps and reports, we discovered that these local soils can support hardy desert plants like creosote bush, lechuguilla, ocotillo, and prickly pear. These plants have adapted to survive with little water and in harsh sunlight, which makes them interesting candidates for consideration in Martian agriculture.</p><p>Through this research, we gained insight into how Earth’s soil systems are classified and how they compare to extraterrestrial environments. This process also helped us think about which plants might have the resilience to withstand the challenges of growing beyond Earth.</p><p><br></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-03 20:30:51 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Marfa Shorthorns - Soil Profiles</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello, this is our second year in the Plant Mars project. To begin our research, we used the U.S. Soil Taxonomy system and the Web Soil Survey to study the soils in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. The survey results showed that our area contains mainly mollisol, alfisol, and aridisol, which are classified as loamy soils.</p><p>Using the Web Soil Survey tools, we mapped our area of interest and reviewed the soil data, including properties, uses, and limitations. Compared to the sandy Martian regolith, our loamy soils are much richer and better at supporting life. This difference explains why plants such as yucca, mesquite, agave, sotol, and ocotillo are able to thrive here despite the desert conditions.</p><p>This research helped us understand how soil classification connects to real-world applications. It also showed us how plants that are already adapted to tough environments on Earth may one day become valuable candidates for growth in the extreme environment of Mars.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-03 20:40:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>NW1 Plant Mars Part 2</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>This group is growing sweet potatoes in Earth, Mars and 50/50 mix of Mars and Earth soil.  They built a greenhouse and are using natural light to grow their plants.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>NW1 Part 1</title>
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         <title>NW1 Part 3</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are planting spinach using controlled light and a 100% Mars, 100% Earth, and 50/50 mix of Mars simulant and Earth potting soil. </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are planting spinach inside the greenhouse with natural lighting to grow plants at city high, the school that leads!</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are planting radishes using the greenhouse and a variety of different soil and simulant mixtures</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are growing spinach plants in each pot which has a mixture of 50% stimulant(1/2 cup) and 50% of a different soil in each of the 4 pots(1/2 cup). The 5th pot contains 100% stimulant. </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are growing romaine lettuce using the greenhouse and measuring how the frequency of fertilizer affects plant growth. They have four pots, one control with 100% soil, the other 3 with 50% soil, 50% simulant, and will fertilize the other three different weeks.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are planting peas in six different pots and for the experiment they will change the amount of sunlight the pots will receive and all the pots have 50% of stimulant and 50% of soil</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are planting spinach in 7 different pots with different soil to compost ratios (all containing 50% of the stimulant). They have a control pot that contains only soil and stimulant ( no compost) They will water them daily and collect data weekly as the spinach grows.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We planted 5 basil seeds per planter</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are planting lettuce in 5 different grow pots, each with 50% lunar simulant and 50% of varying fertilizers. </p>]]></description>
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         <title>7-C; Taters</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3622543248</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are planting potatoes and changing temperatures to see the effects on growth.  </p>]]></description>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3622552463</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are planting radishes and testing the effects of different kinds of water to see their effects on the growth in a 1:1 ratio of lunar simulant and fertilizer.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Radicle Roots, #23644, (Melbourne, FL)</title>
         <author>sdoyle2021</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3622595518</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are planting radishes using hydrogels, sulfur, and potting soil.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-07 21:42:50 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Basil Bosses, #23643, (Melbourne, FL)</title>
         <author>sdoyle2021</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3622596332</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are planting Basil using different percentages of Biochar.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-07 21:44:19 UTC</pubDate>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3623708373</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>These students are planting lettuce using moon soil and changing the amount of water in each pot. As well as adding fertilizer to our 6th pot. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-08 13:56:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>City High APES 7-A, #23437</title>
