Christina Ek

The crops are still developing; hopefully within the next two weeks I can take height and weight measurements.

I am looking at germination percentages and number of leaves, as those measurements can be looked at first. I will need to analyze them formally, but there do seem to be differences.

The collards are doing the best, followed by turnips and beets. The spinach was planted later due to warm weather, but is also on its way to germination.

I sent samples of both fertile and degraded soil to a lab; the results indicate that they are quite different. The fertile soil is less acidic and much richer in organic matter and minerals. I am a...

I will also used degraded soil to compare to healthy soil that is typically used by gardeners.

I am ordering supplies, gathering relevant information, and will soon be ready to plant my first set of crops. After a couple of weeks, I will do the other set as spinach is more cold-tolerant.

I am thinking about studying beets as they are a major crop for sugar as well as roots and leaves. That way, I have greens and root vegetables as representative of a diverse array of crops.

Based on prior research and setbacks caused by COVID-19, I am reconsidering my crop choices to be spinach and collards. Both are commercially important, commonly consumed leafy greens that will gro...

I am expanding my literature review. I have found multiple articles that were recently published earlier this year about algae and crops. I am comparing and contrasting the parameters studied, the ...