SRP Article 2

Dear Blog,
I have now decided to show you what my second research article will be for my SRP. My first article looked at the importance of pH in soil and how to monitor it, so I decided that before I began my SRP, the next article should be about plant growth, and the environment which it is the most adaptable to. It is important to research this in order to develop what my controlled variables should be in order to ensure that the soil pH is what is affecting the growth of the plants. The name of the article is 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GROWING BASIL

http://www.thekitchn.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-growing-basil-221272

Here is a summary of the article 

• Basil grows well in sunny environments
• Basil is sensitive to the cold
• Can be planted inside or outside but it needs to be exposed to a lot of sunlight
• When planting from seed, plant the basil 6 weeks before the end of winter
• If planting from a cutting, make sure the ground temperature is at least 21 degrees celsius
• Basil does well in well drained, moist soil with an acidic or neutral soil pH
• Give basil water when the soil is dry to the touch
• water the plant at the base rather than at the leaves.

This article allowed me to conclude on what my controlled variables were to be:

- The plants will all be grown in the backyard in a place exposed to sunlight

- All plants will receive 250mL of water per day, from the same water source

- All plants will be grown with the same amount of soil

- All plants will be grown in the same type of pot, being the same colour, size and shape

- The plants will be monitored over 15 days, being measured every second day at 4:30pm