The end for now...

I chopped down all of my plants and was very satisfied witht he results. I decided to stop because of my living situation. The light would only stay off for like 5 hours... So that wasn't helping my sleeping pattern.. haha...

Anyway.. Maybe I'll come back to this one again one day.. Thanks. I will still reply to any comments that get left. Feel free to contact me.

06/02/09 9:09 P.M.

I have been trimming the Italian Basil and Purple Basil a lot lately.  I've been trying to keep everything the same height.  I won't be able to update this until the 16th at latest. I am going to San Francisco to visit my family.  I'm going to raise the light all the way up and fill the garden with water all the way in hopes that it will last without any care. I will also add some nutrient tablets since I am topping it off.

'Til next time...! :0)

Italian Basil: 4 grams.
Purple Basil: 2.9 grams.
Chives: 0.2 grams.
Total Cost: $150

05/28/09 7:58 PM

I added more nutrient tablets and added more water. The plants are drinking the water very fast. I also increased the light a notch. I have been trimming the Italian Basil and Purple Basil a lot because they grow faster than all the other plants and you aren't supposed to increase the light until all plants are close to it. All of the other plants are very well defined and you can identify them right away now. Mint has made an amazing recovery and is finally producing!



Italian Basil: 2.6 grams.
Purple Basil: 1.2 grams.
Chives: 0.1 grams.
Total Cost: $150

05/21/09 5:39 P.M.

Italian Basil is over four inches tall. I have trimmed it about three times now to keep it smaller. It's definitely producing the most crop for your buck! Purple Basil looks SUPER-healthy.  It's at three inches now and very Purple! It's hard to tell in the picture, but the dark tint on the leaves is all of the purple-ness! Parsley is still small, but steadily growing. Thyme is about two inches tall and VERY bushy! Chives are about equal to Italian Basil and I will have to trim them. Dill looks bushy and is doing quite well. Mint is now taller than Parsley even though it almost died...

Italian Basil: 0.8 grams.
Chives: 0.07 grams.
Total Cost: $150

05/18/09 5:17 P.M.

Italian Basil is looking great along with Chives. Italian Basil has a few more new growth nodes. Dill has finally reached two inches and is showing great signs of new growth. Mint has finally reached one inch. Thyme isn't growing straight up. It has some curves in it and looks almost vine-y. Parsley is still small, but Mint has caught up with it. I estimate another week or two and I'll have to raise the light to the next level. Purple Basil is almost as tall as Italian Basil and is way darker.

Everything is looking great!

Italian Basil: 0.3 grams.
Chives: 0.05 grams.
Total Cost: $150

05/15/09 5:09 P.M.

I trimmed the Italian Basil and a very small amount of Chives (see pics). Italian Basils roots are MASSIVE (as seen in pic below)! It will definitely be a power producer. It's so young, but has already out-grown everything else in the system. This is the second time that I've had to trim it. I hope it doesn't go crazy over the weekend while I'm gone! Thyme looks awesome, all bent... Mint is still struggling.. :0( Purple Basils leaves are getting big. Parsley is still small. Parsley is the one that's going to take the longest to become of height of the other plants. Once they are all about the same height, I will raise the light some to further the growth. Until that happens, I will have to trim all of them. 

Chives smells weird when clipped and Italian Basil - on the other hand - smells AWESOME! It's such a fresh and wonderful smell!!!

Italian Basil: 0.3 grams.

Chives: 0.05 grams.

Total Cost: $150

05/14/09 9:36 P.M.

I trimmed Italian Basil this morning. I just clipped the top leaves off because it is starting to get too close to the light. I gave the clipping to my friend who told me prior to this that he LOVED Basil. We determined it's weight to be 1/10 of a gram. It was really just an estimate. I super need to go get a scale to determine this stuff! I will probably trim it again tomorrow because I usually spend the night at my girlfriends house on the weekends.

One of the Chives plants are super-growing. I might have to trim that one too... Thyme is almost two inches tall and it is really bushy. It looks just awesome! It has a little purple tint to its leaves. Parsley is still small, but growing and defining it's leaves more. Dill and Purple Basil look great and are about the same size now. Mint is still recovering, but looks good.