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==GreenHab Report – December 6th==

=====POSTED ON DECEMBER 6, 2017=====

Trisha Randazzo

December 6, 2017

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

Ambient (no heating or/cooling)

Ambient with window/door open:

*Below freezing for most of the day. Waited noon before opening door.
*Temperature high 44, low 19

Heating

*Functioning nominally, discovered heater comes on at 40 F

Cooling: Not available

Both heating and cooling: Nominal

Shade cloth on/off:  On

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

Changes to crop (Note all emergence of seedlings, death of seedlings, etc.):

*The same tomato is still doing poorly
*Everyone else is growing quite well!!
*Some new seedlings popped up in the two big garden beds

Daily water usage for crops:

*Complete with no issues

Time(s) of watering for crops: 13:00

Morning research observations (Currently not operational): N/A

Changes to research plants: N/A

Daily watering and amount of water used: 2 gallons used for all soils

Aquaponics (Currently not operational): N/A

Narrative (Any other information you want to share) N/A

Support/supplies needed: N/A

==GreenHab Report – December 7th==

=====POSTED ON DECEMBER 7, 2017=====

Trisha Randazzo

December 7, 2017

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

Ambient (no heating or/cooling)

Ambient with window/door open:

*Below freezing for most of the day
*Opened door at 10:20 for 10 minutes
*Inside temperature high 42 Celsius; Low: 15 Celsius
*Humidity: 16%

Heating: Functioning nominally

Cooling: Not available

Both heating and cooling: Nominal

Shade cloth on/off: On

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

Changes to crops (Note all emergence of seedlings, death of seedlings, etc.):

*The same tomato is still doing poorly
*Everyone else is growing quite well!!
*More new seedlings popped up in the two big garden beds! Around 20 now!

Daily water usage for crops:

*Complete with no issues

Time(s) of watering for crops: 10:20

Morning research observations (Currently not operational): N/A

Changes to research plants: N/A

Daily watering and amount of water used: 2 gallons used for all soils

Aquaponics (Currently not operational): N/A

Narrative (Any other information you want to share) N/A

Support/supplies needed:

*Mission Control Requests:

#Items to begin a compost bin in the greenhouse:
##Need a large compost container for the GreenHab
##Need a small compost bucket for the kitchen in the hab
##Need insects and bacteria to eat the food scraps and turn into soil

*Is there more soil to plant new plants in the greenhab? If not, please deliver some with the next resupply.
*Request to execute replanting plan for tomorrow:

#Thin out about 7 tomato plants
#Replant the new seedlings in the two garden beds into smaller containers
#Plant the herb seeds, in one or both of the garden beds

==GreenHab Report – December 10th==

=====POSTED ON DECEMBER 10, 2017=====

Trisha Randazzo

December 10, 2017

Environmental control (Choose with is appropriate and explain further if needed):

Ambient (no heating or/cooling)

*high: 44
*low: 21

Ambient with window/door open

Heating

Cooling

Both heating and cooling

Shade cloth on/off: On

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

Changes to crops (Note all emergence of seedlings, death of seedlings, etc.):

*New seedlings in the planter beds are doing well!
*Yesterday five of the tomato plants that were thinned were doing badly, today two of them are in good health, two of them are on the mend, one is still doing poorly.

Daily water usage for crops: 2 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 15:57

Morning research observations: Currently not operational

Changes to research plants: N/A

Daily watering and amount of water used:

Aquaponics: (Currently not operational) N/A

Narrative (Any other information you want to share):

*Tomorrow:

#Continue to thin tomato plants
#Finish planting herb seeds
#Install CO detector and alarm
#Changed automatic heater turn on temperature to 10 C
#Plugged lights back in

Support/supplies needed:

*Awaiting more soil and nutrients

==GreenHab Report – December 11th==

=====POSTED ON DECEMBER 11, 2017=====

Trisha Randazzo

December 11, 2017

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

Ambient (no heating or/cooling)

