Cleaning house

It was getting a tad bit crowded in Deutschland and it was time to move those Germans to a new home. But, there was no place to move them. So, I made a place.
Here's a shot of the final product. This took about 3 hours to assemble and cost around 46 bucks. It's 3 feet high and 4 feet across with holes drilled in the top for the fluorescent light chains. This makes it simple to raise the light as it grows. There is a fan out of frame behind the heater that blows hot air constantly to maintain temperatures. This is necessary because it's so damn cold in the house. That thing in the middle is a jiffy greenhouse thing that I'm going to modify later on into an ebb/flow hydroponic system for my cabbages. I figure I can fit about ten in there.

As far as the sprouts are concerned, Lazarus and Priscilla are kicking ass. They're both about an inch tall and loving the constant light. Only one spinach German has sprouted so far and six seeds are still in a wet napkin, challenging my patience.

John Doe is looking healthy, but Aloenzo is starting to brown. This is either because his precious bodily fluids are being used to form roots or he's dieing. A few days ago some rooted aloe vera 'pups' arrived at the house, so if Aloenzo ends up kicking the bucket, I might pull the ol switcharoo in an attempt to juke the results. I did some emergency surgery on Al, replacing that shitty dirt I got from some random houseplant with the miracle gro potting mix. Hopefully this will encourage him not to die. If it works, I will contact the AMA and demand they plant elderly people in Miracle Gro. Unless they're worth more dead than alive. In that case they should be planted in random house plant dirt.

I'll write up how I made my grow house in another post. It's relatively simple, but the materials were a bit more pricy than I expected. The 46 dollar figure includes a 4ft fluorescent fixture and 2-pack of bulbs, so really, the box itself clocked in around 30 bucks, which isn't too bad. I was shooting for 20, but oh well. I'm adding another fluorescent fixture today that will hang right next to the other one. This grow town's name is Chinatown because it will eventually be jammed full of Chinese Cabbages. I've informed the sprouts they are legally allowed only one seed.

~GrowMonkey