As part of our Inquiry for this term we had an experiment to see what type of soil will be the best for plants to grow in. Three weeks ago room 5 planted 20 beans in a old fish tank. This tank is filled with 4 different types of soils. They are sea sand, river sand, clay, potting mix, pebbles, and cotton wool.
The plants have been growing for a long time now and they have turned out really good. In some soils the beans did not grow at all, and in other soils they have shown amazing growth. It is pretty obvious that river sand and potting mix are best suited to plant beans in. Please come in and have a look at our experiment in class.
We are inquiring to find out how to build a sustainable raised garden. We are researching to find out how to use soil that will drain well, what plants will grow best in such an environment and how to build the raised garden.
At a later stage we will ask parents to come and help to build our raised gardens.
By Elle and Rubana!
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