Category: Greenhab Report

 

 

Crew 272 GreenHab Report 13-01-2023

GreenHab Officer: Madelyn Whitaker

Environmental control: heater

Average temperatures: 78 F

Hours of supplemental light: 4 hours

Daily water usage for crops: 9

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

Water in Blue Tank : 212 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 1000, 1400

Changes to crops: Planted cilantro and radish. Harvested chives, dill, thyme, beans.

Narrative: Monitored and watered GreenHab crops, temperatures were very warm so I watered a bit extra. Fertilized in the afternoon. Harvested beans, chives, thyme, dill. Planted cilantro and radishes. Cleared out some dead leaves and overgrowth, distributed organic matter around GreenHab to recycle nutrients. Swept and cleaned floor and cabinets.

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams): Harvested 15g beans, 3g chives, 15g thyme, 30g dill

Support/supplies needed: N/A

 

Crew 272 GreenHab Report 12-01-2023

GreenHab Officer: Madelyn Whitaker

Environmental control: heater

Average temperatures: 70 F

Hours of supplemental light: 4 hours

Daily water usage for crops: 5 gallons

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 3 gallons

Water in Blue Tank : 221 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 1000, 1800

Changes to crops: No new plantings, harvest carrots and beans

Narrative: Monitored and watered GreenHab crops. Harvested beans, carrots for a snack. Harvested experimental crops, collected all relevant experimental data

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams): Harvested 5g beans, 15g carrots

Support/supplies needed: N/A

 

Crew 272 GreenHab Report 11-01-2023

GreenHab Officer: Madelyn Whitaker

Environmental control: heater, door propped open

Average temperatures: 74 F

Hours of supplemental light: 4 hours

Daily water usage for crops: 6 gallons

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

Water in Blue Tank: 229 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 1000

Changes to crops: Harvested beans. No new plantings.

Narrative: Monitored all experimental and GreenHab crops. Harvested beans for a snack. Door propped open most of the day due to warmer temperatures.

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams): Harvested 5g beans

Support/supplies needed: N/A

 

Crew 272 GreenHab Report 10-01-2023

GreenHab Officer: Madelyn Whitaker

Environmental control: heater

Average temperatures: 67 F

Hours of supplemental light: 4 hours

Daily water usage for crops: 6 gallons

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

Water in Blue Tank : 236 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 1600

Changes to crops: Harvested beans and carrots, no new plantings.

Narrative: Monitored and watered GreenHab crops, monitored and watered experimental crops. Harvested beans and carrots for a snack.

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams): 10g beans, 80g carrots

Support/supplies needed: N/A

 

 

Crew 272 GreenHab Report 09-01-2023

GreenHab Officer: Madelyn Whitaker

Environmental control: heater, fan

Average temperatures: 67 F

Hours of supplemental light: 4 hours

Daily water usage for crops: 6 gallons

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

Water in Blue Tank : 243

Time(s) of watering for crops: 1000, 1600

Changes to crops: Harvested beans and dill.

Narrative: Monitored and watered GreenHab crops, monitored and watered experimental crops. Harvested beans for a snack, dill for dill bread.

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams): 6g beans, 30g dill

Support/supplies needed: Lighting system was found to be unplugged. Plugged in last night by Dr. Rupert. Lights turned on last night, is now fully functional.

Crew 271 GreenHab Report 28-12-2022
GreenHab Officer: Alicyn Grete
Environmental control: heater
Average temperatures: 68 degrees F, about 20 degrees C
Hours of supplemental light: 4 hours
Daily water usage for crops: 13 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallons
Water in Blue Tank 105 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 1200, 1630
Changes to crops: Harvested 35g beans, 125g microgreens, 58g radishes, 65g dill, 110g carrots, 5g chives, 5g basil
Narrative: This morning I watered all plants and harvested many things. I harvested all the microgreens in the planter by the water tank, then replanted them with 2 packs of umami microgreens (picture attached). Next, I harvested radishes in the planter with the beans and replanted that area with more beans. Then, I harvested dill and carrots to thin those areas out, and harvested the tops of the chives. Later this evening, I harvested basil for our pizza and watered the new plots again.
Harvest: 35g beans, 125g microgreens, 58g radishes, 65g dill, 110g carrots, 5g chives, 5g basil
Support/supplies needed: If you have the time, please check the new things I planted to make sure they look good!

Crew 271 GreenHab Report 29-12-2022
GreenHab Officer: Alicyn Grete
Environmental control: heater
Average temperatures: 70 degrees F, about 20 degrees C
Hours of supplemental light: 4 hours
Daily water usage for crops: 11 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallons
Water in Blue Tank 94 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 0930, 1730
Changes to crops: Harvested 13g beans, 30g microgreens
Narrative: Watered all the new plants in the morning, harvested beans and microgreens for salad at lunch, watered all plants in the afternoon
Harvest: 13g beans, 30g microgreens
Support/supplies needed: N/A

Crew 272 GreenHab Report 08-01-2023

GreenHab Officer: Madelyn Whitaker

Environmental control: heater, fan

Average temperatures: 73 F

Hours of supplemental light: 4 hours

Daily water usage for crops: 7 gallons

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

Water in Blue Tank : 250

Time(s) of watering for crops: 1030, 1600

Changes to crops: Harvested beans.

Narrative: Monitored and watered GreenHab crops, monitored and watered experimental crops. Harvested beans for a snack, anxiously awaiting the cherry tomatoes!

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams): 5g beans

Support/supplies needed: N/A

Crew 272 GreenHab Report 07-01-2023
GreenHab Officer: Madelyn Whitaker
Environmental control: heater, door opened
Average temperatures: 74 F
Hours of supplemental light: 4 hours
Daily water usage for crops: 6 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 1 gallons
Water in Blue Tank : 258
Time(s) of watering for crops: 830, 1300
Changes to crops: Harvested basil, chives, microgreens, dill. Planted microgreens.
Narrative: Another warm day in the GreenHab as the temperatures just barely reached 80 F before propping the door open. All GreenHab crops were watered and monitored twice due to warmer temperatures, as well as experimental crops. Harvested basil, chives, microgreens, dill. Planted microgreens.
Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams): 20g microgreens, 1g basil, 1g chives, 10g dill
Support/supplies needed: N/A

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