         <author>vicra27</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We planted carrot seeds in 9 pots total. We're testing how different ratios of lunar &amp; earth soil and how coffee grounds &amp; eggshells affect their growth. We have 3 pots with 50/50 moon &amp; earth soil, 3 with 60/40, &amp; 3 with 70/30. In one pot of each mixture we mixed in coffee grounds &amp; eggshells. In another pot of each mixture we only put in coffee grounds. We left 3 pots of different soil proportions alone to be the controls.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-08 16:34:55 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Longhorn Space Crew, #23391 (Houston, Texas)</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3624130199</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Longhorn Space Crew</p><p>We planted our carrots in 1/2 potting soil and 1/2 Martian Simulant. We are testing 5 different types of water to see which one helps the carrots grow best in Martian Simulant.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-08 18:29:20 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-09 02:33:27 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>dforaker</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3625214037</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>#23602 Team Carle Place</p><p>We will be testing how an enhanced magnetic field affects radish growth while using a 75% moon regolith &amp; 25% potting mix with perilite.  </p>]]></description>
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         <title>Jowell, Reese, Rashaan, Stevie</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3625604946</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>We have one pot with 1/2 mars soil, 1/4 compost, and 1/4 potting soil. The second is 1/4 Marshan soil and equal parts compost and potting soil. The last is 3/4 mars soil and 1/4 potting soil and compost. We have on that is all potting soil as a control. We have planted 4 lentils in each pot. We are also using water from a fish tank for extra nutrients.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Gravity Growers #23489</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3625821911</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>We have 5 pots with varying amounts of lunar regolith to Earth soil. 50/50, 60/40, 70/30, and 80/20. Our controls are: 1 pot with 100% Earth soil, each pot contains 3 radish seeds and will receive 1 gram of plant food per pot along with the same amount of water. </p>]]></description>
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         <title>Chlorophyll Commanders #23490</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We did a 50/50 mix of lunar regolith and Earth soil with 1 radish seed per pot. 4 pots will get varying amounts of plant food added. We are also watering all plants from the bottom instead of from the top. </p>]]></description>
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         <title>Oxygenators United #23488</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3625854337</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>We are planting dill seeds. All 5 pots will have one dill seed planted in them. We mixed our soil to create a 50/50 blend of lunar to Earth soil. We are hoping by adding the Earth soil we will change the pH of the lunar soil. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-09 20:31:56 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Lunar Photo synthesizers </title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3625857454</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>In all 5 pots we made a 50/50 mix of lunar and Earth soil with 1 radish seed. 4 of the pots will receive varying amounts of plant food. We are also covering our plants. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-09 20:36:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Crater Cultivators #23487</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3625861849</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>We decided to plant 3 parsley seeds per pot. Each of our pots have varying amounts of lunar and Earth soil. Our plants will remain uncovered. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-09 20:43:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Apollo Ag #23486</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3625865742</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>In each of our 5 pots, we placed one radish seed. We have varying amounts of lunar to Earth soil. 1 pot is 50/50, 75/25, 60/40, 90/10 and for our control 100% lunar regolith. Our plants are uncovered and watered from the top. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-09 20:49:08 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Iowa City High School APES 7-E </title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3625870012</link>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-09 20:56:03 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-09 22:59:46 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>El Paso Community College- AstroHarvest Team #23610</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3626255582</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Being part of the Plant the Moon Challenge is an amazing experience. I'm coaching a team that's testing how plants grow in two different chambers—one with extra CO₂ and one with normal air—using both regular soil and lunar regolith. It's been so exciting to see the students come up with creative ideas, solve real science problems, and think about how we might grow food on the Moon one day. I'm really proud of how hard they’ve worked and how curious and determined they’ve been throughout the whole project.</em></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-10 05:22:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Team 4 Skyline High School  #23324</title>
