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1. Looking down (at an angle) at the largest
cauliflower.

2. Rubarb Swiss Chard. The line that runs through
the photo is an un-used heating line, needed for
temperatures below 0° F.

3. Though this sunflower looks very nice, it didn't
actually yield very much when I harvested it; only
22 grams of seeds.

4. A small spot of radishes. These were planted in
the middle of the summer, but even so they bolted
on us and we didn't get anything from them.

5. The transplanted potato is starting to fail. Some
of the leaves turned yellow. I watered it with
Miracle Grow, which helped, but it still died--probably
due to lack of light; even the potatoes which weren't touched
went yellow and died eventually...

6. Sterilization of feces attempt #2. I built a frame of wire, put
the croc pot inside with a small fan and hose to blow the odor
down into the soil bed (middle of square B, after the potatoes were
harvested).  This was covered with plastic to keep the odor in. 
Power strip was used to plug it all in.
 

7. Three pots of strawberries, all in a row. Boy was I
sure ready for them when they ripened! Not that I got
very much, but enough for a tasty treat.

8. The blown in insulation was causing something of a
problem, for it was not staying put very well in the center
of the greenhouse roof (note the plastic that covers the south
half). So I covered the side of the truss with plastic.

9. Turnips in square C

10. Cabbage (turnips in the background) in square C

11. Starting the compost pile.

12. A very nice turnip.
Lunch, anyone?

13. Bath time! I washed my hair in a bucket, and then
took a sponge bath. Kind of chilly though; it was
only about 58F!

14. My wash water.

15. Urine was sterilized on the stove (yuk). About 3
times a day I had to do this. I'd fill 3 glasses with urine, put
the glasses in this pot, fill the pot with water and then cover
the glasses with aluminum foil (which kept the odor down).
Simmer for 1 hour, add water and pour into holes in the garden.

16. Bucket of water for showering.

17. Dinner! The pulled potato plant to the far left, partly
under the swiss chard (kept for weighing); potatoes in the
middle, tomatoes, onions and carrots to the right. In the
background are my tennis shoes, which I often took off to
keep from tracking mud from the green house into the kitchen.

18. Potato chips! I sliced potatoes about 1/4 inches thick,
cut the slices in half and stood them on a plate.
Microwave, and serve up crispy and hot.

19. The plastic is about half up on the truss (at the top
and to the left of the ladder).

20. The plastic is about half up on the truss (at the top
and to the left of the ladder). Scaffolding in the background;
this photo looks about 2/3 the length of the greenhouse.

21. Nice view of the plastic on the south half of Mars
Base Zero. The ladder is being used to put plastic
up on the top truss. Looking east, from square B.

22. Potatoes cut and ready to put in the microwave to
make potato chips. Scale that was used to weigh
food in the upper left; over the plate is a tomato.

23. Salad for lunch!

24. Borsch cooking on the stove. One of my favorite
meals while in Mars Base Zero. (Note: borsch is
a Russian soup made of beets, cabbage, potatoes,
carrots and onions).

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