Depression Plant

7 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • coal, charcoal or brick (several pieces)
  • deep dish or fishbowl (glass)
  • 6 Tbsp. water
  • 6 Tbsp. salt
  • 6 Tbsp. household blueing
  • 2 Tbsp. ammonia
  • 2 Tbsp. iodine (or may substitute with red ink)

Directions

  1. 1
    Put several pieces of coal or charcoal in deep dish (glass) or fishbowl.
  2. 2
    Around the coal, but not on top of it, pour water, salt, household blueing, ammonia and iodine or red ink.
  3. 3
    Do not stir these ingredients or move bowl anymore than necessary.
  4. 4
    In few days, beautiful, mossy crystal growth will appear.
  5. 5
    For a week or 2 add salt and water as the liquid disappears.
  6. 6
    After the crystals cover coal completely, you needn't add any more water.

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