Category: Greenhab Report

Crew 201 Greenhab Report 28-DEC-2018
Greenhab Officer:
Walter Calles

Environmental Control:
Heating

40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 24.3°C
High: 35.6°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
16 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
35%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1100

Changes to crops:
Nothing significant

Narrative:
Planted three new pots for Cress. Watered and reviewed all plants in general.
Some dry leaves in the far part of the Greenhab, apparently the sun exposition is heavy during the first hours of the day
Probably, that was the reason of the bad behaviour of the Cucumbers (now moved to the front of the Greenhab, next to the tomatoes)
Recomendation: move the shade cloth to cover that corner.

Experiment Results:
Date: SOL8 (SOL13 overall) Crew 201 Final Experiment Report
Control Pot: 3 sprouts in good shape
Soil Sample Type 1
@10%: OK, 3 sprouts
@20%: OK, 3 sprouts
@30: OK, 1 sprouts
@40%: No progress
@50%: No progress

Soil Sample Type 2
@10%:OK, 3 sprouts
@20%:OK, 2 sprouts

Soil Sample Type 3
@10%:OK, 1 sprout
@20%:OK, 1 sprout

Harvest:
NONE

Support/Supplies Needed:
More sticky papers.
Some more seeds to keep re-planting some plants would be helpful.
My request is:
-Tomatoes
-Parsley
-Oregano
-Baby Greens

Greenhab Officer:
Walter Calles

Environmental Control:
Heating

40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 24°C
High: 33°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
20.5 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
37%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1250

Changes to crops:
Nothing significant

Narrative:
Re-planted half bed of Salad Savory Mix. Planted more cilantro and basil on blue flat. Planted more chives on the pot as well.
Added 2 new pots of onions and one new pot of spinach.
Re-arranged all the flats and pots on the greenhab for a better distribution.
Brought cucumbers to the front part of the greenhab and added some fertilizer. Hopefully, will see some progress in the next days.

Experiment Results:
Date: SOL7 (SOL12 overall)
Control Pot: 3 sprouts in good shape
Soil Sample Type 1
@10%: OK, 3 sprouts
@20%: OK, 3 sprouts
@30: OK, 2 sprouts
@40%: No progress
@50%: No progress

Soil Sample Type 2
@10%:OK, 2 sprouts
@20%:OK, 3 sprouts

Soil Sample Type 3
@10%:OK, 1 sprout
@20%:OK, 1 sprout

Harvest:
NONE

Support/Supplies Needed:
More sticky papers.

Crew 201 Greenhab Report 26-DEC-2018
Greenhab Officer: Walter Calles

Environmental Control:
Heating
Cooling w/ ambient air (1hr)

40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 20.4°C
High: 33°C

Hours of Supplemental Light: 5

Daily Water Usage of Crops: 10.5 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs.): 40%

Times of Watering for Crops: 1120

Changes to crops:
Re-planted salad beds (mix and blend) keep growing good
Sunflowers showing good progress
Sugar Peas growing good

Narrative:
General review of the progress of all plants: Onions and spinaches still not showing progress.
All plants in good shape. Cucumbers are still looking bad. Changed the sticky papers again.

Experiment Results:
Date: SOL6 (SOL11 overall)
Control Pot: 3 sprouts in good shape
Soil Sample Type 1
@10%: OK, 3 sprouts
@20%: OK, 3 sprouts
@30: OK, 2 sprouts
@40%: No progress
@50%: No progress

Soil Sample Type 2
@10%: OK, 2 sprouts
@20%: OK, 3 sprouts

Soil Sample Type 3
@10%: OK, 1 sprout
@20%: OK, 1 sprout

Harvest:
NONE

Support/Supplies Needed:
Any recommendations regarding cucumbers? Should I replant them, or choose a different plant?
On the other hand, I’d appreciate some guidance to perform these Martian Soil analysis techniques:
-Composition of clay, sand, and organic (loam) content
-CO measure
-pH
-Salinity
-Content of N2, PO and other chemicals

Hi all,

Here is today’s Christmas Greenhab Report:

Crew 201 Greenhab Report 25-DEC-2018

Greenhab Officer:

Walter Calles

Environmental Control:

Heating

Cooling w/ ambient air (1hr)

40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:

Low: 24.7°C

High: 34°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:

5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:

18.5 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):

42%

Times of Watering for Crops:

1300

Changes to crops:

Re-planted salad beds (mix and blend) growing good

Tomatoes in better shape, specially on 2 pots

Baby greens showing excellent progress

Sunflowers showing better progress

Peas keep growing good

Lettuce growing good

Narrative:

General review of the progress on all plants. Onions and spinaches not showing progress yet. Hopefully will see first sprouts tomorrow.

All plants in good shape, except from cucumbers. Will think about re-planting tomorrow

Experiment Results:

Date: SOL5 (SOL10 overall)

New results observed! First checkpoint tomorrow.

Control Pot: Progress observed.

