2006-08-17 10:33:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
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2006-08-17 10:42:00 · answer #1 · answered by Carey 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Place the light source in the direction in which you want the plant to go. You may need to put a barricade up so that the plant doesn't grow upwards.
This works for some plants.
Or you could try turning the plant side-ways once it reaches a certain growth and then it will have a stem that goes up and then sideways when it is sitting upright.
2006-08-17 10:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the cool science experiments that I have seen is to put a plant in a box with a hole cut into a certain area, and then the plant will grow towards the hole and the light it is getting.
2006-08-17 10:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by heskett6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the light from the side U want it to grow to...or cover it with a carton with one side cut..put the cut in the side U want the plant to grow to...the light comming to it..
if U want to know why exactly plants grow twords light??read the following....
growth hormones don't like light, so when you put the light directly to one side, these hormones go to the opposite side away from the light, so that far away from the light side of the plat becomes longer than the side the hormones escaped from(the side wich the light is directed)so the plant bend over...once it's bent, the light will be spred equally on the plant so the hormones are now spred equally so the growth is normall but the plant allready is bent.....
2006-08-18 02:28:31 · answer #4 · answered by P.Y.T. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bonny is correct, the plant usually follows the light, so keep the plant always pointed toward the sun
2006-08-17 10:39:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the light source the way you want it to grow
2006-08-17 10:39:21 · answer #6 · answered by Elizabeth C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you could glue the bottom of the pot to a wall and put a light right above it and not only will it grow sideways because of the gravity but it will also grow that way because of the light...
2006-08-17 10:40:13 · answer #7 · answered by mike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put it a foot from the window with the best light. It will lean towards the light
2006-08-17 10:38:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Outside cover the top and have a mirror angled from the side.
2006-08-17 10:39:49 · answer #9 · answered by Like Glue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lay it on its' side with the light source above it.
2006-08-17 10:39:45 · answer #10 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They also use gravity as a reference. You'll need a centrifuge AND a light.
2006-08-17 10:40:36 · answer #11 · answered by Michelle C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