Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

I'm doing a project on greywaters, and I was planning to use potatoes, from the Solanaceae family, but I don't know if I can use the ones from the market...do I just buy them and plant them in soil and water them with greywater, or is there another way??

Hi jiminpark1013,

This sounds like a cool project. However, I'm afraid that a potato plant won't grow fast enough (from an actual potato). I'd suggest purchasing some other plants (perhaps flower plants).

Peter S.