Summary
The purpose is to determine if the use of a water and nutrient solution instead of soil will produce a healthier plant. With no molecules of unneeded material hindering a plant’s roots, the nutrients may be absorbed quicker allowing the plant to grow faster and healthier. Due to the use of a constant feeding of nutrients and water, the hydroponic plants have grown much taller and produced more leaves quicker than the plants growing in normal soil. Because of this, the null hypothesis is rejected since the data does not support its reasoning. The use of fertilizer at a regular rate throughout the day helped the plants to grow at a regulated and steady pace. The null hypothesis stated that the use of a hydroponic system would have no effect on the growth and health of the plant. As this was not true, the null hypothesis was rejected and the research hypothesis is accepted.
This experiment is consistent with another experiment, which tested the use of different types of bags in hydroponics against soil. This experiment concluded that the tomatoes grown in hydroponic bags produced more tomatoes and therefore raised more money (Jim Wills, 1999). The experiment conducted with this project also concluded that the use of a hydroponic system would result in larger and tastier produce.