The first scientific experiment to discover the essentials for plant growth was performed in 1600 by a Flemish chemist named Jan Van Helmont. He wanted to prove that plants got most of their sustenance from water. He accomplished this by planting a five-pound willow shoot in a tube containing 200 pounds of soil. After five years of watering, using …show more content…
We experimented with Cheney Lake tomatoes bought at Green Acres Market and tomatoes from Mexico bought at Wal-Mart. We conducted a double blind test. Participants involved with Good Shepherd Robotics tasted the tomatoes. They were asked which they preferred. Nine percent were undecided, twenty-seven percent selected the tomato from Mexico, and sixty-four percent choose Cheney Lake tomatoes. See Appendix X, Page Y, Image Z for a graph of the survey