The Effect Of Fertilizer On Mint Plants

By Ashley D.

The purpose of this experiment was to determine how different fertilizers help plants to grow. To carry out this experimant, fifty mint plants were planted in five pots, ten plants per pot. The plants were planted in sterilized potting soil and in fairly small house plant pots, with small stones under the soil for drainage and with a small dr

After the experiment was over, the Fish Emulsion proved to be the best fertilizer, and the plants in that pot grew to an average height of 6.2 centimeters. The On-Line recioe for home made plant fertilizer was the second best fertilizer, and those plants grew to an average height of 5 centimeters tall. The shortest plant was the one watered with Peters Chemical Fertilizer, which only reached an average hieght of .25 centimeters.

 

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