Observations

 3:00pm- started the starters.

What's in them?

• Control 1- great value brand all-purpose flour and dechlorinated water

• Banana 1.1- great value brand all-purpose flour, dechlorinated water, ripe banana (outside peel was yellow with a couple bruises, firm once peeled)

• Lime 1.2- great value brand all-purpose flour, dechlorinated water, ripe lime (outside peel was medium-dark green, lime was very juicy)

(The dechlorinated water is just tap water that had sat out for 24 hours)

Control and banana starters had the same consistency- looked like cake batter. The lime starter was slightly more watery and chunky because the lime didn’t puree as well as the banana. 

The only thing that differed in my procedure from the one given by my professors is that my starters have the paper towel on with a rubber band while the procedure has that along with a plastic lid. Also I used glass cups and the procedure given used plastic cups.

The starters will be on the kitchen table at my apartment where there is no direct sunlight and the temperature is usually around 72 degrees fahrenheit.