Arianna got an early start on our garden this year. She used an egg carton to start some beans, and I think within a week, not only did they sprout, but they tried to escape. So she transferred the most troublesome ones to a higher security facility. With a fence. And then she posted a guard. Their former cell mates have also attempted escape from the egg carton(18 in all) and are all now in isolation on the window sill.<\/p>\n
I pointed out to Arianna that the plants lean towards the light, “See how they’re trying to sort of reach the window?” To which she responded by turning them around 180 degrees. Later that day, they had already turned back to the window, which was faster than even I expected. One of us thought about making a movie, so she set up her camera to record the next flip. You know what? They turn around in about an hour!<\/p>\n
I’d like to post the video, sped up somehow. But for now, here’s the pictures of the bean stalks, with the guard so you get a sense of scale.<\/p>\n