Controlled Experiment

To have a comparison to our remediated soil we created a controlled experiment. We put 67 grams of soil in the cup and planted 5 seeds. Every other day we watered the plants the same amount at the same time.

Day one of control and remediated soil

Control and remediated soil after a few days. They are growing very similarly.

Both cups after about a week. They still appear the same.


In conclusion, our remediation process was not particularly successful. However, it did not yield any negative results either. Compared to the control they look roughly the same and all 5 seeds grew in both cups. Although in the remediated cup, one plant appears to be dying but it is hard to tell whether that is a result of the soil or some other outside force. Every plant has two leaves and is about the same size and color. If you were to taste them, I assume they would taste the same since the fertilizer had little effect on the remediated soil.