• Square E is the north east square in Mars Base Zero.
• Bounded on the west by square C, and separated from square B with a loose concrete block wall 2 blocks (1.25 feet) high..
• Bounded on the north by the north wall.
• Bounded on the east by the east wall of the greenhouse (the west wall of the apartment/arctic entry).
• Bounded on the south by square F, and separated from square F with a loose concrete block wall 2 blocks (1.25 feet) high.
• Soil bed description, from the bottom up:
• Floor
• 2 layers visqueen (plastic sheeting)
• 3" sand
• 10" soil
• Size:
• 11' 6" (3.5 m) east/west by 10' 11" (3.3 m) north/south
• 125.5 square feet (11.55 square meters)

• This soil bed was first filling in the summer of 1999.
  
• 1999: It was planted with a few misc vegetables.
• 2000: fallow
• 2001: fallow
• 2002: It was planted with wheat on the south (low productivity); green beans in the middle north (0 productivity) and peas along the N & E edge (very low productivity).  The crop plan.
• 2003: fallow
  
• 2004:  Green beans, carrots, turnips, rutabegga, broccoli, cauliflower, swiss chard, onions, cabbage, beets.  Only the carrots, cauliflower, swiss chard and beets were productive.
  

• 1999: filled with soil from the origional garden area.  It is a little low in most things, but it has a good amount of organic stuff in it so it should provide adequate nutrients.
• 2000: fallow; some weeds (primarily lamb's quarters), but in general too dry for them.
• 2001: ditto.
• 2002:  It was watered with Miracle Grow fertilizer about 2 times over the summer.
• 2003: fallow; some weeds (primarily lamb's quarters), but in general too dry for them.
• 2004: Fertilized with 3 kg 8-32-16 on 5/22/04.  It was watered with Miracle Grow fertilizer (30 gallons) about 5 times over the summer.
  

Potential Future Plans:

• 2005 potaotes?