Day 57
Mid-Term Report
February 27, 2012 Category: The Garden Spout 5 Comments 
Funny thing at The Garden Spout this morning.
Owner Hank Carver commented that the guys were wondering if I was upset about something since my trips to photograph the pepper plants have been in-and-out quickly trips.
I definitely wasn’t upset at least with the Guys at The Garden Spout, but I was scratching my head because I got caught up (along with many of you) in the “Normal” perceptions of that I was visually seeing.
I did some counting today and here’s the good news (Data) I found.
Better is Not Bigger or Pretty
After more hours counting, my grumpiness went away.
Look at the Data to the right and you’ll see results that when compared to the HydroRush treated Pepper Plants in Hydroton the the results astounded me (see accompaning table below the Soil Data).
237% more Flower-Sites
While the Data was comperable on both the HydroRush treated Soil and Hydroponic Samples for Flowers (the untreated Samples are virtually the same), the results for the HydroRush treated Soil for Flower-Sites was 237% greater.
Above is an example of what I observed:
Soil Plant #8
HydroRush (right):
25 Flower-Sites, 4 Flowers
Untreated (left):
19 Flower-Sites, 2 Flowers
Next, I’ll be Googling to see if it’s true that Plants only grow as tall as they need to dependant on their environment and nutirents available. Stay tuned…
Soil (Soilless) Leaf-Set and Flower-Site Data: (02.16.2012)
| . Plant | HydroRush Flower-Sites | . Flowers | Untreated Flower-Sites | . Flowers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 5 |
| 2 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 8 |
| 5 | 35 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
| 6 | 25 | 7 | 19 | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 3 |
| 8 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 2 |
| 9 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
| 10 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 4 |
| 11 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 8 |
| 12 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 13 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| 14 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 6 |
| 15 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 4* |
| Total | 353 | 73 | 242 | 57 |
| Average | 23.5 | 4.9 | 14.4 | 3.8 |
| Difference | 146% | 128% | ||
If we compare the Data from the Hydroponic Samples to the Soil (Soilless) Samples, here’s what I see:
| HydroRush Flower-Sites | . Flowers | Untreated Flower-Sites | . Flowers |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soil Samples | ||||
| Total | 353 | 73 | 242 | 57 |
| Average | 23.5 | 4.9 | 14.4 | 3.8 |
| Hydro Samples | ||||
| Total | 149 | 71 | 201 | 51 |
| Average | 10.6 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 3.6 |
| Difference | 237% | |||
237% more Flower-Sites
While the Data was comperable on both the HydroRush treated Soil and Hydroponic Samples for Flowers (the untreated Samples are virtually the same), the results for the HydroRush treated Soil for Flower-Sites was 237% greater.
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