Alex+McMahan

ISP Fertilizers

====Background: Fertilizer is used to help plant growth. The main elements found in fertilizers are nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium.Some fertilizers also have micronutrients that help plant growth, and are needed in very tiny amounts. There are many different types of fertilizer. There are granular fertilizers, liquid fertilizers, speciality fertilizers, slow-release fertilizers, and organic fertilizers. Fertilizer has been used for a long time. In this experiment I will use different fertilizers on the same type of plant. Out of those different test groups I will see which fertilizer has the most plant growth. Which results out of the fertilizers will be better?====

Procedure:

 * 1) ====Buy all of the materials listed.====
 * 2) ====Put one sticky note on each plant pot.====
 * 3) ====On one write water. On another write Miracle- Gro. On the next one write Liquinox. On the last one write Vigoro.====
 * 4) ====Fill each plant pot with potting soil.====
 * 5) ====Put the seeds in each one.====
 * 6) ====Read the directions for Miracle- Gro 1.5 lb Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food.====
 * 7) ====Put the Miracle- Gro Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food in the pot labeled Miracle-Gro. Make sure to wash your hands after this.====
 * 8) ====Read the directions for Liquinox 1 gal. Grow All Purpose Fertilizer.====
 * 9) ====Put the Liquinox Grow All Purpose Fertilizer into the pot labeled Liquinox. Make sure to wash your hands after this. ====
 * 10) ====Read the directions for Vigoro 1.5 lb All Purpose Plant food.====
 * 11) ====Put all 4 plants by the same window.====
 * 12) ====Water each plant every two days the same amount using a graduated cylinder.====
 * 13) ====Plug the Polaroid Shutter Release Timer Remote Control into the Canon EOS T3i Camera and set it to sixty days ====
 * 14) ====After sixty days record observations from the Canon EOS T3i Camera.====
 * 15) ====Continue observation for an additional sixty days and then record observations from the Canon.====
 * 16) ====Make a conclusion as to which fertilizer helps plant growth the best.====

===="IFDC." //Fertilizer FAQs//. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2013. [] ====