In experimenting with pyramids, or with growing plants, or tracking costs and labor, you will find it extremely helpful to keep accurate records-- a journal--to be able to return to and observe your own progress and refer back during problem times. Here are two simple charts you can copy, to track your experiments with plants and pyramid-power.

In addition to the sample charts this appendix contains tips on procedures to help you attain the best results in your experiments. As mentioned in the body of the book, learning from your own experience is the best way to go. Once your experiments are underway and you persist in entering data in your charts, it is worthwhile to have on hand a true Journal for summarizing your findings. Even in twelve months' time you will compile a great deal of invaluable knowledge and experience. Don't lose it by failing to record it.

Chart For Experiments Other Than Seeds

DATE | E.g., "to mummify an egg, I broke an egg into a small glass dish.

DAY ONE..............| I noticed .... blah blah and so forth.

Chart For Recording Seeds And Cuttings

............................|...UNDER..|....OVER......|................|...............|...PCENT....|.....DAT

E.....|.....Stocky..... |

DATE.....|...SEED..|...P'MID....|...E'GIZER....|....FREE...|...TEMP...|...GERM'D...|..

GERM'D...|...Fair or Weak

Jan 1.....|..lettuce..|......X........|.................................|....63F....

|.......0.........|....................|.....................|

Jan 3.....|..lettuce..|................|.........X......|...............|....62F....

|.....25%......|....................|.....................|

Planting Tips

To achieve the best results with plants, a few simple practices should become part of your routine.

First, never give seeds or cuttings cold water; it has a shocking, damaging effect. Let the water assume the temperature of the environment in which the plants are growing before it is used. In addition, water energized and stored over a pyramid generator will improve growth substantially.

Secondly, it is best to start cuttings and seedlings in tin cans for a better root system than normally is achieved by planting in soil alone. The metal in the cans provides a boost to plant growth. A hole in the cottom of the can will provide proper drainage. If you do choose to plant in pots, it is helpful tp place bits of metal in the bottom of the pots to aid growth. It is important, however, not to plug the pot's drainage hole.

Also, when you plant in a permanent position outdoors, it is helpful to lay the plant roots toward the north in the hole or, preferably, trench, in which the plant is positioned. Never plant with roots pointing toward the east or west. Again, placing pieces of metal all around the plants will prove tremendously beneficial to growth.

Planting Media

Seeds

Keeping in mind the use of ingredients Mother Nature provided, a simple, effective mixture in which to germinate seeds is this suggestion: 1 part soil, 1 part leaf mold (hard wood) 1 part coarse sand.

Cuttings

Coarse, damp sand is an effective growth medium for cuttings. The cuttings should not be watered further until they begin to grow. Rather, if they are placed over but not touching a water source, they will send roots down toward the water.

Controls

One final tip, and also one of the most important when experimentation is involved, is to set up a control against which to validate results achieved in your experiments. A control is a "normal" used for comparison to experimental results. Setting up a control involves setting up the subject of the experiment and apparatus in an identical manner to that used on experimental "trials" except that the control is placed under "normal conditions." In this case, the variable being measured is effects of the pyramid. All conditions, therefore, should be the same except that the control is placed outside and away from a pyramid. The results of the experiment will thus be due to the only variable involved, the pyramid itself. A control lends validity to any experiment.