Planting

Well aware that not all of the seeds planted would sprout and that of those that did, not all would survive, I decided to hedge my bets by planting many seeds (50 at a time). I was intending to grow nine plants total - replicas of the original "Sunny." I purchased nine 16" terra cotta clay pots and potting soil as well as seed starter packs (the kind with the plastic dome that you remove after the seeds germinate) and some seed starter soil). Here is one batch. You'll notice that even when planted at the same time, they grow at different rates. Moreover, some grow "curvy," a quality that they often retain as they grow bigger.