¶ STMET Live — Thomas Lane — Three Cuttings in Water (Cycle 01)
This is a live record.
¶ Overview
Start date: 2026-01-24
System: three clippings from the same plant maintained in room-temperature tap water
Single variable tracked/changed: number of cuttings sharing identical conditions (1 → 3, parallel)
Cadence: weekly photo + STmet snapshot
¶ Hero Image
Three glass vessels mounted in a horizontal rack, each holding a single cutting submerged in clear water, photographed at the same time under identical indoor light.
¶ Baseline
Environment
- Location: indoor windowsill
- Light: natural daylight, indirect, same exposure for all three
- Medium: room-temperature tap water
- Container: clear glass propagation vessels
- Intervention level: minimal
- Initial state: three fresh cuttings, visually similar but not identical in leaf posture
¶ STmet Snapshot (Baseline)
Visual Observations
- Left cutting: leaf angled slightly downward; blade appears flatter and less cupped.
- Middle cutting: leaf upright with pronounced upward curl and vertical posture.
- Right cutting: leaf upright, broader lateral spread, slightly asymmetrical curvature.
- Water appears clear in all vessels; no visible turbidity or particulate matter.
- Stems are submerged to similar depths but curve differently within the vessels.
Structural Readout
- Despite identical external conditions, leaf orientation and curvature differ across cuttings.
- Middle cutting exhibits the strongest vertical tension and cupping, suggesting higher internal rigidity or turgor at baseline.
- Left cutting shows comparatively relaxed structure, with less pronounced curvature.
- Differences may reflect pre-cut history rather than current environment.
Candidate Processes to Track
- Water uptake and early hydration response
- Turgor pressure stabilization
- Stem curvature and orientation over time
- Divergence vs convergence of leaf posture under identical conditions
¶ Notes
- All three cuttings sourced from the same plant.
- No nutrients added.
- No repositioning between vessels.