Category: Greenhab Report

Crew 200 Greenhab Report 09-DEC-2018

Greenhab Officer:
Makiah Eustice

Environmental Control:
Heating
40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 20 C
High: 54 C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
6 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
70%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1100, 1830

Changes to crops:
NONE

Narrative:
We refilled the water tank. It’s pretty full now.

Harvest:
NONE

Support/Supplies Needed:
Any ideas for sensors to put in the water tank to know the level? [end]

Crew 200 Greenhab Report 08-DEC-2018

Greenhab Officer:
Makiah Eustice

Environmental Control:
Heating
40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 19 C
High: 52 C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
9 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
27%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1100, 1830

Changes to crops:
NONE

Narrative:
I realized that I am really underwatering my plants. The new crew of 3
spent time watering tonight. We thinned the carrots as well. Shannon
also increased the average temperature. We thinned the carrots as
well.We will be refilling the water tomorrow.

Harvest:
NONE

Support/Supplies Needed:
NONE

Crew 200 Greenhab Report 07-DEC-2018

Greenhab Officer:
Makiah Eustice

Environmental Control:
Heating
40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 19 C
High: 49 C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
2.5 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
28%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1100

Changes to crops:
Planted 6 small areas of sunflower seeds
Planted 6 small areas of alfafa seeds
Harvested 69 g of mixed salad greens

Narrative:
Decided on format for outreach experiment, planted the sunflower seeds
and alfalfa. Last day with the full crew, so we are having a fresh
salad!

Harvest:
69g mixed salad greens

Support/Supplies Needed:
One of the raised beds of mixed salad greens is having some wilting,
while the one I harvested is thriving. I’ve been watering both the
same, but it seemed to be showing signs of this for the past week.
I also need a more accurate way to take the height of the water level.
It is hard for me (and even another crew member) to tell the level
just from tapping it. A level sensor or a pressure sensor would be a
good addition to the Greenhouse.

Crew 200 Greenhab Report 06-DEC-2018

Greenhab Officer:
Makiah Eustice

Environmental Control:
Heating
40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 14 C
High: 40 C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
2.5 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
29%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1200

Changes to crops:
Took out wilting snap peas.

Narrative:
Soaking Snap peas, salad green mix, and sunflower seeds to sow
tomorrow. Got some Oregano for our dinner and planning on a good salad
tomorrow!

Harvest:
5g Oregano

Support/Supplies Needed:
Let me know if there is any comment on a pulley system that could be
implemented to easily lower and raise the lights.

rew 200 GreenHab Report – 03-DEC-2018

Greenhab Officer: Makiah Eustice

Environmental Control:

Heating

Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:

Low: 70 F

High: 80 F

Hours of Supplemental Light: 5

Daily Water Usage of Crops: 10 L

Water in Blue Tank (lbs): 1/3 full

Times of Watering for Crops: 1000

Changes to crops:

Planted 3 small cups of Water Cress for Andrew’s school outreach. Planted shallow bed of sun flower seeds and shallow bed of mixed salad greens. All reported in the Greenhab Log

Narrative:

First day in the Greenhab! A sauna for me, but a retreat for anyone trying to briefly escape the cold. Still trying to understand the operations and needs of individual plants.

Harvest: NONE

Support/Supplies Needed: The humidity/temperature measure is not displaying the temperature correctly; we may need a new sensor. The supplemental light did not come on Sunday night, but did tonight; I will check to see if the light goes off at midnight tonight. Some of the snap peas and tomatoes are not doing well; I believe they need more sun to thrive.

Crew 198 GreenHab Report – 15-NOV-2018

GreenHab Officer: Andrei

Environmental control:

Heating

Shade cloth on

Average temperatures:

Low: 70

High 80

Hours of supplemental light: none

Daily water usage for crops: 4 gallons

Water in Blue Tank—40 % full

Time(s) of watering for crops: 1030

Changes to crops: Note all emergence of seedlings, death of seedlings, etc (These are also mandatory to write in the GreenHab book for 2018-2019) none

Narrative: no other information at this time

Harvest: This is our research so it is important that all harvested crops are noted and also weighed and that weight recorded in the GreenHab book and here.

Support/supplies needed:none

Crew 198 GreenHab Report – 14-NOV-2018

GreenHab Officer: Andrei

Environmental control:

Heating

Shade cloth on

Average temperatures:

Low: 70

High 80

Hours of supplemental light: none

Daily water usage for crops: 4 gallons

Water in Blue Tank—75% full

Time(s) of watering for crops: 0900

Changes to crops: Note all emergence of seedlings, death of seedlings, etc (These are also mandatory to write in the GreenHab book for 2018-2019) none

Narrative: no other information at this time

Harvest: This is our research so it is important that all harvested crops are noted and also weighed and that weight recorded in the GreenHab book and here.

Support/supplies needed:none

Crew 198 GreenHab Report – 13-NOV-2018

GreenHab Officer: Andrei

Environmental control: (Choose which of the following is appropriate and explain further if needed)

Heating

Shade cloth on

Average temperatures:

Low: 70

High 80

Hours of supplemental light: none

Daily water usage for crops: 3 gallons

Water in Blue Tank—(full) unknown number of gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 0900

Changes to crops: Note all emergence of seedlings, death of seedlings, etc (These are also mandatory to write in the GreenHab book for 2018-2019) none

Narrative: no other information at this time

Harvest: This is our research so it is important that all harvested crops are noted and also weighed and that weight recorded in the GreenHab book and here.

Support/supplies needed:none

Crew 198 GreenHab Report – 12-NOV-2018

GreenHab Officer: Andrei

Environmental control: (Choose which of the following is appropriate and explain further if needed)

Heating

Shade cloth on

Average temperatures:

Low: 70

High 80

Hours of supplemental light: none

Daily water usage for crops: 4 gallons

Water in Blue Tank—(full) unknown number of gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 0900

Changes to crops: Note all emergence of seedlings, death of seedlings, etc (These are also mandatory to write in the GreenHab book for 2018-2019) none

Narrative: no other information at this time

Harvest: This is our research so it is important that all harvested crops are noted and also weighed and that weight recorded in the GreenHab book and here.

Support/supplies needed:none

Dana Levin

11Nov2018

Environmental control:

Ambient (no heating or/cooling)

Shade cloth off

Average temperature: (N/A until new sensor is delivered)

Changes to crops: Crops appear to be alive, no unexpected plants, animals, or other life has appeared

Daily water usage for crops: 4 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 1730

Moringa research observations: (Currently not operational)

Changes to research plants: none

Daily watering and amount of water used:

Aquaponics: (Currently not operational)

Narrative: Today was the orientation to the greenhab, we now know how to take care of the plants and look forward to doing it in the future

Support/supplies needed: more water