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- Sep 26, 202510 min
The Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment (GotG68)
Emma the Space gardener jumps in the time machine to head back to 1997, when Ukrainians astronaut Leonid Kadenyuk conducted a variety of plant experiments on the Space Shuttle, with thousands of students following along on Earth. Sign up for the Gardeners of the Galaxy: Mission Report newsletter to get new episode alerts and bonus astrobotany content: https://emmadoughty.substack.com/.
- Jul 28, 202515 min
The Future of Astrobotany (GotG67)
It’s Gardeners of the Galaxy’s fifth birthday! To mark this milestone, I'm gazing into the future of astrobotany with my very own crystal ball. What plants will we be growing on the Moon? Who are the next generation of astrobotanists preparing for space? And which seeds are starting their cosmic journey? Plus, a couple of fellow space-gardening enthusiasts share their own predictions. Find the show notes for this episode, and much more about growing plants in space, at https://spacebotany.uk/.
- Apr 28, 20259 min
GotG66: Dyson Trees
Emma the Space gardener explores the concept of a Dyson Tree, an engineered plant that would grow out of an asteroid, creating a habitable environment for humans within. Sign up for the Gardeners of the Galaxy: Mission Report newsletter to get new episode alerts and bonus astrobotany content: https://emmadoughty.substack.com/.
- Mar 31, 202518 min
Space Botany Adventures with Paul Sokoloff (GotG65)
Our Mission Specialist for this episode is Paul Sokoloff, a senior research assistant in botany at the Canadian Museum of Nature. Paul is very involved in cataloguing plant and lichen biodiversity in the Arctic and beyond. He’s also a sci-fi fan and an analog astronaut who has participated in multiple biological expeditions at the Mars Desert Research Station. Find the show notes for this episode, and much more about growing plants in space, at https://spacebotany.uk/.
- Feb 10, 202524 min
Revisiting NS-26 with NotebookLM (GotG64)
Emma the Space Gardener is back with another episode with a non-human Mission Specialist, Google’s “virtual research assistant” NotebookLM. Together they're diving into the historic Blue Origin mission that took astrobotanist Rob Ferl into space. Sign up for the Gardeners of the Galaxy: MIssion Report newsletter to get new episode alerts and bonus astrobotany content: https://emmadoughty.substack.com/.
- Jan 7, 202522 min
Exploring Shijian-19 with NotebookLM (GotG63)
Happy new year and welcome to the first episode for 2025! For this episode, Emma the Space Gardener is experimenting with a non-human Mission Specialist, Google's "virtual research assistant" NotebookLM. Together, they're learning about China's recoverable Shijian-19 satellite, and the seeds it took into space. Sign up for the Gardeners of the Galaxy: MIssion Report newsletter to get new episode alerts and bonus astrobotany content: https://emmadoughty.substack.com/.
- Dec 9, 202411 min
Transporting Plants with Dr Nathaniel Ward (GotG62)
Throughout human history, when people have moved around the globe, they’ve taken their plants with them. They’ve carried with them the plants they relied on for food, for health, and for happiness. But when European colonisers began to transport plants from far flung locations, they ran into a problem - keeping plants alive during long sea voyages. In this episode, I tell the story of the man who solved it - Dr Nathaniel Ward, inventor of the Wardian case. Sign up for the Gardeners of the Galaxy: MIssion Report newsletter to get new episode alerts and bonus astrobotany content: https://emmadoughty.substack.com/.
- Sep 30, 202431 min
Aquaponics on Mars with Benz Kotzen (GotG61)
Our Mission Specialist for this episode is Benz Kotzen, a Professor of Landscape Architecture and Nature Based Solutions at the University of Greenwich. He’s here to tell us about his FEEDING MARS project, which showcased a live experiment growing vegetables, herbs and fruits in Martian simulant soils, using fish effluents from an aquaponic system as fertilizer. Sign up for the Gardeners of the Galaxy: MIssion Report newsletter to get new episode alerts and bonus astrobotany content: https://emmadoughty.substack.com/.
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About 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.
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