The air in Leo’s studio apartment felt stagnant, a concrete cage for someone who missed the smell of damp earth. He’d spent years failing at "windowsill gardening," his graveyard of dried-out basil and limp mint a testament to his forgetfulness. Then he saw it: a sleek, 12-pod InBloom hydroponic kit glowing like a small spaceship on a store shelf.

: He mixed two bottles of liquid nutrients—labeled A and B—into 5 liters of water.

He bought it on a whim, carrying the box home like a treasure. The Great Unboxing