So most people I know thinks if the top of the plant is healthy the rest is... But that couldn't be farther from the truth. Sure if the top looks green and isn't wilting it might seem fine. But the roots keep it standing up, drink water, absorb nutrients, and even deter pests. That is why I made little garden environment inside a test tube:
Inside is a Wapsi Valley corn seed that is buried about half an inch below the surface and is in the "subsoil" part of the jar. Sub soil is less nutritious than top soil and most people don't till that deep, but you don't need to. If your like me, you dig a hole 3 feet below the surface and throw all of your plant food scraps in the bottom. This makes the plants dig three feet for the nutrients and thus increase the root mass and makes the plant much more sturdy in the ground. That's what I did with my glass: The dark areas are very fertile (simulating the areas I put nutrients), and the lighter areas are some leftover paver sand from the terra cotta fridge experiment (that simulates the less nutritious layer):
I will be monitoring it's root growth over the course of three months. Then it goes outside where it will mature and produce an ear of corn.
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