There are other places that sell seeds for cheaper. Shop around a little and find the best deals. I just ordered some seeds from a company. Haven't received them yet (i'll let you know if there are any probs) but their prices are a lot lower than anywhere else i've seen.

Also, i seem to remember someone saying that a certain part of the light spectrum induces the plant to orient its branches toward the light, and it doesn't seem to me like your test plant is doing much orienting. Perhaps you are lacking the proper light spectrum for positive tropism (i think that's what that is called)? And if so, it would be a great experiment for the manufacturer to test what kind and how many lights in this spectrum are needed (fewer the better for most efficient use of energy) to induce this moving of branches.

Any thoughts?

Peace!