~ Day 44 ~

So! Day 44, huh? It's been ages since I started this experiment...I just realised how long. But that's good, right? I mean, I'm freaking posting 3 times a week. Dedication! Whoo!

Anyway, to today's observations. I think the sunflower in the bottom left hand corner of Box 1 will flower soon!!!! Whoa - I dunno why, but I never really thought about the sunflowers actually flowering. But now, in the middle of the plant's leaves, there's a little furry grey bit which looks like pollen. Wow. The sweet potato in Box 1 seems to be matching the sunflower's growth - they're both really tall now, with verdant green leaves. Yay. The sunflower in the top right hand corner of Box 1 is still recovering from our "pruning", with leaves beginning to grow from the stem. The watercress looks unaffected by the sweet potato, though. Aw. I thought there would be more plant death afoot. Oh well.

Sunflower 1 is still small, though. THAT IS GREAT.

The sweet potatoes in Box 2 - all of them - appear not to be growing taller. That's worrying...perhaps the allelochemicals they release actually do affect those of the same species?? Maybe they don't begin to kill the other sweet potatoes outright, but simply stunt their growth when they grow closer to each other? Because their leaves don't appear to be dying - they're healthy-looking and green. So maybe only their growth is affected.

The sunflowers in the small pot are also beginning to flower!!! The one that's always been in the small pot has also developed a small grey furry patch in the middle of its leaves. The smaller one (the one that was transplanted from Box 1 ages ago) doesn't seem to have reached that stage yet, but may be well on its way. 


The end :)

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