Week 8

October 28, 2013

Overall the bottle is looking kind of sad. The beanstalk is getting brown/black and the leaves are falling off. There are only two green leaves attached to one of the stalks. Though with our pepper plants they have gained some new leaves. There is still some condensation on one side of our bottle. There is more algae forming on the bottom of the bottle. Our Elodea has rooted even more. About halfway down our string it is about to dissolve and break in half. Though this should not affect our cycle at all. I am able to see two baby snails still in the water, yet neither of our original two snails are alive. We have noticed bugs in both the top and bottom of the bottle. 

Week 6

October 14, 2013

Both of our original snails have died leaving only their shells behind. But to continue their legacy there are two baby snails on the side of the bottle. We believe to the lack of nutrients in the soil that is left, our bean leaves are dying off with only three green leaves left. The roots of the bean plants are still growing up and out of the soil. The pepper plants are growing at a really slow rate compared to the bean plant, which might also be due to the lack of nutrients in the soil. There is a fair amount of condensation on the bottle, but really only on one side of the bottle which I believe is the side facing the window. More algae is growing on the bottom half of the bottle and the water is growing much murkier.

Week 5

October 7, 2013

• Algae growing on side of bottle
• Roots of bean plant growing out of soil
• Leaves are yellowing
• Bean plant 23 cm
• Pepper plant 8 cm
• Condensation on top bottle
• One of the snails might be dead, its debatable