Did you know that for avoiding potatoes to grow little roots you have to put it in the same bag as an apple? Apples release etilen a substace which stops the roots growing.
But, today we will use potatoes from vegetative parts of the tuber so we need some that did not stay close to any apple. When are old, potatoes start to grow roots to regenerate themself. After using the potatoes for cooking, we can use part of the peelings to regenerate the entire plant.
You will need:
- a grid or a net
- a container to fill with water
- old potatoes
Watch our video to discover how we did it.
As you can see, it's important that the potatoes are covered with a thin layer of water specially during the first days, until the roots grow. After the roots come out you don't have to worry about the lack of water because they can submerge in the water in the container underneath.
Also we could see how an opaque container could be better for growing taller plants.
We hope you like our potato project for gardening.
By
Sara Luisa & Marta
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