Photos of our transplants' first two weeks

Crops starting to peak out of the soil

Kale, Arugula, and Mustard starting to form leafs

Close up of Arugula plant

All of the transplants

Putting our cells in the greenhouse to grow before we can transplant them

Immeadiately after seeding

Planting our seeds in the cells

Team Members and Project Overview

Team Name: Green Life

Deedee Barrido
hometown: Weston, Fl
major: Horticultural Sciences (organic crop production specialization)
year: 3rd
hobbies: yoga, poetry, playing the ukulele

Yanlin Wang
hometown: Sichuan Province, China
major: Horticultural Science
year: 3rd
hobbies: hiking, reading, drawing

Spencer Chamow
hometown: Syosset, New York
major: Sustainability Studies
year: 2nd
hobbies: basketball, skateboarding

William Allen
hometown: Safety Harbor, Fl
major: Biology
year: 4th 
hobbies: Magic tricks, Kenpo


Objective:
To determine the advantage (or disadvantage) of using Buckwheat as an intercrop with several leafy greens

Description:

We will have a total of 8 lines of crop. The first 4 lines will be 1 control trial for each of the leafy greens listed above. The last 4 lines will be the leafy greens again, by growing alongside an intercrop of Buckwheat. Each line will be roughly 15ft long in length. We will then compare each crop with the other of the same leafy green species in appearance and weight (fresh field mass). By gathering an average of fresh field mass of each line of crop, we can determine the average amount of mass added or removed from the crop through the addition of Buckwheat in comparison to the control crop.

Crops and Cultivars:

Arugula (Astro) (~30 seeds), Kale (Toscano)(~30 seeds), Mustard (Golden Frills)(~30 seeds), Swiss Chard (Bright Yellow)(~30 seeds), & Buckwheat (whatever is on hand) (~60 seeds).