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So I'm doing a school science project I couldn't think of anything so I went with under what conditions do food plot mixes grow the best. I plan to buy some food plot mix today to grow. any comments on it.
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sorry about the double post.
Sounds like a good experiment, just the wrong time of year to be doing stuff with plants. It will probably be a pretty expensive project too (buying lyme, fertlizers, seed, growing pots, etc). Before you begin your experiment, try to answer the following questions for me:
What are you going to use for soil? (soil from a store or soil from your back yard)
What variables are you going to test? Soil fertility? pH? Some combination of both?
If experimenting with pH, how do you plan on testing the pH levels?
Is photoperiod going to influence your plant growth? (the amount of sunlight in a day...since days are shorter now, plants may not grow as good)
How are you going to quanitify your results? (Are you going to measure each plant, photograph them throughout the growing process, etc.)
If the plants cannot be grown inside, will cold weather affect plant growth?
How many plants do you plan on growing for each variable? (1 plant per changing variable isn't nearly enough to get any significant results. I would suggest planting at least a full windowsill planter for each variable you test.)
How much time do you have to complete the experiment? (plants take time to grow)
How often are you going to take measurements? (once a day, once every couple of days, once a week?)
Ok...so by now you probably hate me, but these questions are important, and you have probably thought of a few of them already. Good experimental design takes thought and planning, otherwise you will run into some serious "road blocks" during your study. Also, by taking the time to plan a good experiment, you ensure yourself a good grade.
Good luck with your project...and while you're at it, post the hunting paper you wrote way back in May! That's right...I didn't forget.
i did a project on brown trout growth in local stream waters in class last year... went to state to present it and bioguy is asking the correct questions you would be asked by an academic audience.
i would recommend using 6 plastic tote bins 2 of each brand or kind with a large light to grow your plants in. define you control and test a single variable at a time. try and accurately measure the amount of material you add every time you add anything add it to all to keep the control.
define the scale at with which your working.
take lots of picture and notes. do it in even time periods.
i did my project in a class room we had an empty class room to put our projects in and the power for my stuff was provided. im not sure how well plants grow outside this time of year..?
be sure to post your results up here!
No no problem Bioguy I have though of almost all your questions I will be doing a series of different experiments. My science teacher will provide me with a soil Ph detector and I will also be using a number of different pots to put them in. the soils will come from different areas and probably be put in some air tight bag until there used. I have access to the school green room which has UV lights in it and I also will probably do something with natural sunlight and ammount of water added.
Awesome...glad to hear you're on top of the ball! Let us know how it turns out :-).
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Sounds like a good experiment, just the wrong time of year to be doing stuff with plants. It will probably be a pretty expensive project too (buying lyme, fertlizers, seed, growing pots, etc). Before you begin your experiment, try to answer the following questions for me:
What are you going to use for soil? (soil from a store or soil from your back yard)
What variables are you going to test? Soil fertility? pH? Some combination of both?
If experimenting with pH, how do you plan on testing the pH levels?
Is photoperiod going to influence your plant growth? (the amount of sunlight in a day...since days are shorter now, plants may not grow as good)
How are you going to quanitify your results? (Are you going to measure each plant, photograph them throughout the growing process, etc.)
If the plants cannot be grown inside, will cold weather affect plant growth?
How many plants do you plan on growing for each variable? (1 plant per changing variable isn't nearly enough to get any significant results. I would suggest planting at least a full windowsill planter for each variable you test.)
How much time do you have to complete the experiment? (plants take time to grow)
How often are you going to take measurements? (once a day, once every couple of days, once a week?)
Ok...so by now you probably hate me, but these questions are important, and you have probably thought of a few of them already. Good experimental design takes thought and planning, otherwise you will run into some serious "road blocks" during your study. Also, by taking the time to plan a good experiment, you ensure yourself a good grade.
Good luck with your project...and while you're at it, post the hunting paper you wrote way back in May! That's right...I didn't forget.
i did a project on brown trout growth in local stream waters in class last year... went to state to present it and bioguy is asking the correct questions you would be asked by an academic audience.
i would recommend using 6 plastic tote bins 2 of each brand or kind with a large light to grow your plants in. define you control and test a single variable at a time. try and accurately measure the amount of material you add every time you add anything add it to all to keep the control.
define the scale at with which your working.
take lots of picture and notes. do it in even time periods.
i did my project in a class room we had an empty class room to put our projects in and the power for my stuff was provided. im not sure how well plants grow outside this time of year..?
be sure to post your results up here!
sorry about the double post.
No no problem Bioguy I have though of almost all your questions I will be doing a series of different experiments. My science teacher will provide me with a soil Ph detector and I will also be using a number of different pots to put them in. the soils will come from different areas and probably be put in some air tight bag until there used. I have access to the school green room which has UV lights in it and I also will probably do something with natural sunlight and ammount of water added.
Awesome...glad to hear you're on top of the ball! Let us know how it turns out :-).
Post an Answer