Vaughn Bell Journal - April 30

April 21:
Within days of planting and after constant watering the moss is deeper green in places. But a few inexplicable brown spots have appeared. Also, quickly small shoots have popped up, especially from the cushion moss and the large central clump. A few more days later, many small shoots are also emerging from the fern moss. The temperature is significantly warmer inside the biosphere, and the air is thick and damp.

April 30:
The spear-like shoots get taller every day, brought inside to this artificially warm spring. A consistent dampness has been created by constant watering, so that walking into the space gives the sense of stepping in sodden ground, your feet sucked in by the soil and sand. The moss settles into a constant brightness of green. Rusty sporophytes dot the surface in places.