All the buckets are still looking healthy. They used a bit more water this week than last, but not enough to affect watering time. Last week each bucket took on average 1.5 cup fulls of water (not exactly sure of the ounces, but I am using a plastic that I fill to a certain line), this week they took on average 2.5 cup fulls.
The singular buckets I planted last week don't look any healthier than the global buckets, in fact they look a bit worse. I added 2 cups of water to each of those. I am going to be giving each bucket the average amount of water that goes into the global buckets.
I may have planted the seeds too close. The plants still look good now, but I am afraid as they mature some will die.
An experiment I conducted on an indoor hydroponic system may prove helpful in the greenhouse mission. In the hydroponic system I planted tomatoes to see if they would produce fruit. At first they would develope flowers, but they would not pollinate and would just fall off. Using a fan and an electric toothbrush I successfully pollinated the tomatoes. The fan is blowing constantly on the plants and once a day I place the electric toothbrush on the stems of the flowers. I believe that pollination would prove a problem inside an earthen greenhouse as well. The method I used is not only successfully, but extremely easy and takes less than 10 minutes a day. If we decided to plant produce that flowers, I do not think that pollination would be a very large obstacle to overcome.
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