We are one week after making the earth/greenhouse and life is doing well except for the Aloe plant.
I have felt and observed the Aloe plant and it is dry and going stiff.
My hypothesis is that since the grass is 1.5 inches tall, the grass is absorbing more CO2 then the Aloe plant.
I have also noticed that there’s water in the areas that I did not put water in - like the mantle/rocks and sand.
One more observation - the deeper you get into the crust/dirt the more moisture you find.