PROBLEM INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE
Which tea
Different teas
leaves works (Ginger tea,
Chamomile tea,
best on
green tea leaves)
making a
compost
DEPENDENT
VARIABLE
Growth of
Citrus x
microcarpa
(Calamansi)
TITLE
Comparing
which tea
leaves are
best for
plant
compost
Ingredients/Materials:
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Dried ginger tea
Dried Chamomile tea
Dried Green tea
Small bag of compost
Soil
Calamansi seeds
Water
Procedure:
1.Buy a cheap bag of compost.
2. Add used dried tea leaves on said compost, separating each tea leaves.
3. Let it decompose with the compost for at least a month.
4. After a month, use the different composts on the calamansi plants in
different pots. Label the pots on which compost was used.
5. Water and take care of the all the three plants equally and properly for at
least a month
6. Measure which calamansi plant grew the biggest.
Benefits on using tea leaves for compost:
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Increases soil drainage
Gives nutrients to the plants
Tea leaves are high in nitrogen
Tea leaves can ward of pests and encourages plant growth