Category: Week 35

Greenhouse Action:

Sidewalls:
Up and fully opened at 9:00 on the 2nd
Down at at 15:15. Not opened on the 3rd

Shade Curtains:
Opened at 25%

Irrigation:

All plants watered with Ca(No3) on the 2nd at 15:10
Floor watered at 9:15 and 13:05 on the 2nd

Climate:

Weather : Sunny on the 2nd, Mix of sun and clouds on the 3rd
Temperature Max: 30.92 at 15:58 on the 2nd, 28.7 at 10:56 on the 3rd
Temperature Min: 19.01 at 5:44 on the 2nd, 18.28 at 23:59 on the 3rd
Mean : 23.49 on the 2nd, 21.96 on the 3rd

Humidity Max : 73.1% at 10:49 on the 2nd, 71.1% at 00:01 on the 3rd
Humidity Min: 39.9% at 16:53 on the 2nd, 34.4% at 11:01 on the 3rd
Mean 55.58% on the 2nd, 55.43% on the 3rd

It is important to always have an eye on your crop and it’s environment. Thankfully, the systems we use help us keep a watchful eyes on what’s happening in the greenhouse, even at a distance. If any drastic change of temperature would happen while we are away, alarms would be triggered letting us know of a possible danger to the crop.

Greenhouse Action:

Sidewalls:
Up and fully opened at 9:00
Down at at 16:00

Shade Curtains:
Opened at 25%

Irrigation:
Floor watered at 9:10

Climate:

Weather : Sunny
Temperature Max: 31.08 at 16:25
Temperature Min: 18.27 at 5:42
Mean : 23.10

Humidity Max : 71.1% at 5:42
Humidity Min: 32.4% at 16:51
Mean 54.32%

Overcast and rainy weather signifies an increased in the climate humidity, both outside and inside the greenhouse. This sort of environment often helps the propagation of certain pest like white flies and gnats, and we have certainly observed an increase in the presence of flying undesirables in the past few days.
Thankfully, the students are prepared to install traps to help counter the invasion.

Greenhouse Action:

Sidewalls:
Opened at 8h30AM
Closed at 3:45PM

Shade Curtains:
Opened 25%

Irrigation:
No actions

Climate:

Weather : Mix of Sun and Clouds
Temperature Max: 25.92 at 4:32PM
Temperature Min: 19.71 at 5:30AM
Mean : 21.77

Humidity Max : 78.3% at 12:32AM
Humidity Min: 43.3% at 4:19PM
Mean 63.64%

The sunny weather of the past few weeks allowed us to mostly rely on natural sunlight for the crop,
The overcast weather we’re having this week means the plants would benefit from having additional light, and so we’ve now set up the greenhouse grow lights to turn on from 6AM to 8PM for the time being.
If the forecast is calling for a stretch of sunny days, we will adjust the settings to strictly give the plants additional light in the morning, from 6 to 8 AM, and in the evening from 6 to 8 PM.
Our goal here is to give the plants 14 hours of light.

Greenhouse Action:

Sidewalls:
Closed all day

Shade Curtains:
Opened 25%

Irrigation:
Christmas Joy Red on bench 2 and 3 watered with Ca(NO₃) at 10:00AM

Climate:

Weather : Overcast, misty and humid
Temperature Max: 23.65 at 11:58AM
Temperature Min: 20.65 at 7:45AM
Mean : 21.70

Humidity Max : 81.7% at 11:02PM
Humidity Min: 71.7% at 10:05AM
Mean 75.79%