Can Plants Grow In A Maze? Yes They Can! (Final Update)

trumpman (72) in science • 7 years ago (edited)

Recap

Ahh...how time flies! It was exactly 22 days ago when I made an unboxing-review post of this "Grow A Maze" kit:

In case you missed it, it's essentially an experimental kit introducing kids (or immature 30 year olds like me) in the phenomenon of phototropism, which in simple words is the tendency of plants to grow or bend towards light.

Then, 15 days ago I posted about my beans finally sprouting:

The beans were transplanted to the maze the very next day and about a week later 1 of them appeared to be on the right track:

And this is a photo from yesterday:

So, it appears we finally have an answer to the question that has plagued mankind for centuries. Can plants grow in a maze? YES THEY FUCKING CAN!

With this being the 4 post on the maze, I think I have milked this product sufficiently, time to move to the next one. I have gotten quite a few stem-gifts this christmas, so expect more of these kinds of posts in the near future :D

My final opinion after "growing my own maze", is that it's a great and relatively cheap (12 $ on amazon) STEM related gift both for kids and adults. Highly recommended :)

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

OK, so plants can grow in a maze.

But can I grow in a maze? (I'm not doing so well in a daze, maybe I should move to a maze)

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trumpman (72) · 7 years ago

Did you start the tsipouraki so early? :D

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

I've had an ear infection and the doctor pt me on antibiotics, so I can't drink.

I am looking for a new doctor :-)

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trumpman (72) · 7 years ago

Come on be a good lad and listen to the dock. Ouzo can wait a couple of days. 😁😁😁

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zest (64) · 7 years ago

This is just too cool:)
I really wasn't expecting this project to work out and I also had a different image in mind of how it would look.

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trumpman (72) · 7 years ago

Always the negative person 😡😡😡😡😡

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zest (64) · 7 years ago

No man:), not like that. I mean, I thought it would look like this on a small scale:

I had the totally wrong image in mind, therefore the doubt:)

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trumpman (72) · 7 years ago

Lol

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samminator (75) · 7 years ago

Clearly; plants can solve puzzles, as to knowing the route to grow through a maze. But for some humans, if you place them in a maze, they would get lost. I guess they should learn from plants :)

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trumpman (72) · 7 years ago

Proof plants are smarter than humans :O

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samminator (75) · 7 years ago

No wonder my friend never wanted to be a human xD

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woutersbit (43) · 7 years ago

Plants need air and light and this is a good representation of that I love to see this!

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thedawn (63) · 7 years ago

Piants are living things therefore needs sun rays to manufactur food . so any place is good for the growth of plant where they could receive light air and moisture

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ridoykhan22 (66) · 7 years ago

long time passed. you are not writing any blog about Ants .. plz write a blog about Ants. its helpfull for me. @trumpman

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trumpman (72) · 7 years ago

Ok I will do something with ants one of these days :D

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ridoykhan22 (66) · 7 years ago

thank you @trumpman

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itsshamrok (27) · 7 years ago

Plants r strong resiliant and crafty! Lol i threw a plant that had a ball of dirt in roots in a black trash bag for a month! Top was twisted shut not tied n when i returned plant was still green n prolly could have been saved n replanted! No water no light for a month!

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trumpman (72) · 7 years ago

Life finds a way 😬😬😬😬

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gretum (49) · 7 years ago

Nature always finds its way out :)

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trumpman (72) · 7 years ago

Life finds a way ! :D

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pumpkinsandcats (56) · 7 years ago

Clever little gift!

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trumpman (72) · 7 years ago

That's why I bought it for myself 😂😂😂😂

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davidsiedoma (52) · 7 years ago

This is a proof that plant grow with response to light, Nice experiment

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trumpman (72) · 7 years ago

Thanks :D

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nikosnitza (65) · 7 years ago (edited)

Καλημέρα και καλή βδομάδα! Ωραίο το ποστ πολυ έξυπνο.. αυτό με τα spam δε τα έχω καταλάβει τι παίζει που είδα να γραφείς σε κάποιον πιο κατω?

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damanhurabbas (46) · 7 years ago

Let’s make our planet better by green plants especially for huge city there is no are to planting

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shiroichi (37) · 7 years ago

I assume plants trying to grow out of maze is due to more air , more sunlight and more CO2. So i guess they sense the air currents and follow it to come out of maze.