         <author>jasmjones</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We will be growing spinach. In one we will use 50 percent texas soil and 50 percent mars soil with nutrients (1 tsp kelp meal, 1 tsp of dried powdered banana peels, 1 tsp cup of dried eggshells and 1 tsp of unscented iodized salt.) In another we will have 50% Texas soil and 50% Mars soil without nutrients. Then in the next two columns we will have 100% Mars soil with nutrients and 100% Mars soil without nutrients and in the other two we will have 100% Texas soil with nutrients and one without nutrients. We chose Texas soil, because we felt it would help it grow more. We chose the nutrients we chose because we needed Nitrogen, Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium and those components had the nutrients we needed and they also give the spinach seed what it needs to grow.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Maria and Jennifer set up an experiment using different soil mixtures to test plant growth. Maria prepared rows 1 and 2 with organic soil mixed with one tablespoon of kelp meal, rows 3 and 4 with Martian regolith and one tablespoon of kelp meal, rows 5 and 6 with a blend of 75% Martian regolith and 25% organic soil plus one tablespoon of kelp meal, and rows 7 and 8 with an equal mix of 50% Martian regolith and 50% organic soil along with one tablespoon of kelp meal. Each planting was placed one-fifth of an inch deep into the soil, and no airflow was provided to simulate photosynthesis conditions. Maria used 600 ml of soil combined with 20 grams of kelp meal, while Jennifer prepared 600 ml of pure Martian regolith for her setup.</p><p><br></p>]]></description>
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         <author>jasmjones</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>First Estrella filled up 100 percent Mars regolith in the beaker. Meanwhile Daisy was finishing up filling up the soil at 600 milliliters.After Estrella filled up 480 milligrams of mars regolith, Estrella filled up the rest of 120 milliliters of organic soil. Lastly,Estrella mixed the 80% of regolith and 20% of organic soil that was all we did for the prep for this day. The light color will be red and blue with the maximum intensity. ,the airflow will be 50%. We will put the same amount of water 50 ml. The seed placement will be half an inch in the soil.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We are planting potatoes and our soil amendment is a combination of 25% topsoil and 75% compost.</p><p><br></p><p>Our team is named after Christina Koch, who will be a Mission Specialist for the Artemis II mission, which will fly around the moon.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We are planting Baby Bok Choy and our soil amendment is 75% topsoil and 25% coffee grounds. </p><p><br/></p><p>We are team Wi - the Lakota name for moon.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We are planting kale and our soil amendment is 75% compost and 25% topsoil. We originally started the experiment growing Lion's mane mushrooms but they did not take off after about a week so we switched to kale. </p><p><br/></p><p>Our team is named Lovell after Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 which did not land on the moon but was a "successful failure".</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We are testing whether plants can grow in simulated Martian regolith by planting tomatoes and dandelions in different mixtures of Mars regolith and Bio-Char. We chose these plants because they are hardy species that can tolerate harsh conditions. To help retain moisture around the roots, we added water crystals to all pots. Our experiment includes five soil compositions: 100% Mars regolith, 100% Bio-Char, 50% regolith and 50% Bio-Char, 60% regolith and 40% Bio-Char, and 80% regolith and 20% Bio-Char. We will observe germination, plant height, leaf growth, pH, and moisture levels to determine which soil combination provides the best conditions for plant survival in a Mars-like environment. Our hypothesis is that the 50/50 mixture of Mars regolith and Bio-Char will produce the healthiest plants because it offers a balanced mix of nutrients, structure, and moisture retention.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Students looking at how different types of plants grow in Earth soil vs. a mixture of Martian soil and Earth Soil</p>]]></description>
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         <author>dwhiteyelito</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Our team is testing how compost made from cornmeal and mealworm waste affects lettuce growth under low-water conditions. We planted four pots with different compost levels (0%, 10%, 20%, 30%) and are tracking leaf count, root depth, and harvest weight each week. We hope our compost boosts plant health while keeping things eco-friendly! 🌎💚</p><p><br/></p><p>If our plants struggle, we’ve got a replant plan and remote logging ready—because science never sleeps! 🥬✨ <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GFN98tMK9ZJKIHgepf_27yZ_48K1pLOG/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GFN98tMK9ZJKIHgepf_27yZ_48K1pLOG/view?usp=sharing</a></p>]]></description>
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         <title>Iowa CIty High APES 6B</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>How does basil grow in different levels of Moon soil? </p>]]></description>
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         <title>Martian Monsters from Walton High School (Team 23771) - Initial Planting Video</title>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-10 20:26:54 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Iowa City High Team Red 6E</title>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-10 20:32:33 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Base Camp - Marfa Shorthorn 23588</title>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-10 23:57:20 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Marfa Martians-23589</title>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-11 04:17:44 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Lentil-lectuals Plant Mars!</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3627608196</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>How do Rhizobia and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi influence plant growth in Martian soil?</p><p><br/></p><p>Photos Credits:</p><p>Porter, S.S., Dupin, S.E., Denison, R.F. <em>et al.