teosinte news redux

this store bought seed ( from native seed search in arizona in 2013 ) had begun to green up on the tip so it was time to plant...they probably aren't readily visible in the photos but the root hairs had begun to form as well...another sign..so into a mix of well watered potting soil and compost in a peat pot and down under the lights...next to the only viable second generation plant from homegrown seed( so far...the four that germinated from indoor seed are coming along well but aren't quite ready to plant just yet...a few more days and there will be another post about those ) which has produced a third leaf...bona fide teosinte on the hoof with a two month jump on the season...still geeked..i will be going on and on about this maize ancestor while i ponder domestication...you'll need to adjust to that.