Ambient with window/door open:

*Outside temperature during work hours:  5 C high -1 C low
*At 10:20, inside temperature was 40 C. Opened door to cool.
*Keep door open for most of the day. Closed around 16:00, inside temperature was 20 C.
*Inside temperature high 15 low 40
*Inside humidity: 16%

Heating:

*Functioning nominally
*Turns on at 16 C stops at 20 C

Cooling: Not available

Both heating and cooling: Nominal

Shade cloth on/off: On

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

Changes to crops (Note all emergence of seedlings, death of seedlings, etc.):

*The original tomato plant is doing well!
*Two of the four thinned tomato plants are improving!
*The other two have no change
*Some of the other tomato plants were starting to wilt, so moved them from the back of the hab to the door where it is cooler
*One of the beans are starting to produce its first bean!
*More new seedlings popped up in one of the herb gardens! Probably 20 in  that single planter now!
*Planted more herb. One herb planter currently has two rows of the following herbs, from left to right (see picture attached to email):

#Common Sage
#Oregano
#Cilantro
#Parsley
#Rosemary
#Dill Weed

Daily water usage for crops:

*Some of the soil was extra dry

Time(s) of watering for crops: 13:15

Morning research observations (Currently not operational): N/A

Changes to research plants: N/A

Daily watering and amount of water used: 2.5 gallons,

Aquaponics (Currently not operational): N/A

Narrative (Any other information you want to share):

*Found the tin of seed packets.

#Organized the non-empty seed packets alphabetically using cut up cardboard in that tin
#Created an index of packets which still have seeds
#Created an empty index of packets to preserve the individual plant care instructions.

*The current monitor is a fire and carbon monoxide detector. Is there still a desire from mission control to install a separate carbon monoxide detector, perhaps in a different location in the greenhab? See attached pictures for picture of current alarm system.
*Tested the fire and CO detector, system is nominal.

Support/supplies needed:

*Mission Control Requests:

#Request for replanting plan for tomorrow:
##The planter box closest to the door has about 20-30 seedlings. Permission to replant them into small, individual planters so the box has more space for the rest of the herbs.

== GreenHab Report – December 12th ==

===== POSTED ON DECEMBER 12, 2017 =====

Trisha Randazzo

December 12, 2017

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

Ambient (no heating or/cooling)

Ambient with window/door open:

* Outside temperature during work hours:  9 C
* At 10:05, inside temperature was 35 C. Opened door to cool.
* Keep door open for most of the day. Closed around 16700, inside temperature was 17 C.
* Inside temperature high 37 low 17
* Inside humidity: 16%

Heating:

* Functioning nominally
* Turns on at 16 C stops at 20 C

Cooling: Not available

Both heating and cooling: Nominal

Shade cloth on/off: On

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

Changes to crops (Note all emergence of seedlings, death of seedlings, etc.):

* The original tomato plant is doing well!
* Two of the four thinned tomato plants are improving!
* The other two have no change
* Moved tomato plants are doing well!
* The little bean is doing well
* No sprouts yet from the newly planted herb seeds. Expect some by next Monday!

Daily water usage for crops:

* Some of the soil was extra dry

Time(s) of watering for crops: 16:57

Morning research observations (Currently not operational): N/A

Changes to research plants: N/A

Daily watering and amount of water used: 2.5 gallons

Aquaponics (Currently not operational): N/A

Narrative (Any other information you want to share): N/A

Support/supplies needed:

* Mission Control Requests:

# Request for replanting plan for tomorrow:
## The planter box closest to the door has about 20-30 seedlings. Permission to replant them into small, individual planters so the box has more space for the rest of the herbs.