</em> Host-imposed control mechanisms in legume–rhizobia symbiosis. <em>Nat Microbiol</em> 9, 1929–1939 (2024). <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01762-2">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01762-2</a><br>Sessoms, Florence . "Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Tiny Friends with Big Impact." <em>University of Minnesota</em>, 4 Jun. 2020, <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://turf.umn.edu/news/arbuscular-mycorrhizal-fungi-tiny-friends-big-impact">turf.umn.edu/news/arbuscular-mycorrhizal-fungi-tiny-friends-big-impact</a>. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.</p><p>Karacalı, Atlıhan. (2019). The Tale of a Building Material: How can Prehistoric Past Shed Light on the Martian Future in Terms of Earthen Architecture.</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://byjus.com/neet/nitrogen-fixation/">https://byjus.com/neet/nitrogen-fixation/</a></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-11 13:53:43 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>City High APES 6-F</title>
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         <title>JCS Eagles team #23347</title>
         <author>ttibbs2</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3627908946</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Our Hypothesis</strong>:<strong> </strong>If a nutrient solution of specific minerals that are lacking in regolith but necessary for growth, are added to regolith, in a dosage proportional to plant size, then peas and black beans will grow well and produce crops.</p><p>We are planting black beans and green peas in lunar regolith and adding a nutrient solution to help these plants grow. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-12 02:59:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Interstellar Sowers</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Our team is currently looking for the best soil mixture ratio for growing radishes. By controlling the proportion of the Earth's soil content and Mars' soil content, we are observing the soil formula for growing radishes with the best effect.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Mycorrhizal Moon ID:23562 — Washington/Connecticut</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/competitionsciences/ptmcfall2025/wish/3628535392</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Can the natural symbioses formed between fungi and roots that improve nutrient uptake, drought tolerance and growth work on the moon?</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Experimental: Cowpeas (all inoculated with rhizobia) planted in 50% Mars regolith in the presence of AMF and/or sulfur. </p><p>Control: Cowpeas inoculated with rhizobia planted in 50% Mars regolith</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Mars Groceries #23239</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Our Hypothesis- How do different forms of nitrogen amendments, bacterial and chemical, influence the growth of lettuce in Mars Simulant Soil?</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>After careful thought, our group decided to plant lettuce as our crop. Lettuce normally takes about 30 days to grow, ensuring it will grow rapidly to feed astronauts. Another reason we picked lettuce is because it is a hardy plant that can survive in harsh conditions, which is perfect for surviving in a harsh environment like Mars.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The independent variable in our experiment is the soil amendment added to each pot of lettuce. The dusty soil from Mars lacks the nutrients lettuce needs to grow, so the addition of fertilizers introduces vital nutrition. The 4 fertilizers we will be testing are mycorrhizal inoculant, bone meal, coffee grounds, and biochar. The dependent variable will be the height of the lettuce leaves above the soil. The controls will be temperature, sunlight, soil composition, watering, and soil used.&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Being part of this challenge is a great opportunity. In this experiment we will using fungi from the genus Glomus to examine how they can help the plants mitigate different aspects of the the rough lunar soil, specifically Aluminum toxicity. We will be adding a small percentage of amendments but will be almost exclusively lunar regolith.  </p>]]></description>
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         <title>University of Central Florida Team Best of Both Worlds #23576</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Our group is experimenting with different concentrations of citric acid in the leaching solution used for the plants. We chose to use both potatoes (in the lunar simulant) and tomatoes (hydroponic system) to graft into pomatoes, which are intended to double the crop yield while saving space and resources.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Plant the moon Initial planting video TeamID:23816 </p><p>Will choosing hydrogenated water vs non hydrogenated water be more beneficial to lunar regolith grown snap peas with the inclusion of rhizobium bacteria?</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Water Smart</strong>: NPK Infused Hydrogel testing in Lunar Soil! <strong>Research question: </strong>If hydrogels are infused with beneficial elements such as potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus (NPK), will the hydrogels be able to support plant life on the moon?</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Our students have formed 3 different teams and are testing how different levels of lunar moon regolith (50%, 75%, 90%) percentage by weight, then mixed with potting mix, and fertilizer, impact how different plants grow. The teams are tracking plant height, number of plants sprouted, leaf count, and any other notable changes. The different teams are tracking this experiment with either spinach, radishes, or mint! all plants chosen by students for different reasons ranging from micronutrients, growing time, or natural remedy potential!