Vegetal Studies

Michal is mandated to ensure that the PLSS system 1.0 goes live as soon as possible.   We are very fortunate to have Michal's attention and experienced energy.  I've asked Jane to allocate central funding from the TML infrastructure fund to get PLSS done early enough to be of use to the TML strategically* before classes end, ie before April 1.

We are also lucky to have Jane's sculptoral attention.   When Jane, Michal and I met, we had some thoughts about the linear elements that seem more than ready for sculptural attention: the watering tubs, the plant stems, the hanging cables.   Jane may have some perspicacious ideas on what we can do with those elements.   Remember we also have video and sound, and electrical cables snaking through the room.   This is a unique opportunity, with Jane, to literally interweave aesthetic, symbolic, functional, material, botanical, and computational logics.

Hello all,

Sam and I fixed up the drip system today so that the plants in the boxes can be watered. Each box has 2 adjustable misters held up on bamboo sticks. The two misters can water a significant portion of the box without trouble.

We also made some notes about design going forward. We would like to complete the following tasks in March:

1. create a new support for the piano-frame with wheels

2. create two simple window boxes so we can grow more foodz (Laura, let me know if this is a good idea)

3. install an electronic master on/off valve and create a remote-control (design PCB w/ wireless radio + battery power)

4. design PCB for moisture sensors that send data back to computer wirelessly (copy design from Botanicalls)

5. design and build scaffolding for the watering tubes once they reach the box (the bamboo we're using right now is a bit ghetto – I would like to see laser-cut ply/acrylic, stiff wire, thin dowels might even be good enough...)

@Michal, let's meet next week to discuss your availability and what you can do from the above list. It would be nice if @Laura, @Sam and @Jane could be present too.

Suggested times:

Tuesday, 1pm-2pm

Wednesday, 12:00pm before Ozone

Wednesday, 5:30pm @ Campfire

Wednesday, 6:30pm after Campfire

Morgan

For PLSS 1.1 ?

Flower's vines creeping into the grid, the piano-planter, and the suspended "boat-planter"  have been three of the most striking elements of the TML.   It'd be great if PLSS 1.0 supports one or all of those elements.

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