Some of you might have read Monday’s story about plans to grow watermelons on the moon with a bit of skepticism. I don’t blame you. After all, the thought of growing watermelon on the moon seems like something cooked up in a science fiction movie.
Of course, if you read the story to very last line, you would have learned that it was, indeed, an April Fool’s joke.
Do I wish the story were true? Heck yeah! If they can grow watermelon on the moon, it would make me feel a lot more confident about my attempt to grown watermelon here on Earth. Plus, I’d be first in line to taste some of those moon melons!
Of course, that doesn’t mean there won’t come a day when the moon is transformed into farmland. That day just isn’t now. And when that day comes, they probably won’t choose watermelon – a crop that requires a LOT of water to grow – as the guinea pig for the experiment. Still, a guy can dream, right?