Chapter I: INTRODUCTION

I. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Cow dung plays multiple roles in our existence. It is funny to think that most of us

think that it is just a waste without knowing its worth. From its vitality in agriculture as

fertilizer, in energy production as fuel, up to the medical aspect as insect repellent,

indeed, a nothing for few is everything for the others.

On the other hand, agriculture has a vital part in our lives. Aside from being the

number one source for food consumption, livelihood provider for the large number of

people, it eases the complexity of our living.

Fortunately, due to the significance of these two things, we sought to create a

material that would be helpful for every one of us, most especially to those who are

in the field of agriculture.

Furthermore, the rise of artificial and inorganic fertilizers has bad effects to the

plants in terms of their health as well as when people consume them. With this

reason, the growing of plants seems to be costly and unhealthy when.

In other countries specifically in India, cow dung is widely used as a main source

for ceramics products, for it is proven effectiveness in culturing plants, crops and

other agricultural products.

II. OBJECTIVES

1. To be able to create an organic pot and fertilizer as well.

2. To establish the effectiveness of the use of cow dung, dried leaves,

saw dust, and kangkong as organic pot to minimize cost, durability

,improve the growth and production quality of the plants and other

agricultural products.

III. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study was conducted to examine the ability of the cow dung, dried

leaves, saw dust, and kangkong as an organic pot and as fertilizers as

well.

Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions:

1. Does the said materials could make an alternative organic pot and

fertilizer at the same time?

2. Is there any significant difference between cow dung, dried leaves, saw

dust- based pots the in terms of:

a. Growth of plants

b. Durability

c. Cost
IV. HYPOTHESIS

1. The organic material stated above could be a substitute to form a

better pot (organic) and fertilizers as well.

2. There is a significant difference between cow dung, dried leaves, saw

dust- based pots the in terms of:

a. Growth of plants

b. Durability

c. Cost

V. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This research investigation will greatly help people especially to those

in agricultural sector specifically in crop production because it is financially

cheap, eco- friendly and easy to conduct. The researchers choose this

kind of investigation to address the farmers in culturing plants and other

crops. Moreover, it is a great help to maximize the things that everyone

seems to unrecognized and prove that even wastes are worthy.

VI. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

This study was conducted at the span of one week. It investigated the

effectiveness of the organic pot made of above mentioned materials. The

researchers will test if the organic pot is better than the other kinds of pot

in terms of plant’s development and production. Since all the materials

needed can be found anywhere in the locality, the researchers decided to

gather the needed things inside the place’s premises.

 The limitation of the study is the capability of the cow dung and other

organic materials as an organic pot; we used three sitaw seeds to test if

the progress and which pot has the optimum composition for growing

plants.

VII. DEFINITION OF TERMS

Cow dung- also known as cow pats, cow pies or cow manure, is the waste product

of bovine animal species. These species include domestic cattle ("cows"), bison

("buffalo"), yak, and water buffalo. Cow dung is the undigested residue of plant

matter which has passed through the animal's gut. The resultant faecal matter is rich

in minerals. Color ranges from greenish to blackish, often darkening soon after

exposure to air.

Fertilizer- a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its

fertility

Kangkong- Ipomoea aquatica is a semiaquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable

for its tender shoots and leaves. It is found throughout the tropical and subtropical

regions of the world, although it is not known where it originated. This plant is known

in English as water spinach, river spinach,water morning glory, water convolvulus, or

by the more ambiguous names Chinese spinach, Chinese Watercress, Chinese

convolvulus, swamp cabbage or kangkong in Southeast Asia. Occasionally, it has

also been mistakenly called "kale" in English, although kale is a strain of mustard
belonging to the species Brassica oleracea and is completely unrelated to water

spinach, which is a species of morning glory.

Growth- the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.

Organic- noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly

comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now

includes all other compounds of carbon

ChapterII. Related Literature and Studies

I. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Recreating an outdoor environment indoors helps ensure vigorous growth.

The high levels micronutrients contained in bovine manure, such as

potassium, phosphorus and perhaps most importantly, nitrogen, make it an ideal

fertilizer as well as growing medium when mixed with a mineral-rich compound.

Potted plants require adequate room to grow, a warm ambient temperature, proper

lighting, regular watering and nutrients for maximum growth. Always use composted

manure as opposed to fresh manure, as fresh manure will burn the root system.

1. Select pots for your plants 1 inch larger in circumference than the size of their root

balls when mature. For instance, if growing English ivy, which has a mature root ball

measuring approximately 8 inches in diameter or 25.12 inches in circumference, you

need a pot with a 26-inch circumference or larger.

2. Mix together equal parts composted bovine manure and perlite, pumice or

vermiculite in a garden pail by hand or with a garden trowel. Vermiculite, a silicate

mineral, pumice, a type of volcanic rock and perlite, volcanic glass, all share

properties that improve aeration and drainage, stimulate vigorous growth and root

initiation and help retain moisture without oversaturation. The amount of the manure

mixture varies depending on the quantity and size of your plants.

3. Moisten the manure mixture with cool water and mix thoroughly by hand or with a

garden trowel. Ensure the mixture is uniformly moistened. Place the plants in the

pots.

