Crew 218 GreenHab Report 24-DEC-19
Crew GreenHab Officer: Dr. Jonathan R. Buzan
Environmental control: Heating.
Shade cloth (40% and 30%) on.
Average temperature: 21.4°C; 13.5% (because of the minimum humidity, I believe this calculation is an error).
10:00AM
Floor Unit: 16°C
Electronic: 23.5°C
humidity 19%
1:55PM
Floor Unit: 15°C
Electronic: 20.4°C
humidity 20%
5:40PM
Floor Unit: 16°C
Electronic: 21.1°C
humidity 20%
Max: 24.9°C; 25%
Min: 17.9°C; 2% (I believe this humidity reading is in error)
Hours of supplemental light: Light system 7:20PM-12:20AM (timer was modified by staff. Last night’s measurement was an estimated start time).
Daily water usage for crops: 5.4Gal.
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: N/A
Water in Blue Tank – ~123 Gal.
Time(s) of watering for crops: 5:40 PM
SEASONAL PLANTING HISTORY:
Change to crops: None.
OTHER NOTES:
1st sprouts: Zucchini, Cherry tomato, Buttercrunch.
—No Martian rodents in the trap.
—ALARM: At 2:20 PM an alarm was heard while Shefali and I were in GreenHab. We radioed Habitat to notify of alarm and investigated. Astronomy Observatory’s alarm was set off. No fire detected.
—Used MiracleGrow™ while watering the plants.
Harvest:
—Cilantro plants had coriander seeds. Harvested 0.22g (took seeds to Science Lab to use a triple beam scale).
—Because of limited comms, we warmly ask CAPCOM to search for a dessert (not desert!) recipe that is coriander forward. 😀
Support/supplies requested: N/A