GreenHab Report – April 14th

Crew 314 GreenHab Report 14-04-2025
GreenHab Officer: Bérengère Bastogne
Environmental control (fan & heater):
Heater on (setup temperature = 72 °F)
Fan on (to keep the temperature below 94 °F)
Average temperatures (last 24h): 82.6 °F
Maximum temperature (last 24h): 95 °F
Minimum temperature (last 24h): 70.2 °F
Hours of supplemental light: 7-10 pm
Daily water usage for crops: 10 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0.5 gallons
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 124.85 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 10 min
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: I watered all the plants with water.
The door of the GreenHab was left open for 7 hours and 55 minutes (9.30 am to 5.25 pm) to reduce the temperature inside (maximum of 95 °F).
Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams) None
Support/supplies needed: None

GreenHab Report – April 15th

Crew 314 GreenHab Report 15-04-2025
GreenHab Officer: Bérengère Bastogne
Environmental control (fan & heater):
Heater on (setup temperature = 72 °F)
Fan on (to keep the temperature below 94 °F)
Average temperatures (last 24h): 85.3 °F
Maximum temperature (last 24h): 99.5 °F
Minimum temperature (last 24h): 71.1 °F
Hours of supplemental light: 7-10 pm
Daily water usage for crops: 10.5
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0.25
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 114.1 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 10 min
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: I watered all the plants with water.
The door of the GreenHab was left open for 4 hours and 20 minutes (2.00 am to 6.20 pm) to reduce the temperature inside (maximum of 99.5 °F).
Repair of pink sprinkler (broken top).
Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams) 126 g of basil
Support/supplies needed: None

GreenHab Report – April 16th

Crew 314 GreenHab Report 16-04-2025
GreenHab Officer: Bérengère Bastogne
Environmental control (fan & heater):
Heater on (setup temperature = 72 °F)
Fan on (to keep the temperature below 94 °F)
Average temperatures (last 24h): 84.3 °F
Maximum temperature (last 24h): 97.3 °F
Minimum temperature (last 24h): 71.4 °F
Hours of supplemental light: 7-10 pm
Daily water usage for crops: 8 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallon
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 106.1 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 10 min
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: I watered all the plants with water.
The door of the GreenHab was left open for 3 hours and 50 minutes (1:00 am to 4:50 pm) to reduce the temperature inside (maximum of 97.3 °F).
Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams) 6 g of parsley, 59 g of rainbow cherries
Support/supplies needed: None

GreenHab Report – April 17th

Crew 314 GreenHab Report 17-04-2025
GreenHab Officer: Bérengère Bastogne
Environmental control (fan & heater):
Heater on (setup temperature = 72 °F)
Fan on (to keep the temperature below 94 °F)
Average temperatures (last 24h): 83.1 °F
Maximum temperature (last 24h): 94.6 °F
Minimum temperature (last 24h): 71.6 °F
Hours of supplemental light: 7-10 pm
Daily water usage for crops: 7.5 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 1.5 gallons
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 97.1 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 10 min
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: I watered all the plants with water.
The door of the GreenHab was left open for 4 hours and 30 minutes (9:10 am to 1:40 pm) to reduce the temperature inside (maximum of 94.6 °F).
Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams) 12g of mint, 15 g of parsley
Support/supplies needed: None

GreenHab Report – April 20th

Crew 315 GreenHab Report 20-04-2025

GreenHab Officer: Elena Saavedra Buckley

Environmental control (fan & heater): Heater and fan on

Average temperatures (last 24h): Unknown (see below)

Maximum temperature (last 24h): 95.5 F

Minimum temperature (last 24h): 75.2 F

Hours of supplemental light: 7-10pm

Daily water usage for crops: ~9 gallons

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: None

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): ___?__ gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: Approximately 3:15 pm (late); 6:55 pm

Changes to crops: None

Narrative: Morning watering happened later than ideal due to forgetfulness around our arrival. We watered the plants as a group during our tour and training, which led to somewhat unknown measurements; I estimated that we watered them with approximately 7 gallons, and I followed up with an extra 2 right before 7pm.

Harvest: None

Support/supplies needed: I’m not sure where to find the following information:

  • The daily average temperature

  • The remaining water in the water tank

  • Do you need more information in the “Environmental control” part of the report other than that the heater and fan are on?

