Friday 28 June 2013

Replant 2: Day 4

Date: 28 June 2013
Day: Friday
State: Germination/Young plant
Height: 6.3 cm

Activities:
1. Watering of plant
2. Measuring of Height

Our plant has been definitely showing much more improvement compared to the last 2 unsuccessful tries. The raddish is growing fast and is already about 6 cm on the forth day. We will continue to take great care of our plant. 

Tuesday 25 June 2013

Replant 2: Day 1

On June 25, some of our group members went to Far East Flora, where we usually buy our supplies from. The staff there were kind enough to help us with the potting and give us advice.

Date: 25 June 2013
Day: Tuesday
State: Seed

Activities:
1. Pouring the soil
2. Mixing the soil
3. Adding stones to the pot
4. Making holes for the seed
5. Adding markers
6. Watering the plant 
Pouring the soil:

Mixing the Soil:


Adding Stones to the Pot: 

Making holes for the seeds:


Adding markers:


Watering the plant:

Monday 24 June 2013

Our Improvements

We definitely noticed and saw plenty of improvements in our latest experiment  compared to the previous two which were unsuccessful. Below are some improvements we noticed and some things we did differently compared to the previous times.

Improvements:
1. We had decided to ask for help and advice from the experts which was better as previously we were using our own knowledge and guessing what would've been better for the plant.

2. We mixed 'Neem Cake Powder' with our soil as adviced by the experts.

  • Contains pesticide 
  • Contains fertilizer 

3. We added stones into the pot 
  • To prevent soil and water from leaking out of the pot

4. We added markers (sticks placed in the soil beside the seeds)
  • To have a rough gage of where each seed was placed
  • To know that anything that grows outside the markers is not part of our plant                                  

We are quite satisfied with what we have done but we will continue to work hard and ensure that our plant is healthy. 

Sunday 23 June 2013

Important Update

We will now be updating the blog every Tuesday and Friday. As the new plant was only planted on a Tuesday, we thought it was more convenient to change the date of the blog updates.

Saturday 22 June 2013

Solution #3

We have decided to plant a new set of seeds again and this time, we have agreed to ask for help from the flower shop where we bought the soil and products from. We have contacted them and they have agreed to give us advice and pot the plant for us.

We are hoping for the best and would update the blog frequently.

Tuesday 18 June 2013

Problem #3

Earlier this month, we replanted our radishes due to failure of the first batch. However, problems arose again. We suspect it could have been due to the haze. Also, we found bugs, known to destroy the plant's roots, in the soil and flying around the plant.

As shown in the above picture, the plant had withered and died. 

We have decided to replant a third time hoping for the best. We will update frequently. 

Monday 10 June 2013

Replant: Day 4

Date: 10 June 2013
Day: Monday
State: Germination


Activities
1. Watering of plant 

Watering the plant: 


Thursday 6 June 2013

Replant: Day 1

Date: 6 June 2013
Day: Thursday
State: Seed

Activities:
1. Taking video of replanting
2. Pouring of soil into the pot
3. Planting of seeds
4. Watering of plant
5. Adding of pesticide

Video of replanting: 

Pouring of Soil into the Pot:


Planting of Seeds:


Watering of Plant:

Getting Ready to Plant

Before we replanted, we needed to empty the pot of its content and wash it.

Activities:
1. Pulling out of Plant
2. Empty of Soil
3. Washing of Pot

Pulling out of Plant:



Emptying of Soil:





After that we washed the pot and replanted.

Tuesday 4 June 2013

Shopping

We bought new soil for planting the new plant as the old soil contained insects and moss. The shop that we went to is Far East Flora which is located near Caldecot MRT Station

Things we bought:
1. Organic Substrate (which we exchanged for Organic Soil)
2. Organic Pesticides

Monday 3 June 2013

Solution #2

We decided to go back to Far East Flora to, hopefully, ask for an exchange for the soil. Fortunately, we managed to and we immediately planted it the next day.


Mistakes:
1. We didnt check to make sure
2. We paid it blindly, without knowing

Sunday 2 June 2013

Problem #2

While shopping, we encountered a problem. We found out that the 'soil' that we asked for was actually substrate, not soil. It was only after Alex opened it, and said that it wasn't soil, that we found out.



Problem(s):
1. Brought the wrong thing