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Last week, I kicked off a series of reports which will document my progress as an urban farmer growing parsley from my window sill. It was an auspicious start to what I hope will become the most popular blogging series of all time (kind of a sure thing, am I right, people?). Of course, should the Parsley Chronicles fail to catch on, I can rest easy knowing that at the very least, I’ll emerge from the experience with some fresh parsley to use with my dinner.
Or will I?
After six days of inactivity from my plastic flower pot, I started to think something was afoot. I asked my friend Jash how his container of basil was coming along, and he proudly announced that it was sprouting already. Hmmmm… That’s not right. Mine should be sprouting too. Well, turns out Jash keeps his herb thing on a sill with Southern exposure, thus ensuring it receives sun all day long. Mine, however, faces the East. Clearly my parsley is a bit sun-deprived. That’s when I took matters into my own hands…

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As you can see here, even with sunshine directly hitting the plastic cup, the lid casts a surprisingly large shadow on the soil, thus preventing the seeds underneath from experiencing sufficient photosynthesis. Not cool, man.

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I need more light. Lots more.

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I immediately repurpose a bouncy ball that GSN sent to me years ago.

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Hopefully by tilting the cup to the sun, the seeds will receiving the necessary amount of light to sprout.

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The difference is extraordinary.

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Will this adjustment be enough to get these seeds going? Tune in next time to find out…

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And for shits and giggles, here’s a ladybug that was on my window. It was remarkably undeterred by my presence, even after I thumped the window forcibly with my finger nail.