GreenHab Report
16/01/17 – Richard Blake

Sol 1

GreenHab Status:

All previously planted seedlings are still growing. Still unable to leave plants overnight in the GreenHab due to the low night time temperatures. Plants will remain inside the main Hab during the night under grow lights.

GreenHab Update:

Seedlings with enough growth were transferred from the growth matrix they were planted in to larger pots filled with potting mix. A number of these seedlings were also kept in the GreenHab during the day. I continued to monitor temperatures around the station today, and, as it was a sunny day, the GreenHab air temperature reached the low 40’s (◦C). This is ok for the plants to be in as long as they have adequate water and that the fans are not creating wind. They will still be kept inside overnight until there is a heater installed. Michaela continued growing her spinach seeds in petri dishes under the Misia Mars designed lamp. She also transferred some of the seeds into a hydroponic solution, designed by her students, also under the Misia Mars lamp.

Requests:

– What is chard?

– Need more pots and planter boxes to grow plants in, preferably those with an upper width of 20cm+ (8 inches?).

– Requesting more seeds to plant, with a greater variety. Ideally, corn, chillies, tomatoes, strawberries, and potatoes,

– And, if at all possible, capsicums, sweet potatoes, a grape vine and small citrus tree.

– Are there any schematics for assembling the hydroponics system in the GreenHab?