Vertiginous Horticulture
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[...] most of London agrees that gardening [...] is [...] best left alone. Not so the [...] True Horticultural Society[...]
[...] green fingers, tireless devotion, and frankly alarming stealth[...] their admiration hard-won. But they are generous to those who further [...] chthonic horticulture.Description summary:
The description changes as you progress with your garden allotment. The above text is entirely replaced when you obtain a 
Rooftop Growth:. Part of the new description is based on the value (i.e. which organism is growing). Another paragraph is added when you've begun 
Nurturing a Rooftop Growth.
| Do you have a Rooftop Growth? | Description |
|---|---|
| no | [...] most of London agrees that gardening [...] is [...] best left alone. Not so the [...] True Horticultural Society[...] [...] green fingers, tireless devotion, and frankly alarming stealth[...] their admiration hard-won. But they are generous to those who further [...] chthonic horticulture. |
| yes | The True Horticultural Society have lent you the use of [allotment] If you can persuade the thing to grow, you'll be well rewarded – but if it was easy, they wouldn't be offering rewards. |
| Rooftop Growth | Description of allotment |
|---|---|
| 1: Singular Cuttings | an illegal allotment on an Elderwick mansard roof. Your singular cuttings are nestled comfortably in the soil. |
| 2: 'Dawn-Yodeller' Mandrakes | an illegal allotment on the flat roof of a gambling den. Your mandrakes are nestled comfortably in the soil. |
| 3: Prize-Winning Peppercaps | a soil bed illegally entrenched upon a sloping roof. Your peppercaps are nestled comfortably in the soil. |
| 4: Recusant Marigolds | a jury-rigged allotment on a factory roof. Your marigolds are nestled comfortably in the soil. |
| 5: False-Cantigaster Hybrids | a jury-rigged allotment on the roof of a tenement house. Your hybrids are buried deep in the soil. |
| 6: Millennium Roses | an illegal allotment on an Elderwick mansard roof. Your roses are nestled comfortably in the soil. |
| 7: Tomorrowspore Ortcaps | a soil bed illegally entrenched upon a sloping roof. Your Ortcaps are nestled comfortably in the soil. |
| Nurturing a Rooftop Growth | Additional paragraph |
|---|---|
| 1-50 | So far, you've made little progress. There is more soil here than growth. |
| 51-74 | You guard your little patch of soil against all the vagaries of the Flit. Against all the odds, you're making progress. |
| 75-100 | Other plants have found purchase here too, happy accidents of your progress. Your project continues apace. |
| 101+ | This once-desolate rooftop is almost a full garden now. The True Horticultural Society watch your progress with interest – they are hungry for your successes. |
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Unlocked with 
Engaged in Rooftop Horticulture 2
Storylet appears in 
The Flit
Without Rooftop Growth 1-7:
Grow a cutting from your Singular Plant
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Attending to the Needs of a Singular Plant 10
Locked with Rooftop Growth 1-7 (You have no horticultural projects in progress.)
Success
Planted
You are attempting to grow cuttings from your Singular Plant. (Sets Rooftop Growth: to 1 - Singular Cuttings)
Your horticultural project is a plant. (Sets 
Rooftop Growth, Classification: to 1 - Plantae)
Your current project prefers the shade. (Sets 
Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: to 2 - Shaded)
This project will be trickier than your average sprout. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: to 2 - Trickier than your average sprout)
Grow a crop of 'Dawn-Yodeller' Mandrakes
- Spoiler Locked with
Rooftop Growth 1-7 (You have no horticultural projects in progress.)
Success
Planted
You are attempting to grow 'Dawn-Yodeller' Mandrakes. (Sets Rooftop Growth: to 2 - 'Dawn-Yodeller' Mandrakes)- Your horticultural project is a plant. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Classification: to 1 - Plantae)
Your current project prefers sunlight. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: to 1 - Sunlight)- This project will be as simple as Neathy horticulture ever gets. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: to 1 - As simple as Neathy horticulture ever gets)
Grow Prize-Winning Peppercaps
- Spoiler Locked with
Rooftop Growth 1-7 (You have no horticultural projects in progress.)
Success
Inoculation
You are attempting to grow Prize-Winning Peppercaps. (Sets Rooftop Growth: to 3 - Prize-Winning Peppercaps)
Your horticultural project is a fungus. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Classification: to 2 - Fungi)
Your current project prefers the darkness. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: to 3 - Darkness)- This project will be as simple as Neathy horticulture ever gets. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: to 1 - As simple as Neathy horticulture ever gets)
Grow some Recusant Marigolds
- Spoiler Locked with
Rooftop Growth 1-7 (You have no horticultural projects in progress.)
Success
Planted
You are attempting to grow Recusant Marigolds. (Sets Rooftop Growth: to 4 - Recusant Marigolds)- Your horticultural project is a plant. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Classification: to 1 - Plantae)
- Your current project prefers the shade. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: to 2 - Shade)
- This project will be trickier than your average sprout. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: to 2 - Trickier than your average sprout)
Grow a cluster of False-Cantigaster Hybrids
- Spoiler Locked with
Rooftop Growth 1-7 (You have no horticultural projects in progress.)