4. Fill each pot with the manure mixture until it reaches the top of the plant's root ball.

Firmly tamp the manure mixture down in the pot by hand.

5. Position a plastic container large enough to contain the largest pot and the water

that will drain from it. Water the potted plant until it begins to drain from the pot.

Place the plant in an area, where it can receive maximum sunlight, ideally a window

facing west or south. Repeat with the other plants.

6. Monitor the plants and replenish their water as the manure mixture dries out.

Regularly check for dead leaves and remove them upon discovery

(http://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-potted-plants-cow-manure-47381.html)
II.REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES

These innovative cow dung planters help reduce the menace of plastic bags

causing pollution and sickness in animals.

A bout a year-and-a-half ago, an enterprisecalledBadmashPeepal came into

existence when a family bought a property called Peepal Farm near Dharamsala,

Himachal Pradesh. Soon, a few friends and local community members joined them.

Their aim was to ‘alleviate physical pain’. They decided to make use of the property

by accommodating recovering injured stray animals and “creatively maladjusted

people who want to do good work.” An organic farm was created to provide for the

residents of the premises.

Stray cows, injured or suffering from other medical problems, can be

commonly seen on this farm. With so much cow dung easily available, the family

decided to look for ways to use this as raw material to create something useful.

Recently, they came upon the idea of making ‘Cow Poop Pots’.

Anyone who buys plants knows that most nurseries sell the little saplings in

plastic bags.

Once the plants are transferred to mud or cement pots, the plastic bags are

discarded. They either end up in landfills or are burnt – causing pollution and

harming the environment. Even worse, many of these small bags just fly around and

land in green patches where animals graze. The animals end up eating them and

consequently die from stomach ailments.

 Similarly, the light weight plastic bags often fly into nearby water sources and

end up in the stomachs of marine creatures. It is extremely unfortunate and ironic

that innocent animals pay the price for our interest in the greenery around us.

(http://www.thebetterindia.com/56996/planters-cow-dung-reduce-plastic-bags-

pots/)

Chapter III. METHODOLOGY

I. MATERIALS AND PROCEDURE

A. Materials and Equipment

The researchers used the following materials: cow dung, dried leaves, saw

dust and kangkong, together with blender, mortar and pestle and equipment to be

used.

B. General Procedure

First is the gathering of materials. Then, we proceed to our experimentation.

We powdered the cow dung using mortar and pestle. Also we extracted the juice of

the kangkong with the blender. After these, we put the powdered cow dung, saw

dust and dried leaves in one container and mixed them. Then, we added the

extracted juice of the kangkong and mixed it again.

After a while, we used a can or plastic to shape our pot. As a final step we

placed our pot in a hot place and let it hardened after 2 days of drying.
II. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

Gathering of materials and preparation of equipment.

Mixing the mixtures of the above mentioned materials.

Also, drying process of the organic pot.

Planting seeds to the three samples.

Comparison and assessment of the growth of the

plants.

Determining the effectiveness and significant

differences of the organic pot against the other sample.

III. DATA GATHERING TECHNIQUE OR PRODUCT TESTING

Extracting of Kangkong plant

Powdering of the Cow Dung

Mixing of mixtures
IV. DATA PROCESSING METHOD

To test the capability of the cow dung and other organic materials

as organic pot and fertilizer as well, we compared and sought for better

composition of the organic pot using the three main organic materials: cow dung,

saw dust and dried leaves.

Table 1.1 Cow Dung- based Organic Pot Composition

MATERIALS PERCENTAGE

Cow dung 50%

Saw dust 20%

Dried leaves 20%

Kangkong extract 10%

Table 1.2 Saw dust- based Organic Pot Composition

MATERIALS PERCENTAGE

Saw dust 50%

Cow dung 20%

Dried leaves 20%

Kangkong extract 10%

Table 1.3 Dried leaves- based Organic Pot Composition

MATERIALS PERCENTAGE

Dried leaves 50%

Saw dust 20%

Cow dung 20%

Kangkong extract 10%

Chapter IV: Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data

I. PRESENTATION OF DATA, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF

DATA RESULTS

We used a comparison of the three pot samples by getting the

growth and development of the plant, testing its durability and cost.

Legend:

1- Cow – dung based organic pot

2- Dried leaves- based organic pot

3- Saw dust- based organic pot

Table 2.0 Assessment of the growth of sitaw seeds (Day 1)

SAMPLES GROWTH

1 2.3 cm

2 1.28 cm

3 1.25 cm
Table 2.1 Assessment of the growth of sitaw seeds (Day 2)

SAMPLES GROWTH
1 4.4 cm

2 3.24 cm

3 3.12 cm

Table 2.2 Assessment of the growth of sitaw seeds (Day 3)

SAMPLES GROWTH
1 6.8 cm

2 5.19 Cm

3 4.57 cm

Table 2.2 Over- all assessment of the growth of sitaw seeds in three

days

AVERAGE HEIGHT GROWTH

SAMPLES
PER DAY
1 2.5cm

2 1.96cm

3 1.66 cm
 We compared the average height growth of the samples and it

appeared that the cow dung based- organic pot is has the biggest growth having 2.5

cm as a mean. It is 54% higher than the sitaw plant in the dried leaves- based

organic pot and 66% higher than the sitaw plant in the saw dust- based organic pot.

