Category: Greenhab Report

Crew 202 Greenhab Report 12-Jan-2019
Greenhab Officer:
Jake Qiu & Hermes Bolivar

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

40% Shade Cloth on
80% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 24.6°C
High: 39.5°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
12 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (gallons):
51%, 151.5 gallons

Times of Watering for Crops:
1044
2031

Changes to crops:
* Threw away 2 pots of spinach due to it dying
* Radishes growing very well and one look almost ready for harvest
* Tomatoes looking lackluster
* Cucumbers still look bad, may need to move these pots to different locations
* Other crops display same progress

Narrative:
Watered plants throughout the day as needed. Showing Hermes from crew 203 the greenhouse for handover.
Experiment Results:
Date: SOL14 Crew 202 (SOL14 overall)

Watered Crew 201 experiments

Harvest:

Support/Supplies Needed:

Best Regards,

Jake

Crew 202 Greenhab Report 11-Jan-2019
Greenhab Officer:
Jake Qiu

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

40% Shade Cloth on
80% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 24.0°C
High: 37.8°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
11.5 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (gallons):
54%, 163.5 gallons

Times of Watering for Crops:
0803
1417
1923

Changes to crops:
* Most plants display same progress
* Microgreens were harvested
* 2 pots of spinach is dead, will toss

Narrative:
Watered plants throughout the day as needed. Microgreen project has been harvested
and obtaining experimental data is still ongoing.

Experiment Results:
Date: SOL13 Crew 202 (SOL14 overall)

Watered all 21 trays as needed.

Watered Crew 201 experiments

Harvest:

Support/Supplies Needed:

Crew 202 Greenhab Report 10-Jan-2019
Greenhab Officer:
Jake Qiu

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

40% Shade Cloth on
80% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 23.9°C
High: 38.0°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
10.5 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (gallons):
58%, 175 gallons

Times of Watering for Crops:
0716
1616
1737

Changes to crops:
* Sunflowers, radishes, and savory mix leaves looking great
* Tomatoes continuing to have satisfactory progress
* Spinach pots look to be dying (may need to re-plant new pots)
* Cress looking lackluster
* Other crops display same progress

Narrative:
Watered plants throughout the day as needed. Used fertilizer (miracle glow) on microgreens.
Everything looking satisfactory for the most part.

Experiment Results:
Date: SOL12 Crew 202 (SOL14 overall)

Watered all 21 trays as needed.

Watered Crew 201 experiments

Harvest:

Support/Supplies Needed:

Crew 202 Greenhab Report 09-Jan-2019
Greenhab Officer: Jake Qiu

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

40% Shade Cloth on
80% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 26.1°C
High: 36.7°C

Hours of Supplemental Light: 5

Daily Water Usage of Crops: 12 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (gallons): 61%, 185.5 gallons

Times of Watering for Crops:
0743
1133
1205
1421
1646
1806

Changes to crops:
* 1 pot of sugar pea pods starting to look worse
* Tomatoes seem to be better on the top rack of tier bench
* Onions looking better
* Romaine Lettuce newly planted
* 1 pot of mustard white-looking powder on topsoil
* Other plants have same progress

Narrative:
Watered plants throughout the day as needed. Planted new romaine lettuce. One pot of the mustard has a white-looking powder that has formed today (not sure if it’s a concern).

Experiment Results:
Date: SOL11 Crew 202 (SOL14 overall)

Watered all 21 trays as needed.

Watered Crew 201 experiments – the majority is growing well

Harvest: 1g – Basil

Support/Supplies Needed:

Greenhab Officer:
Jake Qiu

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

40% Shade Cloth on
80% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 25.6°C
High: 36.7°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
9.5 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (gallons):
65%, 197.5 gallons

Times of Watering for Crops:
0621
1201
1615
1820

Changes to crops:
* Moved location of tomatoes
* Moved location of some trays of microgreens
* Carrots starting to look better after fertilizer
* Cucumbers seem to have same progress
* Other plants are showing either normal or good progress

Narrative:
Watered plants throughout the day as needed. Did light watering throughout the day
and moved the tomatoes on tiered bench at far right corner.

Experiment Results:
Date: SOL10 Crew 202 (SOL14 overall)

Watered all 21 trays as needed. Some trays of microgreens are looking lackluster while
other are looking great. May be due to the spatial location of the trays.

Watered Crew 201 experiments

Harvest:

* 3g – Cilantro

Greenhab Officer:

Jake Qiu

Environmental Control:

Heating

Cooling w/ ambient air (1hrs)

40% Shade Cloth on

80% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:

Low: 23.1°C

High: 37.6°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:

5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:

7 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):

74%

Times of Watering for Crops:

0936

1529

Changes to crops:

* Cucumbers starting to look worse

* Sunflowers look ok but some of the leaves are starting to shrivel up.

