Have you ever seen those fun little time-lapse movies where they build an entire house in just a matter of minutes? Or have you seen the videos of the setting sun with clouds rolling by in a matter of seconds? Those videos have always amazed me and they got me thinking. I have never seen a time-laps video of a tree growing. Mostly because a tree takes so long to grown and unlike me, most people don't care. So I decided to look into what it would take to create my own time-lapse movie of a tree or trees growing.
The first search results that came back were very discouraging to say the least. Most places want to sell you a fancy timer to plug into your $1000+ camera or hook up your camera to a laptop for a few hours. Neither of those solutions fit my need. All I needed was an inexpensive camera, enclosure and timer that I could leave up outside for a few years. Not too tall of a request is it? Anyway, I found the solution, it is call a PlantCam and it is made by Wingscapes and it costs less then $100 and you can find them on eBay or Amazon. It has some great reviews even thought the picture quality is not considered High Def for this day and age but who cares for this price!
I have place my order for one and expect it to be here within a week or so. I hope to get this up and record the snow melting this spring. If all goes well, I will be posting videos by March. If all goes as planned, I will be able to record our entire truffle planting process from breaking grown, to planting and with some luck, HARVESTING!
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