I spent class finishing up my student corner page, digging up old proposals and studying for APS. Also added 200 of fertilizer to the reservoir along with 1L of water.

this week in ISR I spent the time preparing for APS.

This week was a mix of preparations for the near future and the future that is near but not that near. The near future being the capstone presentations through research and tabulating and recording data. Also did a bit of work with the Space team regarding the new page. We should have a complete draft with everyone's part in the next few days atleast after AP exams.

Today was spent mostly preparing for the capstone end of year presentation. This was done with more research as well as some dating recording for the hydroponics. On another note, I had an extra seedling from my crop so I gifted it, Angelina. For some crazy reason she named it after me so hopefully, the plant will not die due to lack of sleep.

This week in ISR we conducted an experiment involving the growth rate and the medium involved with several of the plants, This was done by replacing the soil with stones we used previously in other hydroponic endeavours. To do this we also labelled each plant to be sure of the differences in growth. Also completed a few odd jobs such as moving a fallen antenna and reconnecting the weather station by reconnecting a few wires.

Besides moving the large antenna that was felled by the strong Waimea winds I switched one of the potted; lettuce plants from a soil medium to stones we previously used to conduct an experiment on how this would affect the rate of growth of the root ball and the plant overall. In other news, the seedlings are no longer seedlings as about 3 of them have begun to grow rapidly and will soon need to be moved.

The plants especially the basil has been affected by sapsuckers. In order to try and curb this problem, we have applied an oil to each the plants that serve as an irritant to the insects to prevent further damage to the plants. In order to verify that there was a reduction in the number of predators, I used a magnifying glass to check if there any more sap suckers still present on the leaves.

This week in ISR we have started a study to measure the root balls of each of the plants. In order to keep track of we have given a name to each plant. The names are the surnames of various famous scientists. I know how delightful. The measurements will be based on pictures taken at the end of each week. I would like to see more development Ec of system has not changed significantly since the day we established the system.

Now I literally have a team of physicists growing in solution at elab. I may have gone a bit nerdy and named each plant after a famous scientist ranging from Newton to Sagaon to Curie. I will say this the plants are much smarter now. I did this in an attempt to conduct a study regarding the root balls. As the roots have not been growing at the usual rate I am concerned. This could be due to the soil as it retains moisture so the roots do not feel the need to grow much larger.

The plants still have not developed complex root systems which is a bit worrying. I will wait one more week before looking for an alternative, however. As such the Ec has remained the same at 2.6 and the weather has been ridiculously wet and cold so the temperatures have not been above 70 degrees. The seedlings are doing well with 5 germinations and some more that will likely be successful.

Quite a downpour today. Did some reconnaissance regarding the fenceline system. May have gotten a bit soaked in the process. The plan for the fenceline is: To run a power source to the designated area on the hill.

To establish a wifi connection to another blue lab monitor in the same area. to recreate the bucket system but have each of the buckets separate to prevent blockage. Lastly to have a feasible crop before the end of the semester.

Got a new pump for the flood and drain installation. However, the pump that we had refurbished recent is much stronger. This pump though can use two outlets which will be useful on the fenceline. Ec is still 2.5 and the temperature has actually decreased to 66 degrees rather being in the 70s as usual.

Also designed the area for the fence line see picture below.