Project update

I have actually gotten my project completely in the works. I haven't said much about it because I was pretty much just waiting for the lettuce to get big enough to transplant. I'll post a little picture journal of me doing my project. A brief explanation: I am testing four different methods of organic weed control. Weeds are a major issue on all farms but here especially because they grow sooo fast plus Otoniel already hardly has enough time to do everything else he has to do without having the extra constant battle with weeds. I am testing materials that would be cheap and easily obtainable here. They are: Saw dust, landscape cloth, kraft paper(destroyed after the first hard rain, one down...) and banana leaves. There are twenty separate quadrants each with 12 lettuce plants( I am using lettuce because it is relatively fast growing plus they can always use as much lettuce as we can provide so the crops will not be wasted.). There are four methods being tested plus a control and each method, plus control, are repeated four times in different locations so that any variability in soil fertility of weed population or whatever else, is taken into account.