</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Our team is conducting a plant growth experiment using Martian regolith and Cyanobacteria to simulate sustainable agriculture on Mars. We’re testing alfalfa’s ability to grow in this environment and measuring nitrogen fixation and biomass yield. We are working on the ability to make a system of crop rotation on Martian regolith to create a sustainable environment.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We are the explorers of tomorrow, young scientists inspired by NASA's mission to understand the life beyond Earth. Through the Plant The Moon Challenge, we discovered not just how plants grow, but how teamwork, curiosity, and hope can thrive even in the harshest environments.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Our team is planting tomato seeds in different ratios of moon regolith and potting soil, and we are measuring growing rates. We have 100% regolith, 80% regolith and 20% soil, 60% regolith and 40% soil, 40% regolith and 60% soil, and 20% regolith and 80% soil. </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We are testing different fertilizers on crops grown in lunar regolith! </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We are testing 2 different watering systems to see which one would work best for growing crops in lunar soil. </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>This project explores how chickpeas (<em>Cicer arietinum</em>) can grow in Martian-like soil conditions. We used&nbsp;ten growth containers&nbsp;containing different mixtures of Earth soil and simulated Martian regolith such as 50% soil/50% regolith,&nbsp;25% soil/75% regolith, and&nbsp;100% regolith to test how these ratios affect germination, growth, and nitrogen fixation. Using a&nbsp;wick-based watering system&nbsp;and&nbsp;controlled light and temperature, we observed how the chickpeas and their symbiotic microbes,&nbsp;<em>Mesorhizobium ciceri</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Rhizophagus irregularis</em>, would adapt to the nutrient-poor regolith. Our goal is to understand whether legume microbe partnerships could support sustainable plant growth on Mars.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello! We are Fusion Force. We are testing how different amendments such as peat moss, plant food, and earthworm castings affect the growth of our radishes. We placed two radish seeds per pot and each pot is a 50/50 mix. </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi. We have four experimental pots and one control pot. Each pot has one dill seed. We created a lunar and Earth soil mix foe each pot. Pot one and four: 50/50 Pot two: 60/40 Pot 3: 75/25. </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We are the Mooon Farmers. We are growing radishes in a mix of lunar regolith, potting soil, and peat moss. We have placed our plants in a metal pan. We have been pouring 150mL of water in the pan weekly. </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi everyone. We are Nebula Nibblers. We are investigating the growth of the herb dill. Each pot contains a different amount of lunar regolith, potting soil, and earthworm castings. We have mixed the soil up and placed one dill seed per pot. </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>The AstroBio team at Red Rocks Community College is testing out paddy farming brown rice in regolith versus soil, exploring agricultural possibilities on the moon.  We are also testing the effects of aquaponic water versus liquid fertilizer and distilled water for the super saturation phase of the paddy farming.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Were from Thaden School in NWA, and are doing the Plant the Moon challenge! This experiment investigates how plants (like Red Clover, Mint, Marigold, and Dandelion) cultivated in a lunar soil ratio can be utilized for medicinal applications and art therapy, using plant-derived teas or their pigments to support astronauts’ well-being.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello! Infinite Sustenance is working with Carrots and Spinach. We are trying different types of soil additives, like compost, bonemeal and manure as well as thinking of new ways to optimize resources to learn more about growing conditions on Mars.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Highland FFA Plant Science is experimenting with different fertilizer. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-21 19:11:43 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<ol><li><p>The soil in our county matched the order that the survey displayed (Mollisols), as we found that related loamy soils work well with plating crops.</p></li></ol><p><br/></p><ol start="2"><li><p>In terrains with mollisols, like our area, the thick organic rich soil allows fruits and veggies to be planted, like sunflowers, lettuce, cucumber, which were plants that we planted for our mars experiment.</p></li></ol><p><br/></p><ol start="3"><li><p>Our soils happen to be more acidic than midwestern soils, as we produce more spodosols which need organic matter to allow crops to successfully grow.</p></li></ol>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-24 14:36:20 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>kinleygarrigus08</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Our team number is 23387 and we used lettuce as our plant to grow in the Mars soil stimulate. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-10-28 19:13:57 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We Are Planting The Moon!!</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Highland FFA Greenhand Team is experimenting with different plants.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-11-08 23:56:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Bobcat Farmers success</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>This is the one that worked</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-11-13 20:29:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Iowa City High APES 1-A ~ Team #23423 ~ Team PlanetPals</title>
