Posts

These blog posts are the timeline of my work on this project! Here you can find anything from where I currently am in my research to any exciting news or new discoveries I've unearthed throughout this process. Enjoy!

May 30, 2022

Final Reflection

This year has been crazy in regards to my Signature project, so much has happened in both good and bad ways. One nice surprise was when I...

Apr 28, 2022

Freezing and Burning

I finished up the process of harvesting all my milkweed! It was definitely sad to see the hydroponic system empty, but I'm excited for...

Apr 28, 2022

Categorizing

Lately, I've been taking the next steps in my project! I figured out a way to analyze the concentration of saponins in the milkweed I've...

Mar 26, 2022

The Final Countdown

Over the past few weeks I have been watering and analyzing the state of my plants, which has been going incredibly well. The plants on...

Mar 3, 2022

Reframing the Growing Process

I have had some issues getting the milkweed growing in natural light to grow big, so today I attached a light fixture to the post across...

Mar 3, 2022

Interview

Click the link below to see the Google Doc for my interview questions with the naturalists at UpYonda! https://docs.google.com/document/d...

Feb 18, 2022

Replanting

The other day I took all of the milkweed that was either sprouts in a bag or growing steadily in rockwool cubes outside of the hydroponic...

Feb 7, 2022

The Milkweed Rises

Well, the milkweed has already sprouted, so maybe the title is a little misleading, but anyway I built the entire system I need (the...

Jan 27, 2022

In-Class Work

Today we worked through some kinks in our projects. My partner described the issues she is facing with her work and vis versa. I...