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I am doing my Science Fair project on which fertilizer helps marigolds grow best.

Hypothesis: if you put manure in a marigold ads fertilizer then it will help it grow faster because it has natural ingredients.

Purpose: The purpose is to test which of three fertilizers work the best to help a marigold grow.

I am using the materials:
 * 1) Soil
 * 2) 12 Marigolds
 * 3) Pots
 * 4) Tablespoon
 * 5) MiracleGro
 * 6) Cow Manure
 * 7) Osmocote
 * 8) Water

Marigolds This website is made by Bradford C. Bearce and is specifically made to educate people about topics, such as marigolds, called West Virginia University Extension Service. He is a professor at West Virginia Unniversity. http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/flowers/marigold.htm
 * Source 1**
 * marigolds are annual, yearly, plants and like warm, moist soil.
 * They grow quickly and adjust to environments easily.
 * There are many different types of marigolds, but are mainly put in four groups: African marigolds, French marigolds, Single marigolds, or hybrids called Triploids.
 * Marigolds are an annual flower.
 * once dead, you should carefully get rid of the dead flower head, but not the whole plant or stem.
 * Marigolds are a round, fast-growing flower that has a stem that is tender and relates to herbs.
 * Fruit is not produced on marigolds.

Marigolds This article came from an article that is from a man named Richard Jauron who has a Masters in Science, Kansas State University and a 1984Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1979. http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1996/3-15-1996/mari.html
 * Source 2**
 * marigolds are originally from Mexico.
 * Marigolds are one of the most common garden plant.
 * Though normally very healthy, spider mites can infect and kill marigolds.
 * Marigolds can be yellow, orange, red, or even white in color.
 * Marigolds are normally healthy due to an odd smell that they give off.

MiracleGro Ingredients The author of this website has a degree in journalism and reporting. She has also worked for several newspapers. []
 * Source 3**
 * Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potash, Boron, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Zinc, and a chemical called EDTA are used in Miracle Gro.
 * All of these ingredients come together to feed the plant through the leaves and roots and gives them more nourishment then they would normally get.
 * Miracle Gro can be used for many different types of plants from vegetables to lawns.
 * Different elements have different purposes:
 * 1) Nitrogen- gives plants energy to bloom and turn color.
 * 2) Phosphate- helps resist stress, stay strong, and to grow faster.
 * 3) Potash- helps diseases and makes more of the plant's food.
 * 4) Boron- this helps the plant's seed/fruit production. It also brings in carbs' and sugars for the plant.
 * 5) Copper- helps plant reproduction and also helps keep the cell wall strong.
 * 6) Iron- helps the plant make more chlorophyll so the plant is greener.
 * 7) Manganese- this element helps the plant process the new nitrogen and carbohydrates in its system.
 * 8) Molybdenum- also helps the plant breakdown nitrogen.
 * 9) Zinc- makes sure that the plant is growing properly.

Plant Nutrients from Manure This is made by the United States Department of Agriculture and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. []
 * Source 4**
 * Manure contains nitrogen, phosphorus, organic carbon, and 80-90% of potassium.
 * Manure could be too strong for marigolds to be fertilized, as it is meant for crops.
 * Plants cannot tell whether they are using a comercial fertilizer or just manure.

How Osmocote Works This source is made by a world-wide distributor of lawn care that uses different products. []
 * Source 5**
 * Osmocote is made from small pills that once water is absorbed inside lets out nutrients.
 * Nitrogen, Phosphorus, potassium, and a few other trace elements are used.
 * Osmocote gives the plant food at its own speed and doesn't over feed the plant.

How Cells Work This textbook is openly used in schools. McGraw-Hill Science Textbook =Works Cited=
 * Source 6**
 * Cells use food for energy to grow and function.
 * Water makes up most of a cell.
 * Cells balance out the amount of substances that they contain.
 * Water can pass throughout cells. If not enough water is consumed then the cell shrinks, as the cell membrane contracts in size.
 * Fertilizers serve as extra food for the plant. "The producers take in water from the soil and carbon dioxide from the air as raw materials and change them into two products.The products are sugar and oxygen" (page 132).

Bearce, Bradford C. "Marigolds (Tagetes Sp.)." // Marigolds ( // . N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2013. . "Browse." //The __Flower Expert__ //. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2013.   Clarkson, Aileen. "Miracle Gro Ingredients." // GardenGuides // . N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2013. .
 * This website is made by Bradford C. Bearce and is specifically made to educate people about topics, such as marigolds, called West Virginia University Extension Service. He is a professor at West Virginia Unniversity.
 * The Flower Expert is a reliable source of information because it not only is an encyclopedia aimed to inform readers about plants, but actually is a __florist business__, too.
 * The author of this website has a degree in journalism and reporting. She has also worked for several newspapers.

Herbert, Stephen, Masoud Hashemi, and Carrie Chickering-Sears,. "Plant Nutrients from Manure." // <span class="stw_link">University of Massachusetts Amherst //. Mass. Dept. of Agricultural Resources, n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2013. <http://extension.umass.edu/cdle/fact-sheets/plant-nutrients-manure>.
 * This is made by the United States Department of Agriculture and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

"How Osmocote® Works." // How Osmocote Works //. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2013. <http://www.scottsaustralia.com.au/need-help-articles/how-osmocote-works/>. Jauron, Richard. "Marigolds | Horticulture and Home Pest News." // Marigolds | Horticulture and Home Pest News //. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2013. <http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1996/3-15-1996/mari.html>. Moyer, Richard. "How Cells Work." // McGraw-Hill Science //. New York: McGraw-Hill School Division, 2000. 126-37. Print.
 * This source is made by a world-wide distributor of lawn care that uses different products. They use research to check their work and loyalty.
 * This article came from an article that is from a man named Richard Jauronwho has a Masters in Science, Kansas State University and a 1984Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1979
 * McGraw-Hill Science textbooks are used by many schools. They are teacher approved and are used to teach children about science.