Zinnia's vs Nasturtiums for Space Food
https://www.space.com/31658-zinnia-flowers-bloom-in-space-photo.html
Source: From the internet - A Garden Grows in Space: First Zinnias Bloom, to Astronaut's Delight
By Sarah Lewin January 19, 2016 Human Spaceflight
Zinnias have opened their pretty petals for the first time on the International Space Station, and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly couldn't be prouder.
The zinnias, grown as part of the Veggie program, have had a rough path: They battled excessive water, overdrying and even enterprising mold before beginning to recover in early January.
To better balance conditions for the zinnias, NASA named Kelly an autonomous gardener (or "commander" of Veggie) on Christmas Eve, so he could independently decide when the plants needed to be watered or tended to instead of waiting for directives from Earth. It looks like that hard work has paid off, with new photos of the zinnia's first vivid orangey-yellow bloom.
After seeing @offoodandart wonderful post on Nasturtiums - my son showed me this wonderful first flower to bloom in space. Now they should be growing Nasturtiums as they are so beautiful and every part of them is edible.
If you missed her wonderful post you can find it here
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