Plant Project

By: Torrey Santora and Isabel Tinline

We planted 3 different plants outside and inside.I collected data on the soil temperature and soil moisture on dry plants and wetter plants. I put the the metal tip in, just above the soil, in the middle, and all the way in the soil.
Temperature outside
Wet: Little:67.1
Half:63.2
All:59.7
Dry: Little:62.5
Half:60.1
All:56.7
Temperature inside
Wet: Little:63.4
Half:61.8
All:60.5
Dry: Little:58.7
Half:58.3
All:58.1
Soil moisture Outside
Wet: Little:8.8%
Half:14.3%
All:19.1%
Dry: Little:6.8%
Half:11.9%
All:16.3%
Soil moisture inside
Wet: Little:9.8%
Half:14.4%
All:18.9%
Dry: Little:4.7%
Half:9.5%
All:12.7%
Links:

http://bonnieplants.com/growing/growing-kale/

http://www.gardenguides.com/79323-plant-peat-pots.html

http://bonnieplants.com/growing/growing-spinach/

Kale plants grow large with frilly leaves in the garden

growing lettuce in the garden

Growing Spinach

Plants we are using:
-Spinach
-Lettuce (crisp red)
-Kale (red jack)


Materials:
-seeds
-trays
-water cans
-markers
-Popsicle sticks
-peat pots