Plants in space

[Everten P.]

If we had a large space-based farm, around 5km by 5km that did not rely on artificial gravity how do you thing the plants/ fungi would adapt to live more successfully? I know this is a question that only nature can really answer but can anyone give me an idea of what they think?

[KerikBalm]

it might be hard to irrigate... if the atmosphere is very humid, then many land plants may die of fungal disease... but water adapted plants/green algae should do fine.

But we don't have many plants that grow completely submerged, although I think rice should be resistant to conditions where the humidity reaches saturation.

[lajoswinkler]

Water can be kept in those florist sponges or just about anything similar. Even dirt held by cloth bags is ok, though I think the plants grown in such conditions would in fact be grown hydroponically. Only water and nutrients. So sponges.

[Nuke]

i think aeroponic growing would work well in zero g.

[Error404brain]

Alguas gonna be my bet. The low gravity shouldn't affect them too much