...I wonder how difficult it would be to produce genetically-engineered agricultural crops that could thrive in subarctic climates
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even better: that could thrive in tundra
sep 1, 2025, 3:42 pm • 1 0 • view
That's the real kicker. The soil is ... not good for plants.
sep 1, 2025, 4:28 pm • 1 0 • view
sounds like we should engineer some plants that aren't complaining whiners, then
sep 1, 2025, 4:29 pm • 1 0 • view
At a certain point there’s the physical limitation of ground that’s frozen solid :|
sep 1, 2025, 4:32 pm • 1 0 • view
... and mostly rock.
sep 1, 2025, 4:47 pm • 2 0 • view
plants are so needy
sep 1, 2025, 4:34 pm • 2 0 • view
Might not be that challenging, at least from what I hear about Alaska farming--short season but stuff grows really fast. Depends on the permafrost layer and what happens with it, though.
sep 1, 2025, 4:18 pm • 1 0 • view
Apparently there are methods to grow a number of crops in subarctic zones. Iirc someone in Siberia even managed to grow oranges without significant outside heat input. It involves deep trenching.
sep 1, 2025, 4:37 pm • 1 0 • view