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Chickpeas grown in lunar regolith are stressed but reach maturity, shows study (phys.org)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azolla_event

So I think Azolla (a floating fern that fixes nitrogen) is the way to go to jumpstart an extraterrestrial soil. It’s insanely productive and makes amazing compost. The wikipedia link is just a cool thing I like to share.