* 1 pot of the spinach is starting to look worse

* Tomatoes looks the same

* Other plants showing progress

Narrative:

Watered plants throughout the day as needed. Some of the pots were still damp but dryer

in comparison to yesterday. Light watering was done. I am thinking about adding fertilizer (miracle grow)

to plants that look worse.

Experiment Results:

Date: SOL8 Crew 202 (SOL14 overall)

Watered all 21 trays as needed

Watered Crew 201 experiments

Harvest:

Support/Supplies Needed:

Hi Mission Support,

Crew 202 Greenhab Report 05-Jan-2019
Greenhab Officer:
Jake Qiu

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

40% Shade Cloth on
80% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 25.1°C
High: 35.0°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
6 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
78%

Times of Watering for Crops:
0736
1627

Changes to crops:
* Cucumber leaves did not perk back up early in the morning before sunrise (0611)
* 2 pots of spinach lacking progress
* 1 snap pea pot lacking progress
* Majority of other plants displays good progress

Narrative:
Watered plants throughout the day as needed. 3 gallons were used for microgreens and 2
gallons were used for other plants. Was not sunny today and there was moisture still
visible in some pots which I did not water. For cucumbers and tomatoes, I did not water.
Will determine if more water is required tommorow.

Experiment Results:
Date: SOL7 Crew 202 (SOL14 overall)

Watered all 21 trays as needed

Harvest:

Support/Supplies Needed:

Best Regards,

Jake

Hi Mission Support,

Crew 202 Greenhab Report 04-Jan-2019
Greenhab Officer:
Jake Qiu

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

40% Shade Cloth on
80% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 23.2°C
High: 39.5°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
15 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
81%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1014
1855

Changes to crops:
* Some of the microgreens showing good progress
* Lettuce Red leafs showing good progress
* Some carrots still lacking progress
* Cress displaying good progress
* One microgreen tray for crew harvest was wrapped in seran wrap to trap humidity
* Cucumbers starting to look worse

Narrative:
Watered plants throughout the day as needed. Boiled water and allowed to cool for
microgreens.

Experiment Results:
Date: SOL6 Crew 202 (SOL14 overall)

Watered all 21 trays as needed

Watered previous crew 201 experiments

Harvest:

Support/Supplies Needed:

Best Regards,

Jake

Crew 202 Greenhab Report 03-Jan-2019
Greenhab Officer:
Jake Qiu

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

40% Shade Cloth on
80% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 22.9°C
High: 40.0°C

Hours of Supplemental Light:
5

Daily Water Usage of Crops:
16 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs):
86%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1014
1855

Changes to crops:
* 7 growth trays of daikon radish micro-greens prepared
* Sunflowers Growing very well
* Some of savory mix greens failing to sprout
* Radishes growing very well
* Tomatoes still lacking growth

Narrative:
Finished preparing the 7 growth trays for control condition. Placed all of the plants in its original location.
Placed the 80% shade back on in its original location as well. Watered all of the plants as needed and some of
the plants are showing good progress.

Experiment Results:
Date: SOL5 Crew 202 (SOL14 overall)

Prepared 7 growth trays as control condition. Sampled the micro-greens for grey water and soil conditions.
Watered all 21 trays as needed.

Watered previous crew 201 experiments

Harvest: N/A

Support/Supplies Needed: N/A

Crew 202 Greenhab Report 02-Jan-2019
Greenhab Officer: Jake Qiu

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

40% Shade Cloth on

Average Temperatures:
Low: 22.6°C
High: 35.7°C

Hours of Supplemental Light: 5

Daily Water Usage of Crops: 12 gallons

Water in Blue Tank (lbs): 90%

Times of Watering for Crops:
1454
1900

Changes to crops:
* Tomatoes have the same growth
* Cucumbers leaves looking dry
– Will water more
* One radish looking dry
* Some cilantro look dry and weak
* Lettuce is growing well
* Snap Peas are growing very well
* 14 trays of daikon radish microgreens planted (Greywater condition and Soil Condition)

Narrative:
Plants are growing relatively well except for some looking dry. Daikon radish microgreens have started for two conditions but cannot start the final control condition due to power conservation mode.

Will start another 7 trays for daikon radish microgreens tomorrow (SOL5). 80% shade was taken down on the right-hand corner.

Experiment Results:
Date: SOL4 Crew 202 (SOL14 overall)
Watered samples

Harvest: N/A

Support/Supplies Needed: N/A

Best,
Jake