Karen (UR) They're here !!!

My Lemna minor arrived this week.  They're really tiny, I was surprised how small they actually are.
This is so exciting !! I feel like things are finally starting to move forward.

 

10 plants on a petri dish to show size

  

Right now I have them in culture dishes in the environmental chamber here in the lab at the south campus.  I haven't started anything related to my IRP, just trying to keep the plants alive until we come back from spring break.  This means that I will put them in 2 very large containers with plenty of water and a liquid fertilizer.  There should be enough water in the dishes to cover any evaporation issues as well.  These plants double in mass every 48 hours, so it will be interesting to see how many there are when we come back !  Hopefully, they will be OK until we get back.