Watering Project
Jacob May. 28 , 2013
Chunk 1: Background
Which plant were you responsible for? I was taking care of Kale
What were you able to do with your plant? I was not able to do much i was able to put in some research but that was it
What could you have done differently to ensure the plants success? I could have watered very generously before the long weekend and for some of the other not water as much cause some of them drowned
why was the plant not successful? They were not successful because i over watered some and other were left in the sun too long and were not able to be saved
If you had followed through with a experiment what would have been your question? Would it make a difference if i put them in 2 different watering areas so one got more water and one got less
If you were to follow through with a experiment how would you have set it up? I would've put them in the 2 areas and examined which ones grew better than the others
Chunk 2: Goal
What would you like to accomplish? I would like to find a way to recycle the water
Why is it important to the garden project? It is important because then we do not need to use and waste as much water
What do you find personally interesting about your topic? I find it interesting that i am finding a way to make the greenhouse a little bit more green
What will your final product or model be? I was thinking something like a trough and it would catch the water and i could find a way to make a siphoning system so i can collect the water
Who do you think would be interested about your final product? My teachers and peers would most likely have an interest in my final product
Chunk 3: Research A
Chunk: 4 research B
I found that most of these systems are not homemade and made by manufacturers for larger farms and places that have little to no water.
i could not find any diagrams or places that had the same idea as me the only place that had the same idea was Local Garden, a rooftop garden in Vancouver and i was not able to find a diagram for their design, therefore I will be finding a new way to reuse our water with the research i have.
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my best resources are: http://www.sswm.info/category/implementation-tools/water-use/hardware/optimisation-water-use-agriculture/subsurface-irrig
These helped me because they have multiple diagrams and many ideas that would be very helpful to learn from.
