The Experiment - Day 1

Today I planted my sweet potatoes for both Part A and Part B - I took photos, but I'm not sure how to present them on this blog. I've already tried to upload them, but I couldn't even upload one without dying of boredom! It's so slow it's not funny.


First of all, I obtained two styrofoam boxes from various places - one from a supermarket, and one from the fish markets. I cleaned them out, then filled them with Debco "Green Wizard" Premium Potting Mix. I cut the tubers (the green sprouting growths) from the top of the sweet potato. For Part A of my experiment, I planted one tuber in the middle of Box 1, covering it with a little soil (as the man from Flower Power said to) and watering it. I planted another 5 in the same fashion in Box 2 for Part B of my experiment.


Then I planted three sunflowers in the right side of Box 1 - the "Sunflower: Dwarf Sensation" from Yates - and I will point them out on the photo when I find a way to post them on this blog. Lastly, I planted four extra sunflowers (in case the ones that I want to use die) in a round pot separate from the rest of the experiment. I also kept some extra tubers in the fridge in case I need to grow a few more sweet potatoes. 

At present, the sweet potato tubers simply look like green stems sticking out of the dirt. The sunflowers, on the other hand, are not visible because they are covered with 1cm of dirt. Again, I will post pictures of them as soon as I find a feasible way to get them on this blog!