My Story: When reflecting upon the Story of the seed project many thinks come to mind. It is an experience that has lasted the length of the semester and I found it had it's similarities to previous experiences planting thing at home, and differences. The entire study started with a test of the durability of the plants germination against acidity, where we found that they wouldn't grow in any sort of diluted vinegar. Then we moved them out to the garden where we left them to battle the elements, doing what we could to keep them watered and clear of competition.
Over the course of this I have learned about the process of growth, and the delicate balance that makes it possible. I was truly surprised when after being eaten by some sort of creature and being neglected for a few weeks our plant is still struggling along. Which also made me laugh a bit since despite how fragile life can seem, once it is established it will fight. Fight for it's right to survive and continue on. In fact it wouldn't seem that way at first glance, the longer you look the deeper it goes, you can see that the life being established is delicate, finicky, and hard to start. However there was also evidence to negate that, it has struggled to survive for weeks without much care, against plants that are perhaps better equipped to handle the environment, and has somehow made it against insects and other creatures that would have means to destroy it. To simply put it life is complex. So delicate and yet will hold on by the teeth to keep going. Life is determined. It was the delicate side of life that was frustrating, having seedlings die, and having to wait for them to grow. Then I suppose that if i would redo anything about this project, I would have liked to have planted more, and maybe have weeded just a bit more.
Aidan's Story: When asking Aidan questions, there was a theme to be noticed, a fellow curiosity to the delicate nature of life. When asked what he had learned he replied with a remark about how he had learned about how hard plants were to go and how difficult life was to sustain. When asked about what had amazed him he said that he was surprised that they again were so hard to grow, "...life is everywhere, certainly it should be more easy to get it to thrive." Besides this however he also mentioned that his teammates had been rather frustrating, yet amusing in their own way. He mentioned there troubles again and expressed a wish to also have plated more seeds in hope of better outcome. He said that something that made him think deeper was how easily the plants died, which was reminding once again of how delicate all life is, like a flame so easily extinguished.
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