I would rather not have something lurking on the ship, but we have to work with what we've got. I'm not sure how much I trust the survivor, but I also am not in the habit of trusting much of anyone after Akvos.

[ it is what it is, so they say. ]

And I think growing anything will require some level of magical encouragement, but that's not really my level of expertise. It should work, though, if people with that level of ability work together to try it.