Day 1: It's Going to be Twins/One Ate the Other

Day 1: Today I was given two sunflower seeds to grow. Here there are! Their first picture! Stay tuned for more on the "Twins!"

On 2/11/14, the twins were planted and I waited for Cruz and Ann to grow. 

2/15/14

Day 4: One of my twins (Cruz) has begun to sprout. I wait eagerly to see if the other (Ann) will sprout as well. 

Cruz is at a small 1 cm.

2/21/14

Day 10: Ann has not sprouted and I have come to terms that Cruz has eaten his sister and will be left handed. Cruz however is now at 1 in, and I fear that he may be a small, wee sunflower. 

2/24/14

Day 13: Cruz has hit a growth spurt and is now 3 1/2 inches tall! He loves his home on the sun porch and it has been extremely vital for his growth.  

3/16/14
Day 34: Cruz has been a little camera shy lately due to his growth spurt that has left him tall and lanky and awkwardly taller than all his plantmates. However, after a couple of weeks of awkward teen stages, he is now more mature and is ready for the spot light. He is not 6 1/4 inches tall.

4/8/14

Day 57: Cruz is now at 10 1/2 inches! He is standing up straight and his very bottom two leaves have wilted, but two more have sprouted higher up his stem. He still loves the sun porch and is thriving there. 

You Are My Sun Plot! My Only Sun Plot!

After much time spent waiting for the snow to melt, and the rain to go away I was finally able to find sunshine to create a sun plot. I collected data with three of my sorority sisters, Averi Hess, Sarah Brown and Jessica Byers, who are all in the class with me. We used a light post that we measured and measured the shadow of the post at different times of the day, as well as recording the direction of the shadow with a compass on an iphone.

Data Collected:

Time	Pole Height	Shadow Length	Degree of Shadow
9:45	210	274	217 SW
10:45	210	203	196 S
11:45	210	156	193 S
12:45	210	141	140 SE
1:45	210	158	116 SE
4:45	210	383	65 NE

SunCalc Sun Position Photo

SunPlot Graph Photo