Success
Planted
You are attempting to grow False-Cantigaster Hybrids. (Sets Rooftop Growth: to 5 - False-Cantigaster Hybrids)- Your horticultural project is a fungus. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Classification: to 2 - Fungi)
- Your current project prefers the shade. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: to 2 - Shade)
- Trickier than your average sprout. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: to 2 - Trickier than your average sprout)
Grow a bush of Millennium Roses
- Spoiler Locked with
Rooftop Growth 1-7 (You have no horticultural projects in progress.)
Success
Planted
You are attempting to grow Millennium Roses. (Sets Rooftop Growth: to 6 - Millennium Roses)- Your horticultural project is a plant. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Classification: to 1 - Plantae)
- Your current project prefers sunlight. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: to 1 - Sunlight)
- This project will be a difficult and recalcitrant little thing. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: to 3 - A recalcitrant little thing)
Grow some Tomorrowspore Ortcaps
- Spoiler Locked with
Rooftop Growth 1-7 (You have no horticultural projects in progress.)
Success
Planted
You are attempting to grow Tomorrowspore Ortcaps. (Sets Rooftop Growth: to 7 - Tomorrowspore Ortcaps)- Your horticultural project is a fungus. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Classification: to 2 - Fungi)
- Your current project prefers the darkness. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: to 3 - Darkness)
- This project will be a difficult and recalcitrant little thing. (Sets Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: to 3 - A recalcitrant little thing)
With Rooftop Growth 1-7:
Nurturing your specimen
Divine the needs of your (growth)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Rooftop Growth: 1-7
Locked with
Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 65 || 45 - very chancy (41%) || 56 - chancy (51%) || 67 - modest (61%) || 77 - very modest (71%) || 88 - low-risk (81%) || 99 - straightforward (91%) || 109 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: increases the base difficulty by 5 points.
Success
The science of cultivation
Shadowy is increasing…
You've gained (9 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
[The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
The science of cultivation
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (11 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Confusion
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained 1 x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Water your (growth)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1 - 150, 
The Airs of London 26-75
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 65 || 45 - very chancy (41%) || 56 - chancy (51%) || 67 - modest (61%) || 77 - very modest (71%) || 88 - low-risk (81%) || 99 - straightforward (91%) || 109 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: increases the base difficulty by 5 points.
Success
Thirsty
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (9 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
Weather at last
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (11 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Parched
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've lost (1 - Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Treat the soil
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1-150
Locked with The Airs of London 26-75
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 65 || 45 - very chancy (41%) || 56 - chancy (51%) || 67 - modest (61%) || 77 - very modest (71%) || 88 - low-risk (81%) || 99 - straightforward (91%) || 109 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: increases the base difficulty by 5 points.
Success
Gentle confidence
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (9 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
And a little extra too
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (11 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Oops
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've lost (1 - Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Secure vital nutrition for your precious (growth type)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1 - 150, The Airs of London 0-33
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 80 || 55 - very chancy (41%) || 68 - chancy (51%) || 82 - modest (61%) || 95 - very modest (71%) || 108 - low-risk (81%) || 122 - straightforward (91%) || 134 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: increases the base difficulty by 5 points.
Success
Handled
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (13 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
Easy as pie
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (18 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Inconvenienced
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (4 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Sing to your (growth)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
The Airs of London 34-66, Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1-150
Challenge information
Broad,
Persuasive 80 || 55 - very chancy (41%) || 68 - chancy (51%) || 82 - modest (61%) || 95 - very modest (71%) || 108 - low-risk (81%) || 122 - straightforward (91%) || 134 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: increases the base difficulty by 5 points.
Success
La de dah
Persuasive is increasing…- You've gained (13 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
Better than some other popular songs
- Persuasive is increasing…
- You've gained (18 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Yeech
- Persuasive is increasing…
- You've gained (4 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Cajole your (growth) into action
- Spoiler Unlocked with
The Airs of London 67-100, Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1-150
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 80 || 55 - very chancy (41%) || 68 - chancy (51%) || 82 - modest (61%) || 95 - very modest (71%) || 108 - low-risk (81%) || 122 - straightforward (91%) || 134 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: increases the base difficulty by 5 points.
Success
[See table]
Dangerous is increasing…- You've gained (13 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
[See table]
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've gained (18 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
"Call that a bloom?"
