Category: Greenhab Report

Crew 297 GreenHab Report 18-04-2024

GreenHab Officer: Sean Marquez

Environmental control:
– Heater on (set to 55F)
– Fan on

Average temperatures: 80F

Hours of supplemental light: N/A

Daily water usage for crops: 3 gal

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gal

Water in Blue Tank: 188 gal

Time(s) of watering for crops: 11:30

Changes to crops: Radishes and red cabbages were still looking a bit wilted, but less so than yesterday. Carrots and the two (Riya & Garbanzo) kale plants no longer appear wilted.

Narrative: Fan was on full power at the time of watering, but due to power outages throughout the day, the GreenHab door was purposefully left open again between 16:10 to 19:00 to allow for air flow from the tunnel system to try and prevent the GreenHab from overheating. Brown leaves from cherry tomatoes, kale, and squash were composted. Vines from a squash plant were found strangling a neighboring cherry tomato plant, which then had to be separated and placed along an adjacent trellis.

Harvest:
– 4g cherry tomato

Support/supplies needed: N/A

Crew 297 GreenHab Report 19-04-2024

GreenHab Officer: Sean Marquez

Environmental control:
– Heater on (set to 55F)
– Fan on (set to 92F; not accounting for power outages)

Average temperatures: 79F

Hours of supplemental light: N/A

Daily water usage for crops: 1 gal

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gal

Water in Blue Tank: 187 gal

Time(s) of watering for crops: 12:30

Changes to crops: N/A

Narrative: Fan power went out again shortly after entering the GreenHab around 12:20. Same procedure was implemented as previously whereby the GreenHab door was purposefully left open at 12:20 to allow air flow from the tunnel system to mitigate heat build-up, then closed at 17:25 when the GreenHab atmosphere temperature had dropped to ~85F and the outdoor temperature had dropped to ~79F. More brown leaves and/or yellow stems from cherry tomatoes were composted.

Harvest:
– 11g cherry tomato
– 1g rosemary

Support/supplies needed: Access to MDRSCampus network and HomeAssistant credentials would be convenient for being able to download temperature data from personal laptop, as opposed to having to use the lower deck computer.

Crew 297 GreenHab Report 15-04-2024

GreenHab Officer: Sean Marquez

Environmental control:

Heater on (set to 55F)
Fan on
Average temperatures: 76F

Hours of supplemental light: N/A

Daily water usage for crops: 15L

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

Water in Blue Tank: Full (unknown quantity)

Time(s) of watering for crops: 18:07

Changes to crops: N/A

Narrative: No changes to crops as this is the first day’s greenhab report. Basil, parsley, dill, red cabbage, radishes, and carrots seem to be particularly thriving. About a dozen of the cherry tomatoes and one squash appear either ready or approaching readiness for harvest. A little more than half of the leaves on the squash plants have turned brown and dried. Two of the (Riya & Garbanzo) kale plants appear to be slightly wilting. About 1L of water was used to refill an experimental self-watering vegetable pot containing a Murasaki sweet potato that I brought into the GreenHab.

Harvest: N/A

Support/supplies needed: A means to quantify capacity of blue water tank. A chair would also be nice.

Crew 297 GreenHab Report 16-04-2024

GreenHab Officer: Sean Marquez

Environmental control:
– Heater on (set to 55F)
– Fan on

Average temperatures: 92F

Hours of supplemental light: N/A

Daily water usage for crops: 2gal

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: N/A

Water in Blue Tank: ~197gal

Time(s) of watering for crops: 10:45

Changes to crops: N/A

Narrative: Composted dried brown leaves from cucumber plants. Need to repair a water leak in the self-watering vegetable pot.

Harvest:
– 49g of cherry tomatoes

Support/supplies needed: Tissue paper and trash bin (for allergies)

GreenHab Officer: Hippolyte Hilgers
Environmental control:
Heater on (setup temperature = 75°F)
Fan on (to keep temperature below 94°F)
Average temperatures: 78.2°F
Hours of supplemental light: None
Daily water usage for crops: 9 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallons
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 101 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 7:00 PM
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: Watered all the crops today, harvesting parsley
Harvest:
Parsley (~20 leaves) : 2 g
Support/supplies needed: None

Crew 296 GreenHab Report 12-04-2024
GreenHab Officer: Hippolyte Hilgers
Environmental control:
Heater on (setup temperature = 75°F)
Fan on (to keep temperature below 94°F)
Average temperatures: 79.9°F
Hours of supplemental light: N/A
Daily water usage for crops: 9.5 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallons
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 91.5 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 6:30 PM
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: On my last day, every corner of the greenhab was filled with water and memories. See you in another life tomatoes
Harvest: None
Support/supplies needed: None

GreenHab Officer: Hippolyte Hilgers
Environmental control:
Heater on (setup temperature = 75°F)
Fan on (to keep temperature below 94°F)
Average temperatures: 77.4 °F
Hours of supplemental light: None
Daily water usage for crops: 7.5 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallons
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 126 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 6:30 PM
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: I watered all the crops, and harvested some basil and tomatoes for the pizzas tonight
Harvest:
Tomatoes (16 pcs) : 62 g
Basil (~20 leaves) : 5 g
Support/supplies needed: None

Crew 296 GreenHab Report 09-04-2024
GreenHab Officer: Hippolyte Hilgers
Environmental control:
Heater on (setup temperature = 75°F)
Fan on (to keep temperature below 94°F)
Average temperatures: 77.4 °F
Hours of supplemental light: N/A
Daily water usage for crops: 9 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallons
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 117 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 6:00 PM
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: Just watered all the crops today, no harvesting
Harvest: None
Support/supplies needed: None

GreenHab Officer: Hippolyte Hilgers
Environmental control:
Heater on (setup temperature = 75°F)
Fan on (to keep temperature below 94°F)
Average temperatures: 78.0 °F
Hours of supplemental light: N/A
Daily water usage for crops: 7 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallons
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 110 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 7:00 PM
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: Watered all the crops today, harvesting of all kinds today
Harvest:
Cilantro (6 leaves) : 1 g
Parsley (~10 leaves) : 1 g
Basilic (~40 leaves) : 9 g
Mint (~ leaves) : 3g
Tomatoes (13 pcs) : 57 g
Support/supplies needed: None

GreenHab Officer: Hippolyte Hilgers
Environmental control:
Heater on (setup temperature = 75°F)
Fan on (to keep temperature below 94°F)
Average temperatures: 78.5 °F
Hours of supplemental light: N/A
Daily water usage for crops: 9 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallons
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 150 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 6:00 PM
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: I watered the crops as usual, but added some more water to the tomatoes today because they looked a bit sad, I also harvested some parsley
Harvest:
Parsley (~20 leaves) : < 1g
Support/supplies needed: None