eco-washer-cooker-thingy
2009-Jan-08, Thursday 03:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mellowtiggerReally neat concept. From 2007, I think. I'm guessing they never actually produced one?
Perfect for the kitchen of a small, one-person mini-house. All my dishes could be stored/cleaned in the little cabinet. Supposedly the plants would produce the detergent used during the wash cycle (displayed on the timer). What plant species? What chemical do they produce?
http://www.antoinelebrun.fr/ (click on the "Brandt Aion" text)
Perfect for the kitchen of a small, one-person mini-house. All my dishes could be stored/cleaned in the little cabinet. Supposedly the plants would produce the detergent used during the wash cycle (displayed on the timer). What plant species? What chemical do they produce?
http://www.antoinelebrun.fr/ (click on the "Brandt Aion" text)
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Date: 2009-Jan-08, Thursday 05:26 pm (UTC)Pokeweed! I had heard of that plant before, but the only thing I knew about it was that I had a vague sense of its poisonous nature. I'll have to see if I can get a few seeds to experiment with growing it during the short season up here in Minnesota.
There's a version that can grow all the way up north in New York state, so maybe there's even a variant that can survive in Minnesota winter without my having to save seeds from the harsh outdoors.
http://newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2072&syn_name=Phytolacca+decandra