Questions+and+Plant+Comparison

 Questions 

1. Proposal:
 Our proposed project was that we would have a finished project, which included a greenhouse, plants in and out of our greenhouse and a sprinkler for under $30. We said that we would record to see the comparison of the plants in the greenhouse and the plants out of the greenhouse close to when our project is due.

2. Did it change?:
It did change. We said that we would have a sprinkler, but we didn’t expect the main part to cost as much money as it did. We didn’t want to spend $40 on one part, so we decided to self-water the plants. Also, we said we would have video documentation every week, but instead, we had picture and text documentation about two to three times a week.

3. Challenges?:
Our main challenge was assembling the greenhouse. Two of the parts were hard to bend in place, because it would bend the whole greenhouse. If these pieces came out, it would disassemble the entire greenhouse. This happened to us five times (so far). Another problem we encountered was getting the materials so that we could get some while fitting around everyone’s schedule. It wasn’t much trouble, but it did postpone us a little more than we expected.

4. Discoveries?:
We discovered (so far) that the greenhouse has worked very well for the price that we paid. We thought it wouldn’t be as efficient compared to a regular greenhouse, but it showed that it works pretty well. We looked up our different plants to see what the growing rate was in a regular greenhouse, and it was about the same as ours.

5. Anything we would do differently?:
We would probably gather our materials before anything, so that we could start our project whenever we were ready. We had to wait three days for our materials, because no one had the time to get them.

6. Advice for other groups?:
We would say to use your time wisely. It may not seem like it, but this project requires a lot of work, and takes more time than you would expect. Like I said in question five, you should gather your materials first before anything, so that you can start when all of your other pre-building stuff is done.

** Our Plant Comparison ** The plants in our greenhouse did better than the plants outside of the greenhouse. Although both of our cucumber plants died, the one in the greenhouse survived longer. We think that someone kicked over the one in the greenhouse, because when we looked at it the next day, it was turned over, and the soil was falling out. Even though both of our cucumber plants did not survive, we noticed that it was very healthy and would have survived if that random accident did not occur. Both of our jalapeno plants are doing really well and seem to be very, very healthy. But, the one in the greenhouse seems to be bigger. We have also noticed that the plants in the greenhouse are more water thirsty than the plants outside the greenhouse. This probably means that they are absorbing water faster because of the intense sun, and are growing at a more rapid rate. Overall, we think our greenhouse really helped our plants, and will probably help many other plants grow faster and healthier.