Today, in science, we learned about potatoes. Then, we planted one.
A potato is planted in the ground and it grows roots. At the end of the roots potatoes, which are a thickened part of the root, start to grow. The potatoes are dug up and the eyes form roots. This is the life cycle of a potato.
The first step to planting a potato is to fill your pot with soil until there is 10 cm of your pot that is not covered in soil.
![A photo of me putting soil into the pot.](http://homeschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/soil.jpg)
Now, make a 1 cm deep dip in the middle. Then, put some fertiliser in the dip.
![A photo of the pot with fertiliser in.](http://homeschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/fertiliser.jpg)
Before finishing filling the pot with soil, put the potato in the dip.
![This is a photo of the budding potato in the pot.](http://homeschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/potato-in-soil.jpg)
![This is a photo of me finishing putting the soil in.](http://homeschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/covering-potato.jpg)
The final step is to water your pot.
![A photo of me watering the pot.](http://homeschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/watering.jpg)