Abiotic Factors that influenced our plant growth

We chose 3 abiotic factors that influence our plants growth:

1. Water- Water is essential for photosynthesis. Our plants need the right amount of water to grow properly. Under conditions of water scarcity, plant growth is severely impaired. On the other hand, too much water will cause waterlogging leaving the plant to die.

2. Oxygen- Oxygen is necessary for cellular respiration in the plants. Food materials are broken down in the process of respiration and energy is released in the form of ATP molecules. This is the valid form of energy for the living cells. 

3.Light-Adequate light is perhaps one of the most important factors influencing plant growth and it is the quantity, quality and duration of light exposure is what matters. Various light sources can be used to provide light to the plants and the sources of light can be classified as natural and artificial sources. The natural source of light is the sun whereas the artificial sources include various types of lighting equipment. Blue light is essential for the growth of the leaves whereas a combination of red and blue light promotes flowering of plants.

Biotic Factors: Plant Growth

Our Basil, from when we first planted it, got bigger just before the holidays about 4 weeks ago. During the holidays, due to lack of water, one of them died. We are planning to replace both this week coming up.

Our basil on the 11th of April

Our basil 4 weeks ago

Our coriander was our first plant to die. It died about 4 weeks ago. This was not due to lack of water but merely because of broken stems. When we first placed it into our window farm, the plant was so fragile that most of the stems just broke. We thought if we watered it and left it to grow in the sun it would get better, but nothing worked and it soon died. We replaced it with some basil on the 11th of April.

Our coriander when we first put it into our window farm. you can see the broken stems.

This is when it died 4 weeks ago.

We replaced the coriander with some basil on the 11th of April.

Our mint seems to be doing just fine and is the best out of our 4 plants. Some plants have died but more new ones are beginning to grow. The leafs have grown towards the sun causing it to wrap around our window farm a bit.

 Our mint 4 weeks ago.

Out mint on the 11th of April.