Category: Greenhab Report

GreenHab Officer: Ryan DeAngelis
Environmental control: (heater, fan, door open?)
Average temperatures: 75 deg, up to 85 at peak
Hours of supplemental light: 10 pm to 2 am (four hours)
Daily water usage for crops: 2 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes:
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): __155.5__ gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 6 pm
Changes to crops: Harvested some crops, all crops growing well.
Narrative: I used a lot less water today because I am letting the soil of the cucumbers and the tomatoes dry out before watering again (there is still a lot of moisture in the soil). I harvested enough plants today to make a medium salad and provide toppings for our burger night. The peas are growing exceptionally well (both pre-planted and the ones I just planted). Hopefully we’ll also see some tomatoes growing by the end of the week too. I am still watching two of the cucumbers, which seem to be doing slightly better today but are not growing all that well currently. I suspect I might have given them too much fertilizer and that they are still recovering from that (fertilizer burns).
Harvest: Kale: 77 grams Lettuce: 11 grams Red Cabbage: 11 grams Arugula: 3 grams
Support/supplies needed: None.

GreenHab Officer: Ryan DeAngelis
Environmental control: Heater on, fan not turned on today, door closed.
Average temperatures: 75 deg, 85 peak
Hours of supplemental light: 10 pm to 2 am (4 hours)
Daily water usage for crops: 1.5 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 1 gallon
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): __153__ gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 6:00 pm
Changes to crops: Harvested some cilantro
Narrative: I went a bit late today due to being on EVA. I harvested some cilantro for dinner, watered some of the crops (soil is still extremely moist in most bins), and even saw some tiny little green tomatoes peeking out! Hopefully we’ll get to try one or two before we leave.
Harvest: Cilantro: 4 grams
Support/supplies needed: None

Crew 288 GreenHab Report 16-12-2023
GreenHab Officer: Ryan DeAngelis
Environmental control: Heater on automatically, turned fan on for about an hour. Door was kept closed, supplemental lighting turned on 10 pm to 2 am.
Average temperatures: 75 degrees
Hours of supplemental light: 4 hours
Daily water usage for crops: 4 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: None
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): __165__ gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 1 pm and 5 pm
Changes to crops: Moved a couple tomato plants around to see if it was too hot for them next to the heater.
Narrative: Didn’t do much in way of harvesting and clipping plants today. Mainly just ran the fan to cool down the greenhab at peak warmth.
Harvest: None
Support/supplies needed: None

Crew 288 GreenHab Report 17-12-2023
GreenHab Officer: Ryan DeAngelis
Environmental control: Fan on for 1 hour. Heater on. Door kept closed.
Average temperatures: 75-80 degrees
Hours of supplemental light: 10 pm to 2 am
Daily water usage for crops: 7.5
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: None
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): ___157.5__ gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 10 pm (last night), 11 am today
Changes to crops: Trimmed some plants, put tomatoes in cages.
Narrative: Today I did a lot of work in the GreenHab. I started off by checking on the plants in the morning, including watering them. I noticed that the peas are finally shooting up (yay!!!) after planting them three days ago. I harvested some basil for Cesare’s dish of fresh baked ziti for lunch. The cucumbers looked a lot better today, as they had perked up overnight. Lipi helped me put all the tomatoes in cages to encourage their upward growth and support their limbs. Hopefully we’ll see some tomatoes soon! Everything else looked really good.
Harvest: Basil: 4 grams
Support/supplies needed: None!

GreenHab Officer: Ryan DeAngelis
Environmental control: Heater on automatically. Turned fan on for 10 minutes around 4:50. Supplemental lights on, attempted to adjust the timing to 10 pm to 2 am. Door closed.
Average temperatures: 70 degrees Fahrenheit
Hours of supplemental light: 3.5 hours, possibly 4 hours tonight.
Daily water usage for crops: 4 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: None
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): __176.5__ gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 4:55 pm
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: I removed the cardboard that I covered the peas with yesterday, as I noticed it was introducing a tiny amount of mold into the soil. I removed it immediately, will observe tomorrow as well. Two of the cucumber plants have yellowing leaves and one has a stalk that does not look particularly healthy. There are also three tomato plants that are drooping more than I would like. I just heard back from an ecology expert, and I will attempt to let the soil on both dry out and see if that improves the plants.
Harvest: No harvest today.
Support/supplies needed: None.

