Kee Fast Plants Grow Experiment

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The main goal of this experiment was to test Wisconsin Fast plants with both zero fertilizer and different amounts of fertilizer and see how the fertilizer affected the growth of the plants over 14 days. In the experiment the plants height was measured every 7 days until the 14 days was over, on the 14th day the plants weight was measured. My concussion is Wisconsin Fast Plants grow with the help of fertilizer in most cases, but the amount of fertilizer effects the growth of the plants over a period of time and each plant (with different amounts of fertilizer) grows but take either a longer or shorter amount of time to get to a bigger height. The fertilizer had a positive effect on the plants because it helped with their growth and structure overall. As the days progressed, the plants grew fast and become greener quick. Over the first 7 days, the height of each plant grew in more than half of the height in the 1st day. From the 7th to 14th day, the …show more content…

(1) Even though the fertilizers have chemicals like nitrogen, calcium, etc. which help the plants, it has a negative affect over time such as affecting the quality of the soil. (1) The acid levels in the soil can increase causing the soil to not be able to use it for plant yielding. (1) Fertilizers can also lead to health risks such as cancer and chronic diseases. (1) Fertilizers enrich the soil with nutrients needed for plant growth such as nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous. (3) Different alternatives for fertilizer could be bone meal, fish emulsions, and bat guano. (3) Bone meal is made from ground bones of animals and has a lot of phosphorous and calcium. (3) Fish emulsions is made of decomposed fish and contains NPK ratios. Although it has a nasty odor, it fades over time. (3) Lastly, bat guano is made of bat feces and contains high nitrogen and phosphorous.