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've gained (4 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Plantae only
Prune your (growth)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Rooftop Growth, Classification: Plantae, Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1-150
Locked with The Airs of London 51
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 85 || 59 - very chancy (41%) || 73 - chancy (51%) || 87 - modest (61%) || 101 - very modest (71%) || 115 - low-risk (81%) || 129 - straightforward (91%) || 142 - straightforward (100%)Success
Neat and tidy
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (12 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
Forearmed
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (14 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Rebuffed
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (1 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Eliminate pests
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1 - 150, The Airs of London 51-100, Rooftop Growth, Classification: Plantae
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 85 || 59 - very chancy (41%) || 73 - chancy (51%) || 87 - modest (61%) || 101 - very modest (71%) || 115 - low-risk (81%) || 129 - straightforward (91%) || 142 - straightforward (100%)Success
Eliminated
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (12 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
With gusto
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (14 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Crafty things
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (1 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Fungi only
Tend to the mycelia
- Spoiler Unlocked with Rooftop Growth, Classification: Fungi, The Airs of London 51-100, Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1-150
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 75 || 52 - very chancy (41%) || 64 - chancy (51%) || 77 - modest (61%) || 89 - very modest (71%) || 102 - low-risk (81%) || 114 - straightforward (91%) || 125 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: increases the base difficulty by 5 points.
Success
Delicate work
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (12 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
A friendly beak
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (14 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Overenthusiastic
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (1 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Keep a tight rein on the temperature
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Rooftop Growth, Classification: Fungi, The Airs of London 0-50, Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1-150
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 75 || 52 - very chancy (41%) || 64 - chancy (51%) || 77 - modest (61%) || 89 - very modest (71%) || 102 - low-risk (81%) || 114 - straightforward (91%) || 125 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: increases the base difficulty by 5 points.
Success
Just right
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (12 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
Just right
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (14 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Uncontrolled conditions
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (1 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Light Preference
Blast your (growth) with light
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1 - 150, 
Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: Sunlight, The Airs of London 51-75
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 75 || 52 - very chancy (41%) || 64 - chancy (51%) || 77 - modest (61%) || 89 - very modest (71%) || 102 - low-risk (81%) || 114 - straightforward (91%) || 125 - straightforward (100%)Success
Precipitous illumination
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (14 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
The chains of illumination
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (18 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
The finer points of horticultural science
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've lost (1 - Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Contrive a shaded spot for your (growth)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: Shade, Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1 - 150, The Airs of London 26-50
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 95 || 65 - very chancy (41%) || 81 - chancy (51%) || 97 - modest (61%) || 113 - very modest (71%) || 129 - low-risk (81%) || 145 - straightforward (91%) || 159 - straightforward (100%)Success
The perfect balance
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (14 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
Rare Success!
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (18 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Spotted
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've lost (1 - Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Plunge your (growth) into appropriate darkness
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: Darkness, Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1-150, The Airs of London 0-25
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 85 || 59 - very chancy (41%) || 73 - chancy (51%) || 87 - modest (61%) || 101 - very modest (71%) || 115 - low-risk (81%) || 129 - straightforward (91%) || 142 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: increases the base difficulty by 5 points.
Success
The lawless dark
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (14 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
The lawless dark
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (18 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Unshrouded
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've lost (1 - Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
Selling your specimen
Offer your (growth type) to the Sneering Horticulturalist
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Rooftop Growth:, Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 105
Success
The gift of growth
You've gained 1 x Favour in High Places
You've gained ( Nurturing a Rooftop Growth - 105) / 2) x Intriguing Snippet- The True Horticultural Society thanks you for your contributions. (Increases Rooftop Growth: by 100)
You are no longer undertaking a horticultural project. (Resets Rooftop Growth, Classification: to 0)
You no longer have to be quite so conscious of the light levels around here. (Resets Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: to 0)- The unlicensed allotment is empty once more. (Resets Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: to 0)
- Ah, they grow up so fast. (Resets Nurturing a Rooftop Growth to 0)
Offer your (growth type) to the Wizened Botanist
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Rooftop Growth:, Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 105
Success
The gift of growth
You've gained 1 x Puzzling Map
You've gained ( Nurturing a Rooftop Growth - 105) * 5/6) x Sapphire- The True Horticultural Society thanks you for your contributions. (Increases Rooftop Growth: by 100)
- You are no longer undertaking a horticultural project. (Resets Rooftop Growth, Classification: to 0)
- You no longer have to be quite so conscious of the light levels around here. (Resets Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: to 0)
- The unlicensed allotment is empty once more. (Resets Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: to 0)
- Ah, they grow up so fast. (Resets Nurturing a Rooftop Growth to 0)
Offer your (growth type) to the Dreamy Mycologist
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Rooftop Growth:, Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 105
Success
The gift of growth
You've gained 5 x Strong-Backed Labour
You've gained ( Nurturing a Rooftop Growth - 105) * 5) x Cryptic Clue- The True Horticultural Society thanks you for your contributions. (Increases Rooftop Growth: by 100)
- You are no longer undertaking a horticultural project. (Resets Rooftop Growth, Classification: to 0)
- You no longer have to be quite so conscious of the light levels around here. (Resets Rooftop Growth, Light Preference: to 0)
- The unlicensed allotment is empty once more. (Resets Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: to 0)
- Ah, they grow up so fast. (Resets Nurturing a Rooftop Growth to 0)
