GreenHab Report – January 6th

Crew 272 GreenHab Report 06-01-2023

GreenHab Officer: Madelyn Whitaker

Environmental control: heater, door open

Average temperatures: 74 F

Hours of supplemental light: 4 hours

Daily water usage for crops: 8 gallons

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 1 gallon

Water in Blue Tank : 265 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 830, 1400

Changes to crops: Harvested beans, chives, microgreens. Planted lettuce and kale.

Narrative: Watered and monitored all GreenHab crops. Watered all experimental crops. Harvested beans, microgreens, and chives. Planted lettuce and kale. Crew engineer was consulted about possibility of malfunctioning cooling system as GreenHab temp reached 88.8F at 1:30 p.m., which was later resolved by mission support. Cleaned out some wilted plants in larger herb tray to use as added nutrients in freshly planted kale and lettuce.

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams): 11g beans, 3g chives, 10g microgreens

Support/supplies needed: N/A

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