January 14, 2010

What cultivating projects are good for a Marine deployed in Iraq?

January 14th 2010 Posted to newsbling
Natasha N asked:


We were going to grow potatoes (since this year is the international year of the spud) but we just found out that there are a whole bunch of potatoes in Iraq already, so cultivating them would be kind of silly. I mean, doable, but silly.

What other kinds of edible plants can be cultivated easily in a climate like Iraq? The pot-in-pot system of cooling could probably be incorporated into this. Probably.

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Comments

  1. Mr. Mole
    January 18th, 2010 | 3:16 am

    The only project………… PEACE

  2. Bert C
    January 18th, 2010 | 12:26 pm

    Peppers grow well in that type of climate, especially chili peppers. Corn and squash should do well too though squash takes quite a lot of water.

    Bert

  3. imaramblins
    January 19th, 2010 | 6:15 pm

    Well, if you were going to grow potatoes anyway, then it seems to me that any other “root” vegetable would also work (carrots, beets, etc..)

    And, hey, THANKS for serving/ protecting our country. You’re a great American!