Crew 288 GreenHab Report 14-12-2023
GreenHab Officer: Ryan DeAngelis
Environmental control: Heater on automatically. Turned fan on from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm today to reduce high temperatures (99 degrees according to the guage at one point). Door was kept closed.
Average temperatures: 99 peak, but dropped down to 75 after fan was kept going.
Hours of supplemental light: 10 pm to 2 am (four hours).
Daily water usage for crops: 3 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: None
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): __3_ gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 5:00 pm (watered later due to attempt to dry out soil on cucumbers and tomato plants.
Changes to crops: Harvested half a bed of baby kale, some parsely, cilantro, and arugula.
Narrative: I walked into the GreenHab at approximately 11 am, and noticed that it was extremely hot due to it being a very warm day. I turned the fan on to cool it down. I harvested parsley at around 11:30 am. I returned around 5 pm to water the plants, turn off the fan, and harvested a lot of kale, some arugula, as well as some cilantro. Planning to check on the plants one more time this evening before going to bed.
Harvest: Kale: 103 grams, Parsely: 8 grams, Arugula: 8 grams, Cilantro: 7 grams. Total: 126 grams.
Support/supplies needed: Same cucumber plants and tomatoes not doing that well, continuing to discuss with ecology expert and observing (currently seeing if drying out soil is helping).

GreenHab Officer: Ryan DeAngelis
Environmental control: Turned fan on for half an hour today to cool down the GreenHab. The heater was on automatically, and the door was kept closed.
Average temperatures: 85 degrees peak, 75 degrees on average
Hours of supplemental light: 10 pm to 2 am (4 hours)
Daily water usage for crops: 4.5 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: None
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): __169__ gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 4:00 pm
Changes to crops: Harvested a few crops, but no other changes
Narrative: The tomatoes were doing better today. I may have to put a cage on one of the tomato plants soon, I will likely do that tomorrow. The two cucumber plants I was worried about aren’t doing worse, but they aren’t doing better per se. Will observe and look at it tomorrow. I harvested a little bit of fresh basil today and it made our pizza tonight delicious.
Harvest: Basil: 5 g, arugula: 7 grams, kale: 15 grams. Total: 27 grams
Support/supplies needed: None

Crew 288 GreenHab Report 11-12-2023
GreenHab Officer: Ryan DeAngelis
Environmental control: Heater on (automatic), fan – not used, door – closed
Average temperatures: 75
Hours of supplemental light: 10 pm – 2 am
Daily water usage for crops: 6.5 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: All plants
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 186.5 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 1500
Changes to crops: Observed: N/A. Planted more carrots and prepared peas for planting tomorrow
Narrative: Planted more carrots and prepared peas for planting tomorrow by soaking the seeds. Also passively pollinated tomatoes by shaking plants with flowers, and manually cross-pollinated cucumbers with a Q-tip.
Harvest: Total: 43 grams. Cilantro – 5 g, Parsley – 7 g, Red Cabbage – 10 g, Kale – 15 g, Arugula – 6 g.
Support/supplies needed: None.

Crew 288 GreenHab Report 11-12-2023
GreenHab Officer: Ryan DeAngelis
Environmental control: Heater on (automatic), fan – not used, door – closed
Average temperatures: 75
Hours of supplemental light: 10 pm – 2 am
Daily water usage for crops: 6.5 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: All plants
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 186.5 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 1500
Changes to crops: Observed: N/A. Planted more carrots and prepared peas for planting tomorrow
Narrative: Planted more carrots and prepared peas for planting tomorrow by soaking the seeds. Also passively pollinated tomatoes by shaking plants with flowers, and manually cross-pollinated cucumbers with a Q-tip.
Harvest: Total: 43 grams. Cilantro – 5 g, Parsley – 7 g, Red Cabbage – 10 g, Kale – 15 g, Arugula – 6 g.
Support/supplies needed: None.

GreenHab Officer: Ryan DeAngelis
Environmental control: Heater on automatically, fan on briefly for ventilation/air flow (approx. at 6:30 pm), door closed.
Average temperatures: 74 deg. Fahrenheit
Hours of supplemental light: 10:30 pm to 2:00 am
Daily water usage for crops: 6 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: Only crop watering
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): _180.5_ gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 9:00 am, 6:30 pm (split watering)
Changes to crops: Planted peas, rosemary, and fennel
Narrative: We planted a large plot of peas, expanded the existing rosemary plot, and planted fennel. We put damp cardboard over top of the peas as per instructions for the first few days to be blackout. Found the pollinator tool and attempted to use that on the tomatoes. Will try again tomorrow, hopefully one or two of the tomato plants will be fertilized soon. HSO and JOU assisted in the GreenHab today.
Correction to report: I fertilized all the plants in the GreenHab today. I watered a second time because I noticed a couple of the tomato plants were drooping a little, so hopefully the additional water and fertilizer will help them overnight. Will observe and determine if more fertilizer is necessary in the future.
Harvest: No harvest today.
Support/supplies needed: Supplemental lights were observed to turn on at 10:30 pm last night, when it should be from 10 pm onwards – is this alright or should I attempt to adjust back to 10 pm start? Have not validated that it shuts off at 2 am, however I woke up last night at 3 am and the lights were off.