Harvey,+Dontae

__**Title**__ - Hard Life Growing Up __**Topic**__ - Plant Growth

__**Problem**__ - Does crowding affect plant growth ?(does crowing affect plant growth)

__**Materials**__ - 9 pots 7 1/2 cm wide 8 cm deep a circumference of 24 1/2 cm - 3 grams of soil - 40 ml water - tape measure - Flowers - Zinnia - Morning Glory - Sweat Pea - Scale __**Procedure**__ - I went to Home Depot, and I bought packs of seeds, 9 pots, and a bag of potting soil to be grown for my Science Fair. When I got home, I took my grandmothers scale and a measuring cup, and I placed them on the table in front of me. After doing this I filled a pot with soil to test the capacity and the weight of the soil that can be fitted in each pot. I then opened the packs of seeds, and divided them equally to be used. Any amount of seeds can be used to test this problem and and answer it, but I used the numbers 7, 10, and 14 to each pot. Next, I filled the pots with soil, and labeled them to the kind of plant and the numbers of seeds placed in a pot. Finally, I placed them in a area of sunlight and watched them grew.

__**Hypothesis**__ - I believe that plants surrounded by other plants will grow faster and stronger. But if they are crowded in one pot they will surely die.

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 * __Journal Entry__**
 * 3/16/11** Started my experiment.
 * 3/30/11** Restarted my project, now doing does the cluster of seeds effect the plant growth.
 * 3/31/11** I watered the plants, no sign of surface growth.
 * 4/01/11** I watered the plants, no sign of surface growth.
 * 4/02/11** I watered the plants, no sign of surface growth.
 * 4/03/11** I watered the plants, no sign of surface growth.
 * 4/04/11** I watered the plants, sign of the plants growth through the soil.
 * 4/05/11** I watered the plants, sign of the plants sprouting up.
 * 4/06/11** I watered the plants, plants are above the soils level.
 * 4/07/11** I watered the plants, stem and leaves are visible.
 * 4/08/11** I watered the plants, plants seem to be dying.
 * 4/09/11** I watered the plants, getting worse on the verge of dying hanging over pot.
 * 4/10/11** I watered the plants, changed location placed in more direct sunlight.
 * 4/11/11** I watered the plants, getting better, although still slouching over pot.
 * 4/12/11** I watered the plants ,growing at normal pace.
 * 4/16/11** I went to Micheal's and got my science fair board and markers to decorate it with.
 * 5/07/11** Did my abstract.
 * 5/08/11** Finish graphs for poster board.
 * 5/09/11** Designed my board.
 * 5/10/11** Finish My Science Fair poster board
 * 5/11/11** Night before due date, finished up my journal