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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀

@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space
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I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - #plants and #space. I also like mission patches, space food and #gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy.

I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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Joined November 08, 2022
Space Botany Blog:
https://spacebotany.uk/about/
GotG Podcast:
https://gardenersofthegalaxy.podbean.com
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/gardenersofthegalaxy
Mission Report Newsletter:
https://emmadoughty.substack.com/

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OrbitalGardens
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · 2d ago

An update on the Hungarian VITAPRIC experiment to grow microgreens in space - the plant samples have finally made it back home!

https://spacebotany.uk/blog/hungarys-space-grown-microgreens-return-to-earth/

#astrobotany #SpacePlants

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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · Mar 08, 2026

Women-led research has just grown chickpeas from seed to seed in simulated lunar regolith. The trick is to think like a gardener, and let composting worms and friendly fungi lend a hand.

https://spacebotany.uk/blog/fungi-worms-and-chickpeas-growing-food-in-lunar-regolith/

#SpacePlants #astrobotany #iwd2026

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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · Feb 24, 2026

"Since they looked just like other trees of their respective species, over time the Moon Trees tended to be forgotten, particularly those that had lost their signage."

https://herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/tree-perspectives-moon-trees/

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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · Feb 19, 2026

Astronauts on the Chinese space station Tiangong have released a video of their aeroponic tomatoes for Lunar New Year:

https://spacebotany.uk/blog/space-tomatoes-for-lunar-new-year/

#SpacePlants #astrobotany

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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · Feb 15, 2026

Crew-12 have (at least) 3 plant experiments on their docket for their mission on the International Space Station - Project Rapunzel, ChlorISS and Veg-06.

Details on the blog: https://spacebotany.uk/blog/three-plant-experiments-on-the-iss-for-crew-12/

#astrobotany #Spaceplants

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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · Feb 13, 2026

Chinese scientists have just confirmed that a butterfly hatched out of a crysalis on a recent suborbital mission.

It wasn't the first butterfly in space, though.

They seem to do OK, which means they could become important space pollinators.

https://spacebotany.uk/blog/butterflies-in-space/

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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · Feb 12, 2026

This was an article I wrote for my day job, on early experiments exploring whether it would be possible to uses aquatic mosses (like you'd see in an aquarium) as biofilters on Mars.

Of three different species, Taxiphyllum barbieri proved the most pro-moss-ing 😂

#astrobotany #SpacePlants #mosstodon

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Preparing_for_the_Future/Discovery_and_Preparation/Mosses_for_Mars_Testing_Aquatic_Plants_as_Space-Ready_Biofilters

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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · Feb 04, 2026

Researchers grew mushrooms from mycelium that spent a month in space - and they were delicious!

https://spacebotany.uk/blog/we-ate-space-mushrooms-and-survived-to-tell-the-tale/

#astrobotany #astromycology #fungi #SpaceFarming

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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · Jan 28, 2026

I published a new edition of the Mission Report yesterday, which includes seeds flying on Artemis II, Grok growing a potato, liverworts, space puddles and a new Deep Space Food Challenge.

https://spacebotany.uk/blog/mission-report-27-january-2026/

#astrobotany #Spaceplants

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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · Jan 19, 2026

A newly-developed quinoa variety is bringing cultivation back to Argentina - and it may also be headed into space.

https://spacebotany.uk/blog/ancestral-crop-makes-a-comeback-and-eyes-the-stars/

#SpacePlants #astrobotany

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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · Jan 07, 2026

New on the blog - The Martian Grow project has big plans for space-flown Cannabis seeds this year.

#astrobotany #SpacePlants

https://spacebotany.uk/blog/martian-grow-cannabis-seeds-in-space/

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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · Jan 07, 2026

Shocker.

https://theconversation.com/plant-sex-life-is-more-complicated-than-you-probably-imagine-269229

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Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

spacey.space
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
Emma the Space Gardener 🌿🚀
@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space

I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - # plants and # space . I also like mission patches, space food and # gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy. I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!

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@OrbitalGardens@spacey.space · Jan 03, 2026

When Artemis II returns to Earth, Jeremy Hansen should bring back moon trees.

#SpacePlants #astrobotany #MoonTrees

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-artemis-ii-moon-mission-jeremy-hansen-moon-trees/

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