Sunday, April 10, 2011

Stabilizing and K-State Cleans Up

Grass from our last attempt to stabilize this cut: but still it crumbles

Food science in action - using alginates to form a gel on the surface of the cut using the calcium ions in the soil to create the gel structure


This shot and the following - The ultimate in recycling. E uses a favorite old K-State sweatshirt [passed down from her aunt] wrapped around an old ball from the neighbors to clean out the insides of the recycled PVC pipes for the underground passive ventilation inlet.