Tower Garden Photo Journal Project
Before I was given, this project I never knew that planting actual food was possible to do indoors. From all the Ted Talks we watched in class, I realized aeroponic gardening could be a revolution for our society. This could help people deal with the harsh effects of climate change. Tower gardening in class was so much easier and cleaner than gardening outside. Our plants started to show results within a day even though our peppers haven’t grown yet. The only downfall with Tower Gardening is affording the equipment. It’s more feasible for people to afford materials to garden outside than all the materials it takes to tower garden. Tower garden has become a new option for gardening because of the issue of sustainability in the environment. Lately, because of changing climate patterns plants have not been able to grow in sustainable environments. The continuation of burning fossil fuels have contributed to making our environment unsustainable.
Often unhealthy lifestyles have been presented in our societies. In poverty stricken neighborhoods, good insecurities are present and these unhealthy food options are proposed as solutions. Tower gardening is trying to defeat unhealthy living in these neighborhoods. I think aeroponic gardening is great, but the cost of it needs to be fixed so it can available to everyone.Plants | Observations/questions |
Peppers (Nick) | What color will the peppers be? I observed my pepper seeds were really small. I noticed the vermiculite had to fill over half the hole and I wonder why? |
Marketmore Cucumber (Imani) | How long will it take for the cucumbers to sprout? My seed were oval like. I also observed that the cucumber seeds were relatively smaller than I expected them to be. The lettuce is currently growing but I don’t see any cucumbers sprouting My lettuce is currently still sprouting and getting bigger but i still don’t see any cucumbers I wonder when the cucumbers will start to grow? The ph balance in our water has dropped |
Gourmet Lettuce (Jada) | Why are gourmet lettuce seeds so small? I had to fill my hole differently than everyone else’s because my seeds were smaller. The pH balance of the water is very high. The lettuce is the only plant that’s growing somewhat. The tomatoes and the peppers haven’t started to sprout yet. The cucumbers started to grow as well as the tomatoes. The lettuce has grown a lot and so has the cucumbers and tomatoes. The peppers haven’t grown at all. |
Beefsteak Tomato (Moesha) | 1/10/17 How will these large tomatoes grow in a small indoor environment? I realized the tomato seeds were small compared to the actual size of the tomato when it grows. Each of my group members and I had to plant two seeds each except for Jada and her gourmet lettuce. 1/13/17 The lettuce is the only plant currently sprouting. When will the tomatoes sprout? 1/17/17 The lettuce has sprouted and so did the cucumbers. Unfortunately, the tomatoes and peppers haven’t sprouted. When will the peppers and tomatoes sprout? 1/24/17 The pH balance of the water went from 7.0 to 6.5. The cucumbers are growing the fastest. The peppers have still not grown and I wonder why? I hope my tomato plant doesn't get intertwined with the lettuce. |
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