Introduction

1. Introduction My experiment is on how different kinds of water effects on the Marigold (flower). This experiment will consist of five test subjects. Each of those test subjects will have different liquid in each container. Marigolds are said to sprout rather quickly so result should follow the experiment rather quickly.

2. Background Info The marigold flowers can either be single, semi-double, or double in color. They can be red, orange, or gold (hint the name Marigold). They require 45-50 days to fully grow but only take about 2-3 days to sprout. There are two main types of Marigolds; there are the African and French.

3. Materials • 5 containers (Of the same size and type) • 5 seeds of Marigold flowers (comes from same package that was bought from store) • Enough soil to fill all 5 containers equally (same type of soil) • A measuring cup • 5 types of water (coke, regular spring water, sprite, mineral water, and faucet water)

4. Procedures • Take out the five containers • Pour equal amount of soil in each container • Put Marigold seeds in each of the five containers • Water the plants and record the time of watering • Continue to water plants at the same time each day from 2 weeks • Measure the results at the end of every week (Sunday) • Record it into a log

5. Results

6. Conclusion All the Plants were place in the same environment and were fed the same amount of water each day continuously for two weeks. After the experiment was finish and all the data was graphed, it turns out that subject 2 has the best growth rate out of all the five subjects. Subject 2 was the one that contained the regular spring water.

7. Bibliography http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/flowers/marigold.htm http://www.ag.auburn.edu/hort/landscape/Marigold.htm http://www.caes.uga.edu/publications/pubDetail.cfm?pk_id=7639 An interview with my mother http://sciencefairprojectsstore.com/9th-grade-science-projects/really-cool-ideas-for-9th-grade-science-fair-projects/