home grown potato

A potato sprout was planted some time July. First leaves were seen in about ten days. The plant stopped growing after two months or so. Ideally potato plants need soft soil, regular water supply but water shouldn't stagnate. Here the soil was slightly hard and logged water during rainfall. When the plant flowers, its time for harvest which is around the end of three months. This plant never flowered and past three months. On digging up the roots, two potato were found. Its a good yield considering the conditions.

The boiled potato tasted good. A successful experiment.

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hanging petal

A golden yellow cosmos flower is transforming itself into seeds. The petals are falling off, one after another. However, one of the petals is held by an invisible thread. Probably a strand from a spider web.

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stunted maize plant

 I'd planted about twenty five seeds at the beginning of rainy season. The seeds were spaced sufficiently. About fifteen grew into plants. When fully grown the tallest was about four and half feet tall while the average height was about three and half feet. The soil was not well suited because it was hard and contained lot of pebbles. Of all the plants, the shortest was about eighteen inches. Surprisingly the plant yielded a tiny ear containing approximately six seeds.

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common sailor butterfly

The common sailor butterfly is a brown butterfly with three rows of white streaks and spots. The other possible name for this butterfly is common sergeant.

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