GROWTH OF THE BAYAM:
BAYAM DAY 4 :Seedlings have grown after four days!
BAYAM DAY 7:seedlings has grown more. More leaves and shoots has appeared after the adding of more nutrients.
BAYAM DAY 12:The plant looks bigger and has more leaves
BAYAM DAY 22:
The bayam is at the intermediate stage of its growth. There are more leaves and the plant is taller and is almost reaching adulthood.
BAYAM DAY 23-55:
Not many HUGE changes..
BAYAM DAY 56:
GROWTH OF THE CHILLI PLANT
CHILLI PLANT DAY 5
No seedlings are observed
CHILLI PLANT DAY 9:First seedlings are observed.
CHILLI PLANT DAY 22:
Chilli plant has grown more leaves and is in the early stages of growth.
GROWTH OF THE JAPANESE CUCUMBER:
DAY 4:Shoots and roots have grown
DAY 6:all of the cucumber plants have grown out of the shoot leaves
DAY 9:The plants grew taller :D
DAY 19:The plants have started to grow upwards.
DAY 40:The plants has made tremendous growth and there are flowers that have bloomed.
GROWTH OF THE KANG KONG:
DAY 2:Although very little change can be observed from this picture, some shoots have already appeared.
DAY 6:The shoots have grown taller. Seed leaves can be seen.
DAY 12:Leaves have appeared. The plant has grown taller!
DAY 22:The plant is quite tall. It is almost reaching adulthood. The leaves are longer and the kang kong is growing quite fast.
SUMMARY OF GROWTH OF PLANTS:
Comparing all the plants, we can conclude that chilli padi plant grew the slowest and the japanese cucumber plant grew the fastest. Overcrowding occured in the hydroponics box due to the rapid growth of the cucumber plant. This perhaps led to the uneven growth of the other plants. Due to the cucumber plant being a climber, a chopstick was stuck into the pot to provide support for the plant. We learned that perseverance and discipline was key in the growing of the plant. We had to persevere to let the plant stay strong and healthy. Discipline was needed to take consistent photos of our plant.
PROS AND CONS OF HIGH TECH FARMING
Pros:
-Able to provide more food in littler land space
-speeds up the growth of plants
-increase of profits and trade
-improves health state of herd
-fruitfulness is increased
Cons:
-requires a lot of man power
-equipment and processing high0tech farming is expensive and tedious
-requires a lot of chemicals and pesticides which are dangerous
-increases chances of getting cancer and alzimers