Helping plants grow well

1. What a plant needs to grow

• A plant needs air, light, warmth, water and nutrients to grow well.
• A healthy plant is upright with green leaves.

• A seed will not produce a plant at all if it is kept too cold. The seed needs warmth to germinate and start to grow into a healthy plant.

• A plant that is kept in a dark place will grow tall and spindly in search of light and then become weak and die.

• A plant that is not watered will have a weak stem and dried up leaves and will eventually die.