Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Sweet Potato Experiment


From the mouths of babes:
Elise wanted to learn how long it would take for a sweet potato to grow vines.

Elise and her grandmother went to the store and bought a sweet potato, put it in a glass of water and waited 6 weeks, no vines.

She asked the produce manager, "why didn't my sweet potato grow any vines?", his response, "these will never grow vines, at the farms, they spray them with a chemical called Bud Nip, you should try one of our organic sweet potatoes."

Elise then did the test with the organic sweet potato, after 1 month it did grow some small vines.

Then Elise and her grandmother went to an organic food market and purchased an organic sweet potato, did the test and within one week it sprouted.

Bud Nip is sprayed on other vegetables and fruits, such as, blueberries, onions, carrots, spinach, tomatoes, beets, and cranberries, saturating the whole produce.

Bud Nip is a chemical known as Chlorpropham, when tested on animals, it may kill or even cause tumors.

The question: "Which sweet potato will you eat?"

Shared with: the healthy home economist