POSTED ONDECEMBER 13, 2017
GreenHab Report – December 13th
GreenHab Report

Trisha Randazzo

December 13, 2017

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

Ambient (no heating or/cooling)

Ambient with window/door open

·         Inside temperature high 35 low 20

·         Inside humidity: 16%

Heating

·         Functioning nominally

Cooling

·         Not available

Both heating and cooling

·         Nominal

Shade cloth on/off

·         On

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

·         N/A

Changes to crops:  Note all emergence of seedlings, death of seedlings, etc

·         All of the tomato plants are healthy! The ones that were doing poorly after thinning have healthy leaves, strong stems, and good green color. Yay for 100% healthy plants!

·       Some of the beans plants have drooping leaves. They are still strong in the stems but the leaves are noticeably drooping. The color is still a strong green.

Daily water usage for crops:

·         Some of the soil was extra dry, so will water twice a day about 12 hour apart.

Time(s) of watering for crops:

·         14:00

Morning research observations: (Currently not operational)

·         N/A

Changes to research plants:

·         N/A

Daily watering and amount of water used:

·          3.0 gallons

Aquaponics:  (Currently not operational)

·         N/A

Narrative:  Any other information you want to share

·         N/A

Support/supplies needed:

·         N/A

GreenHab Report – December 14th

POSTED ON DECEMBER 14, 2017

Trisha Randazzo

December 14, 2017

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

Ambient (no heating or/cooling)

Ambient with window/door open

·         Outside temperature during work hours:  8 C

·         At 12:45, inside temperature was 40 C. Opened door to cool.

·         Keep door open for most of the day. Closed around 17:30, inside temperature was 18 C.

·         Inside temperature high 40 low 16

·         Inside humidity: 16%

Heating

·         Functioning nominally

·         Turns on at 16 C stops at 20 C

Cooling

·         Not available

Both heating and cooling

·         Nominal

Shade cloth on/off

·         On

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

·         N/A

Changes to crops:  Note all emergence of seedlings, death of seedlings, etc

·         All tomato plants are doing well!

·         Three of the bean plants are beginning to droop

·         Moved some drooping cucumber plants and beans from the wall to the door

·         Finished planting the rest of the seeds in the planter from left to right, towards  the door to away from the door:

o   Lavender

o   Chives

o   Winter Thyme

o   Basil

·         No sprouts yet from the newly planted herb seeds. Expect some by next Monday!

Daily water usage for crops:

·         Good. Increased due to one planter being drier than the rest

Time(s) of watering for crops:

·         12:45

Morning research observations: (Currently not operational)

·         N/A

Changes to research plants:

·         N/A

Daily watering and amount of water used:

·         3.0 gallons

Aquaponics:  (Currently not operational)

·         N/A

Narrative:  Any other information you want to share

·         N/A

Support/supplies needed:

·         N/A

==GreenHab Report – December 15th==

=====DECEMBER 15, 2017=====

Trisha Randazzo

December 15, 2017

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

Ambient (no heating or/cooling)

Ambient with window/door open:

*Outside temperature during work hours:  10 C
*At 12:00 inside temperature was 43 C. Opened door to cool.
*Keep door open for most of the day. Closed around 16:30, inside temperature was 20 C.
*Inside temperature high 43 low 18
*Inside humidity: 16%

Heating:

*Functioning nominally
*Turns on at 16 C stops at 20 C

Cooling: Not available

Both heating and cooling: Nominal

Shade cloth on/off: On

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

Changes to crops (Note all emergence of seedlings, death of seedlings, etc.):

*Three of the bean plants are still drooping
*One of the bean plants is flowering! A nice purple flower.
*Other beans are starting to appear on 4 bean plants!
*No sprouts yet from the newly planted herb seeds. Expect some by next Monday!

Daily water usage for crops:

*Used more water to accommodate the drier planter box.

Time(s) of watering for crops: 15:00

Morning research observations (Currently not operational): N/A

Changes to research plants: N/A

Daily watering and amount of water used: 3.0 gallons

Aquaponics (Currently not operational): N/A

Narrative (Any other information you want to share):

*After yesterday’s report sent, Mission Support delivered  more seeds and plant food. Thank you mission support!

Support/supplies needed: N/A

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