GreenHab Report – April 18th

Crew 314 GreenHab Report 18-04-2025
GreenHab Officer: Bérengère
Environmental control (fan & heater):
Heater on (setup temperature = 72 °F)
Fan on (to keep the temperature below 94 °F)
Average temperatures (last 24h): the system (dashboard) does not work
Maximum temperature (last 24h): the system (dashboard) does not work
Minimum temperature (last 24h): the system (dashboard) does not work
Hours of supplemental light: 7-10 pm
Daily water usage for crops: 8 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallon
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 89.1 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 20 min
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: I watered all the plants with water.
I cleaned the floor of the GreenHab and the shelves.
Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams) 9.3 g of mint, 14 g of chives, 30 g of spring onions, 16 g of parsley, 5 g of basil, 43 g of rainbow cherries
Support/supplies needed: None

GreenHab Report – April 21st

Crew 315 GreenHab Report 21-04-2025

GreenHab Officer: Elena Saavedra Buckley

Environmental control (fan & heater): Both on

Average temperatures (last 24h): Not visible (see below)

Maximum temperature (last 24h): Not visible

Minimum temperature (last 24h): Not visible

Hours of supplemental light: 7pm-10pm

Daily water usage for crops: 10.8 gal

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: ~1 tsp for mushroom growth

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 180.2 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 9am / 6pm

Changes to crops: Mushroom growth kit added

Narrative: Today I watered the crops as normal and the temperature seemed consistent. I also started my blue oyster mushroom growth kid, a very simple model that just requires me to open the side of a box and cut a slit in a bag of spores. I stuck it on the wooden bench, spritzed it with my own spray bottle, and put a trash bag with holes over it to encourage humidity. I sprayed it again at night and will do it twice daily.

Harvest: Today I harvested about 10 leaves of basil, ~15 shoots of thin chives, ~6 shoots of thicker chives, and a fingerful of parsley. See below…

Support/supplies needed: The scale didn’t turn on and might need a new battery, hence my lack of harvest grams! The Smart Home program wasn’t loading after we switched to the backup generator.

GreenHab Report – April 22nd

Crew 315 GreenHab Report 22-04-2025

GreenHab Officer: Elena Saavedra Buckley

Environmental control (fan & heater): On intermittently (see narrative)

Average temperatures (last 24h): 91 F

Maximum temperature (last 24h): 99.5 F

Minimum temperature (last 24h): 84.4 F

Hours of supplemental light: Now back on to 7-10pm

Daily water usage for crops: 10.4 gal

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: ~½ cup for spritzing all plants and mushroom kit

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 169.8 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 9:30 am / 6:45 pm

Changes to crops: None visible

Narrative: The GreenHab thermometer was at 100 degrees when I entered at 9:30am, due to the fan not working because of the Smart Home difficulties regarding the generators. I turned the fan on with backup power and left the door open until it reached 87 degrees, then switched it back to Smart Home power once notified to do so by Mission Support.

Harvest: Another very small herb harvest. The scale seems totally dead, but we’re going to try one of the ones in the RAM for larger harvests.

Support/supplies needed: None

GreenHab Report – April 23rd

Crew 315 GreenHab Report 23-04-2025

GreenHab Officer: Elena Saavedra Buckley

Environmental control (fan & heater): On

Average temperatures (last 24h): ~87-90

Maximum temperature (last 24h): 101.3 F

Minimum temperature (last 24h): 72.7

Hours of supplemental light: Unknown (see below)

Daily water usage for crops: 11 gal

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: Some mists for mushroom kit

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 158.8 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 8:30 am / 6:45 pm

Changes to crops: None

Narrative: The supplemental light system seemed to be on all night, likely due to a snag with the Smart Home system and power; we noticed it as we went to bed, and I wasn’t sure whether that was normal. It was on when I went in the morning, so Mission Support rebooted the system and they turned off. It was again very hot in the afternoon, 102 degrees, so I left the door open until it cooled down. We also harvested some produce for burritos.

Harvest: 66g tomatoes / 8g chives / 5g parsley

Support/supplies needed: None

GreenHab Report – April 24th

Crew 315 GreenHab Report 24-04-2025

GreenHab Officer: Elena Saavedra Buckley

Environmental control (fan & heater): On

Average temperatures (last 24h): 85.8

Maximum temperature (last 24h): 100.4 F

Minimum temperature (last 24h): 71.2

Hours of supplemental light: 7-10pm

Daily water usage for crops: 10.3 gal

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: Mists for mushroom kit

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 148.3 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 8:30 am / 7:15 pm

Changes to crops: None

Narrative: Normal day in the GreenHab—all systems seemed to be working. Still a midday heat spike, but I wonder if the fan just can’t battle these temps. Unfortunately I didn’t check and couldn’t let the door open.

Harvest: 20 combined grams of chives, basil, and parsley

Support/supplies needed: None

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