Raising Seeds

Aim: To Look at the different growing conditions and how these affect the growth of seeds


Method:

We worked in groups of 3-4 students
Potting mix was put into the cups.
The cups were planted with radish seeds.
Each cup had a different growing conditions:
Cup 1 - normal
Cup 2 - clear cellophane
Cup 3 - over watered
Cup 4 - Under watered or green cellophane

The plants grew in their cups for 10 days before they were measured.

Findings:

Plant growing condition	Height after 10 days (mm)
Normal	35mm
Green cellophane	60mm
Clear cellophane	30mm
Over water	0mm

The normal seedling was planted in normal potting mix and grew to a height of 35mm.

The green cellophane seedling was planted in normal potting mix, covered in green cellophane and watered. It grew to a height of 60mm. The clear cellophane seedling was planted in normal potting mix and grew to a height of 30mm. The over watered seedling was planted in normal potting mix, the water could not drain out the bottom of the pot and it grew to a height of 0mm.

Conclusion:

From the pictures and evidence we can conclude that:

The seedling height was:

1.35

2.0

3.60

4.30

The best growing conditions were:

1. Green cellophane it grew to 60mm.

2.The too much water did not grow at all.

3.The normal planted radish grew to 35mm.

4.The clear plastic cellophane grew to 30mm.

therefore the seedling with Green cellophane  conditions grew to a height of 60mm.

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