Table 3.0 Assessment of the three pot samples in terms of durability.

Legend:

1- Cow – dung based organic pot

2- Dried leaves- based organic pot

3- Saw dust- based organic pot

WEIGHT WHEN POT

SAMPLES
COLLAPSES

1 2000 grams

2 500 grams

3 1,250 grams
Table 4.0 Cost spent in making the three sample organic pots

Legend:

1- Cow – dung based organic pot

2- Dried leaves- based organic pot

3- Saw dust- based organic pot

SAMPLES COST

1 0

2 0

3 0

Chapter V. Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations

I. SUMMARY

This study focussed on Cow dung and other organic materials that

can be found in the locality to use to make an organic pot and fertilizer as well.
The objective of the researcher is to evaluate the effectiveness of such product in

the development of the plant specifically its growth to be able to help in the

community people especially to those in the agricultural sector.

The cow dung should serves as the primary material used since

based on the research it is the most effective primary material for an organic pot

in terms of plant development, durability without spending high amount of money.

We used other organic materials such as saw dust, dried leaves and kangkong

extract as paste to shape our output. We planted three seeds in the three

samples and evaluate their development.

After gathering the data obtained after a 3-day observation we

found out that the organic cow dung- based is the best compared to the other

kinds of pot we used.

II. CONCLUSIONS

Based on the findings of the research we therefore conclude that

there is a significant difference between the organic cow- dung based pot, saw-

dust- based and dried leaves- based pot as development of the plant, its

durability and cost are concerned. Likewise, from the following samples we can

finally say that the organic- cow dung based pot is the best for it just doesn’t
 serves as a place for a plant to grow but it serves as a fertilizer as well as what

various research have suggested.

III. RECOMMENDATIONS

Based on the study, the following recommendations are given,

1. The organic cow dung- based pot could be an alternative pot that if you want to

put the plant in other place you don’t need it to remove from the pot, otherwise

you can plant the entire pot in the soil for all the materials used in making the pot

are organic and could serve as fertilizers.

2. The amount of kangkong extract to be added should be minimal in making the

pot for it could take a long time for the pot to dry.

3. The cow dung should powdered fine so that if it is watered it is easily to absorb

the fluid.

4. That the best composition for an organic pot should be 50% cow dung, 20% dried

leaves, 20% saw dust and 10% kangkong extract.

 ABSTRACT

Fertilizers are important factors in growing plants; they don’t just

increase the height of the plants but the production as well. But due to some

chemical being added to these fertilizers it became costly and could even bring bas

effects to the plants as well as humans when we consume them.

This endeavour aims to address our agricultural sector using

natural, organic, and materials that could be seen anywhere. Specifically, materials

like, cow dung, saw dust and dried leaves that many treat as wastes without knowing

their worth. We used comparison in testing the characteristics of the organic- based

pots on which has met the optimum composition.

At the end of this study, we proved that the cow dung based-

organic pot has the best performance among the other organic pot samples making

it advisable to use growing of plants.

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers would like to extend their thanks and grateful appreciation to

all who have given their effort and support in this study. This study would not be

accomplished without this people who help all the way to finish this investigatory

project.

To families and friends especially to Myka Bautisyta, Lionel Tumang, Jireh

Mae Abana, and Judy Ann Visperas for sharing their precious time, for their

unstoppable support in pursuing this study and for giving their knowledge and

suggestions.

To the family Abana for accommodating the researchers, for providing

equipment in order to perform well the experiment and of course for the foods they

have provided. And for Tita Lorna for the advices she have given to the researchers

that serves as inspiration that contributed a lot to finish this study.

Above all, to Almighty Father for always there guiding the researchers in their

study and for giving them strengths in order to finish this research.
 Table of Contents

Title Page

Title Page

Abstract

Acknowledgement

Table of Contents

Chapter I: Introduction

A. Background of the Study

B. Objectives

C. Statement of the Problem

D. Hypothesis

E. Significance of the Study

F. Scope and Limitation

G. Definition of Terms

Chapter II. Review of Related Literature and Studies

A. Review of Related Literature

 B. Review of Related Studies

Chapter III. Methodology

A. Materials and Procedures

B. Data Gathering Technique/Product Testing

C. Data Processing Method

IV: Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Chapter Data

. Presentation of Data, Analysis and Interpretation of Data Results

Chapter V: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

A. Summary

B. Conclusion

C. Recommendation

D. Appendices
 BINMALEY SCHOOL OF FISHERIES
Binmaley, Pangasinan
S.Y. 2016- 2017

COW DUNG
AS
MAGIC POT
(AN INVESTIGATORY PROJECT)

SUBMITTED BY:
ALEXANDER D. CEREZO
ANDREW LYN SDV
GAS- A STUDENTS

SUBMITTED TO:
MR. DANIEL RICAFORT
TEACHER