shirt-to-dirt gallery

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Didn't have rain every day like we've been having. The weeks 2 & 4 were both on the outsides of the raised bed. Wondering if this week 6 didn't stay as wet at the previous 2 as this one isn't as deteriorated as week 4. It did split in 2 but managed to align the 2 pieces together.

Missed the 4 week mark (husband was having surgery, sorry!), so wanted to be sure and get week 6 excavated. I sifted through the entire hole, and this was all I found! Very surprised, since we have heavy clay soil here in Denver, but I support the unusually wet summer has made a big difference.

Week 6. There was nothing left of the fabric. Up until now, roots from plants have gone into the fabric so my guess is that these roots, which came from plants several inches away in different directions, is where the fabric was.

I had rebundled my book after week 4, but the binding is gone at week 6, as well as further decompostion.

No evidence of the linen square to be found. It has completely decomposed.

Buried late July 30, 2023 Sunday because it was cooler outside, but too dark for a good photo, which was taken Monday July 31.

This piece was all that I could find. We have had lots of rain here in Vt

Nothing again. I think they must have disintegrated. I’ll know for certain in another two weeks.

I did not find any fabric. I dug down and there were lots of roots I unearthed and no fabric.

I buried the squares under my milk weed and across the stone path my meditation book is buried for final two weeks of experiment. I am very curious to see what differences in deterioration there is between the two. See you in two weeks

Wow big difference at this point.