Gardeners of the Galaxy
Gardeners of the Galaxy is a podcast for all of the sentient beings in the Universe who have a passion for plants. Emma the Space Gardener is your guide as you explore cultivating the cosmos, planting planets and sowing seeds in space.
Episodes
Episodes
Oct 5, 2020
Oct 5, 2020
19 min
Join Emma the Space Gardener as she explores gardening on Earth... and beyond! In this episode, Emma finds out which plant experiments are on their way to the International Space Station and talks to the people behind the Astronematode mission that sent predatory worms into space!
Sep 21, 2020
Sep 21, 2020
19 min
Join Emma the Space Gardener as she explores gardening on Earth... and beyond! In this episode, Emma talks to Dr John Z Kiss, space plant biologist. Dr Kiss has worked on eight plant experiments that flew in space and made exciting discoveries about how plants respond to light and gravity.
Sep 7, 2020
Sep 7, 2020
16 min
Join Emma the Space Gardener as she explores gardening on Earth... and beyond! In this episode, Emma takes the time machine for a spin to explore the early history of seeds in space. Plus you'll find out which plants will be best for terraforming Mars, why greenhouses may soon be made from solar panels, what's included in a Russian space tourist package and more!
Aug 24, 2020
Aug 24, 2020
22 min
Join Emma the Space Gardener as she explores gardening on Earth... and beyond! There's some great news for space gardeners this week, involving space to grow in, bricks to build with and... hibernating squirrels. And you can discover how many plants it would take to provide your own personal oxygen supply, and what would make a good houseplant in space. Oh, and there's still time to enter the chilli seed giveaway!
Aug 10, 2020
Aug 10, 2020
18 min
Join Emma the Space Gardener as she explores cultivating the cosmos, planting planets and sowing seeds in space. The second episode of Gardeners of the Galaxy includes a look at the current state of plant experiments on the International Space Station, a rundown of the missions on their way to Mars and a sneak peek at the future of space chillies. And there's a seed giveaway too!
Jul 27, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
18 min
Join Emma the Space Gardener as she explores cultivating the cosmos, planting planets and sowing seeds in space. In this pilot episode of Gardeners of the Galaxy, hear about growing Moon radishes on the kitchen windowsill, sowing apple seeds from space and the future for vertical farms.
Plants. In Space.
The International Space Station has been continuously inhabited for more than 20 years, but the astronauts that live there have only grown a few mouthfuls of food. As we make the move into deep space, to the Moon, and on to Mars, we need to learn how to grow plants in space, and that's what Gardeners of the Galaxy is all about.