Cherry Tomato Presentation By: Jarred Breaux, Jesse Majors, Jeff Wheaten, and Matthew Richard

Type of Plant Scientific Name- Lycopersicon esculentum Origin- They were first seen in 1519 in the coastal highlands of Western South America and they appeared later in Central America where Mayan Indians used them as food and as cures for cancer. We got our seeds from Wal-Mart and their name is Burpee. It takes 7-14 days to germinate and their depth to sow is 1/4 inch. you have to space them three to four inches apart and it takes seventy days to harvest.

Objectives To determine the growth effect of different soil types.

Methods We planted some cherry tomatoes and water them 24 mL every other day. Types of soil: dirt, soil/dirt, and soil. Sunlight requirements: medium sunlight. We planted five seeds in each cup.

Group Participation Jeff: Brought plants/made some observations/helped with research Jarred: Watered plants some days/made observations/helped research Jesse: Watered plants some days/helped research/typed report Mathew: Watered plants some days/helped research/made some observations

Results Our dirt did not grow. Our soil grew fairly well. Our dirt/soil seemed to grow the best. We saw small sprouts on March 28 in our soil and dirt/soil. The plants are small in size but are fairly large for cherry tomatoes.

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Conclusions Our plants did not grow as we expected. Growing conditions: The dirt effected the growth of the plant the most. It did not grow at all. The soil grew well but the dirt and soil seemed to grow better. The tomatoes weren’t able to grow in the dirt at all. We were the only group who grew cherry tomatoes. We would use miracle grow and not use dirt.