CLONING

REMEMBER WHEN YOUR MOM OR GRANDMOTHER WENT NEXT DOOR FOR COFFEE WITH THE NEIGHBOR AND CAME HOME WITH A "SLIP" FROM THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE PLANT? SHE PUT THE "SLIP" IN A JELLY JAR AND ADDED SOME SECRET THING TO IT AND IT GREW ROOTS AND EVENTUALLY BECAME A PLANT ON THE KITCHEN WINDOW SILL.

TODAY, THAT'S CALLED CLONING. IF YOU LOOK UP "PLANT CLONING" ON THE INTERNET YOU'LL GET A TWO PAGE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. OK LET'S TRY THIS.

EXPERIMENT "A", AND THIS WILL NEVER WORK, "MARY GET THE CILANTRO OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR I'M GOING TO CLONE IT."

THE SQUARE CUBE OF MATERIAL IS CALLED ROCKWOOL. A NEW HIGH TECH INERT MATERIAL RECOMMEND IN THE TWO PAGE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. DID I MENTION CLONING PRODUCE OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR ISN'T GOING TO WORK?

EXPERIMENT "B" IS TO CLONE MARY'S BASIL PLANT FROM HER CURRENT HERB GARDEN.

I REPEATED THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES SO THAT I HAVE A TOTAL OF FOUR LITTLE PLANTS, MAYBE TAKING ROOT. THE ROCKWOOL CUBES ARE KEPT IN A WET TRAY TO KEEP MOIST.

EXPERIMENT "C", I DUG THE TEENY WEENIE SEEDS OUT OF A CHERRY TOMATO SITTING ON THE COUNTER AND I'M DRYING THEM IN THE SUN. WONDER WHAT THE NEVADA ODDS MAKERS WILL GIVE YA ON THIS BET? THE SEEDS WILL BE DROPPED INTO A WET ROCKWOOL CUBE TO SEE IF THEY SPROUT AND GROW

I CAN HEAR THE THOUGHTS IN YOUR HEAD, ARE YOU TWO SO BROKE AND BOARD THAT THIS IS ENTERTAINMENT?