         <author>lestinamary</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Radishes on the Moon: </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-11-19 19:42:58 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-11-19 19:58:49 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Testing differing water amounts ~ </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-11-19 20:25:34 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Iowa City High Pea Planters: APES 1-C ~ Team #23425</title>
         <author>lestinamary</author>
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         <pubDate>2025-11-19 20:25:53 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Hello my name is Daniel Zepeda, and I am Jade Block, and we are the South Early College High School, Lunar Panthers.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>We apologize for the delay, this is our initial planting video submission.</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;We decided we wanted to investigate the effect of the lunar regolith amendment on the growth of Summer Crisp Lettuce.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>So our treatments for this project were a positive control, being regular soil negative control, the lunar regolith, coconut core, lettuce root, and food waste compost.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>We also decided to use 9 pots for each treatment with a different color pot for each treatment.</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;We also decided to fill each pot with 50% of lunar regolith and 50% amendment.</strong></p><p><strong>Initially we added 10 milliliters, but soon realized that we needed to&nbsp; increase it to 20 milliliters/container to sustain the plants long-term.</strong></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-11-19 21:56:31 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Iowa City High APES 2-A Team NECK ~ Team #23427</title>
         <author>lestinamary</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Growing Tomato Plants in Different Ratios of Moon Soil and Potting Soil ~ </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>I’ve Got a Spin-itch to Plant the Moon ~ </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Group Three’s Growing Romaine Lettuce UsingFertilizer ~</p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>The Glucose Extravaganza: The Birth of the Bacteria ~ </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>How well does a common, easily accessible fertilizer aid growth in 50% regolith soil ~ </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Exploring Basil Growth in Different Mixtures of Regolith and Soil ~ </p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p> Soil Composition for Growing on the Moon ~ </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-11-24 04:38:31 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-02 01:47:04 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-04 00:04:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-04 18:58:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-05 15:32:41 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-09 17:55:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-09 18:31:47 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-10 01:10:17 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-10 19:44:26 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Instellar Sowers Final video #23163</title>
         <author>JuliaJu2024</author>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-12 07:57:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-12 18:42:47 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Plant the Moon Challenge: Fall 2025 Jupiter Christian School</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Team: JCS Eagles</p><p>Team ID: 23347</p><p><em>The Effectiveness of Added Nutrient Solution on Pea and Bean Growth in Lunar Regolith</em></p><p><br/></p><p>We hypothesized that if a nutrient solution of specific minerals that are lacking in regolith but necessary for growth, are added to regolith, in a dosage proportional to plant size, then peas and black beans will grow well and produce crops. We hoped to see a positive correlation between the addition of a nutrient solution and the growth and health of the plants so they would produce healthy, harvestable pods.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-15 15:45:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-17 17:47:27 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-18 05:16:40 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Tyngsboro MA </title>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-18 17:33:56 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Moo-n Farmers Final Video </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Effects of Lunar Regolith–Earth Soil Ratios on Radish Plant Growth</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-18 18:11:01 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Stardust Seeders # 23767 - AMIkids Maritime Academy, Panama City, FL - Plant Mars Final Video</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>The Plant Mars experiment investigated how different soil compositions affected plant growth, focusing on tomatoes and dandelions grown in varying mixtures of Mars regolith and biochar. Although tomatoes and dandelions are considered companion plants, results showed that they performed best in different soil compositions, highlighting the importance of matching plant species to specific soil conditions. Overall, soils with higher proportions of Mars regolith supported better plant growth than soils with higher amounts of biochar. Key lessons learned included the importance of taking weekly growth photos, using consistent measurement techniques, and ensuring all team members were properly trained on equipment. These findings suggest that successful plant growth in Martian environments will require careful soil composition, planning, and watering techniques.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Final Video Plant the Mars </title>
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         <title>Final Video Plant the Mars</title>
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         <pubDate>2025-12-18 19:38:58 UTC</pubDate>
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