Soil Sample Type 1

@10%:First radish leaves

@20%: First radish leaves

@30: First radish leaves

@40%: No progress

@50%: No progress

Soil Sample Type 2

@10%:First radish

@20%:First radish leaves

Soil Sample Type 3

@10%:First radish leaves

@20%:First radish leaves

Harvest:

NONE

Support/Supplies Needed:

Merry Christmas!

Best regards,

Walter A. Calles

Greenhab Officer & Co-Journalist

Crew 201

Crew 201 Greenhab Report 24-DEC-2018
Greenhab Officer: Walter Calles

Environmental Control:
Heating
Cooling w/ ambient air (1.5hrs)

40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 19°C
High: 38°C

Hours of Supplemental Light: 5

Daily Water Usage of Crops: 12 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs): 48%

Times of Watering for Crops: 1230

Changes to crops:
Re-planted salad beds (mix and blend) started to grow
Chives looking good, first sprouts growing
Peas growing good
Baby greens showing excellent progress
Tomatoes growing slow
Excellent progress on lettuce
Fennel looking better
Carrots growing slow but fine

Narrative:
Some harvesting for Christmas Eve dinner today. Plants are in good shape. Spinaches and onions still with no changes, hopefully, they will grow properly.

Experiment Results:
Date: SOL4 (SOL9 overall)
First results observed!
Control Pot: No results yet
Soil Sample Type One
@30%: First radish leaves
@20: First radish leaves
Soil Sample Type 2
@10%: First radish leaves

Harvest:
Salad Blend: 153g
Radish: 87g
Cilantro: 25g
Basil: 7g
Oregano: 1g

Support/Supplies Needed: none

Merry Christmas!

Greenhab Officer:
Walter Calles

Environmental Control:
Heating

40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 25°C
High: 38°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
10 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
55%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1630

Changes to crops:
Tomatoes growing slow. No significant changes
Baby greens showing good progress
Fennel looked better today. Salad mix in excellent shape.

Narrative:
Changed almost all sticky papers on blue flat.
Medium watered all plants.
Tomatoes still going. Will add some plant food tomorrow.
Spinaches for re-plant still pending.
Cucumbers in terrible shape. Will plant onions instead.

Harvest:
NONE

Support/Supplies Needed:
More sticky papers needed

Greenhab Officer:
Walter Calles

Environmental Control:
Heating

40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 25°C
High: 38°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
10 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
55%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1630

Changes to crops:
Tomatoes growing slow. No significant changes
Baby greens showing good progress
Fennel looked better today. Salad mix in excellent shape.

Narrative:
Changed almost all sticky papers on blue flat.
Medium watered all plants.
Tomatoes still going. Will add some plant food tomorrow.
Spinaches for re-plant still pending.
Cucumbers in terrible shape. Will plant onions instead.

Harvest:
NONE

Support/Supplies Needed:
More sticky papers needed

Hi all,

Here’s the Greenhab report for today:

Crew 201 Greenhab Report 21-DEC-2018
Greenhab Officer:
Walter Calles

Environmental Control:
Heating
Cooling w/ ambient air (3hrs)

40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 25.1°C
High: 35.1°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
8 gallons
4 gallons + plant food on blue flat
4 gallons + plant food on salad flats

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
58%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1240
1600

Changes to crops:
Tomatoes growing slow. No significant changes.
Baby greens showing good progress

Narrative:
Half flat for both salad mix and bled were harvested today. I replanted them again and will review progress during following days.
Cucumber and spinach not showing progress, I’ll re-plant them tomorrow.
Radishes showing good progress, will harvest them on Sunday.
Carrots and fennel growing very slow.
I will plant some more cilantro, parsley and basil tomororw on the blue flat.

Harvest:
Salad mix: 1/2 flat
Salad blend: 1/2 flat

Support/Supplies Needed:
Looking forward to test the new scales!

Best regards,

Walter A. Calles
Greenhab Officer & Co-Journalist

Crew 201 GreenHab Report – 20-DEC-2018

Greenhab Officer:
Walter Calles

Environmental Control:
Heating
Cooling w/ ambient air (5hrs)

40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
High: 37.4°C
Low: 23.1°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
8 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
65%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1210

Changes to crops:
Tomatoes growing slow, but showing progress.
Baby greens keep growing ok on one flat. The other one, not so good.
Carrots and fennel are growing really slow.

Narrative:
First soil mixes with martian samples + growing ground for research. Tomorrow, raddishes will be seeded on the samples and the experiment will start.
Total ground sample: 234g
Soil samples & quantity:
Control: 100% ground (200g)
Sample Type 1: 10,20,30,40 & 50%
Sample Type 2: 10,20%
Sample Type 3: 10,20%
Soil samples will be categorized tomorrow on science dome.

Harvest:
Cilantro: 15.3g
Basil: 8g
Oregano: 1.7g
Sage: 6g
Parsley: 7.5g

Support/Supplies Needed:
Carrots and fennel growing very slow. Any suggestions or input about this?