On Monday 2/21/11 , i planted my seeds. I put them on top with a table with white light gazing on it for 4 days straight. On Friday 2/25/11, i could see my first seed starting to sprout. As of now, the seeds are still under the light until all of them are sprouted and are strong enough to start their photosynthesis.

Soil Test

On thursday, during lunch i did my soil test with Mimi. What i found out was that my soil had:
- a PH of 6.0 which is a little basic
- a phosphourus level that was high
- a medium nitrogen level
- a medium-high potassium level
I bought my soil that came with a pot at walmart for $12.00

Blog 1

Our group met for the first time on monday and discussed the project and got our seeds from Mimi. I took my seeds home and made sure they wouldnt get crushed. I put the seeds in my drawer. I will plant some of the seeds this weekend.

Blog 1

Our group met on monday and we got our seeds on tuseday. The seeds we have are organic tomatoes. I took the seeds home and put them in my drawer at home . I will plant some of my seeds this weekend.

Chantelle's blog 1:

I recently received my organic tomato seeds from our team leader, Mimi. They are currently on my counter top wrapped up so nothing harmful happens to them (crushed). I will discuss with my group when the right time to start planting my seeds will be. Until then I will research techniques to growing prosporous plants.

Week 1

Yesterday I got my seeds from Mimi. When I got home I placed them in my drawer of my night table. This weekend, I will plant my seeds and on Monday I will test my soil.

My tomato approach

As of now, my seeds are stored in a plastic bag in my computer room. I've been researching the best ways to grow my tomatoes and so far I've learned that first I need to germinate seeds in a small pot with starter mix. The seeds should be 1/4 inch deep and the soil should always be moist. From there, I need to transplant from starter mix into potting soil when seedlings are about 3 inches tall and I also need to fertilize it regularly. It sounds like it will take a bit of monetary investment, but so far that is my plan. I'm still searching for other techniques I can use that will not cost me too much money.