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I liked how clear you talked, and I am also really glad you made your T talk into video format, as it is much easier to watch and understand. Where are you growing the trees you are going to plant in the ground?
Hi Ben,
Thanks for commenting. I’m actually not too sure as of now. If you didn’t know, not a lot of trees survive. I have a small area in my backyard with soil that I could probably fit 10-15 trees in. If there are a lot more, I might have to buy much larger pots that are spacious enough for tree growth.
Thanks again.
Hey Sinu! Great presentation! I thought that your voice was clear in sharing the information you have gathered for this presentation, and I enjoyed learning about how different types of soil can affect the growth of a tree!
One question: Earlier in the presentation, you had mentioned that you might not know what nutrients are in soil, especially if it is natural. My question is, how do commercial brands get the nutrients that trees need into their own soil that you buy from the soil?
Thank you for the learning experience,
Kavyan
Thanks Kayvan!
I’m glad that you enjoyed learning about my topic. I’m not certain but if you ask the manufacturer of the soil company, they may give you a list of ingredients. Personally, I’m not too sure on what ingredients they add. They probably add a combination of some of the minerals that I mentioned. They might add this by adding compostable, beneficial ingredients that have a lot of these minerals included. They also probably add in fertilizer which boosts the nutrients in soil.
Hi Sinu, very solid T Talk! Your voice and the slides matched well and they made it easy for me to understand the information.
I have a question about germination. You talked about how the growth of the tree goes dormant during germination, and I’m wondering how that happens. Do you need to do something to make it happen, or is it just a natural cycle in tree growth?
Thanks and good luck with your experiment,
Henry
Hi Henry!
Thanks for commenting. I’m glad you were able to easily understand what I was talking about. For dormancy, it is a natural cycle. For newer planted trees like mine, you should keep watering them until the soil sort of freezes. If you water them enough before they freeze, they should survive through the winter. For trees with existing leaves, during the fall, you should stop watering until they lose all their leaves. After that, you can keep watering.
Thanks for wishing me luck.
Hey Sinu, cool TALONS Talk! I enjoyed how detail you were, and I learned quite a lot! I enjoyed especially the part about what environment trees need to grow well. However, some parts that I wish you had done differently is using the same theme throughout and that you had put more enthusiasm in your voice, as I feel like that would’ve helped be engaged while you presented.
My question for you is: What is a good tree to plant if you didn’t know much about gardening? (What’s a good tree that is resilient enough for a noob to plant and care for?)
Hey Dylan!
Thanks for commenting. I appreciate you constructive criticism. I’ll be sure to keep in mind what you said for next time. I actually didn’t know much about trees at all before my experiment either. I would say that maple trees are good for growing. (which is actually what I’m growing!) The reason for this is because maple trees tend to germinate better then other trees and it is easily accessible. Most conifers are also good because they grow a lot quicker.
Wow, great presentation Sinu! I found your images that you placed throughout you Talk were very useful and informative on what that slide was about. The rate at which you spoke was great because I was able to keep track of what exactly was happening. In addition, I loved the humour you implemented throughout the video because it helped brighten the mood of your project. However, I am wondering if the season when you planted your trees would affect the growth of the trees? Overall, I thought your presentation was entertaining and memorable.
Hi Glen!
Thanks for all the kind words :). To answer your question. I wouldn’t say that it matters too much. A tree doesn’t grow in under a year so all trees eventually have to go through all the stages of tree growth. Although, I would say that the best time is during dormant season (fall). This is because it will germinate quicker and end up having more leaves. Planting trees in different seasons all have their own benefits.
It was really cool to see you starting your experiment already. Your sarcasm was appreciated since a lot of talks are very serious. Here’s my question for you, what is the risk of trees becoming invasive when planted in non native soil?
Hey Draedon!
I appreciate your appreciation. I’m not exactly sure what you mean by your question. Please inform me if what I answer with is not what you were talking about. The risk of trees becoming invasive is the same as trees in native soil. They both will become fully grown and planting in native soil shouldn’t necessary increase the length of the roots (although it may). Growing fully grown trees in non native soil is a little unrealistic though, because the tree would probably not fit in whatever place with non native soil you are growing it in. Most people who grow trees only grow small trees that barely have any roots, meaning it is hardly invasive.
Again, be sure to leave another comment if this is not what you meant. Thanks.
Nice answer. More specifically I was asking if non native soil could lead to an abundance of nutrients the tree wasn’t used to in it’s native environment causing it to overgrow and take over it’s habitat. But you answer debunked my theory.