Scott (Seamus) Kildall
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Scott (Seamus) Kildall
@kildall.bsky.social
Artist ⚡ Sensors and Soundscapes 🔊
Plants 🪴 Mycelium 🍄 Water Quality 💧 Microbes 🦠 Amateur Scientist

Also: Map Geek 🗺️ Cocktail-maker 🍸 DJ 🎧 Cyclist 🚲

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This cherry tree looks pretty, but not a good cherry for humans, or for maybe, squirrels, either.

#LutherBurbankFarm #CherryTree #EvergreenCherryHybrids #Prunushybrid
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The plight of the American Chestnut Tree is a sad tale in botanical history, and the hidden consequence of an invasive fungus. This was an attempt to make a blight-resistant species.

#AmericanChestnutTree #LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #HybridChestnut #Castaneahybrid
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
So many beautiful trees here. Would love to do a tree data sonification project here some day, or maybe just plants. This place is special. Western Hills Garden, want to collaborate?

#WesternHillsGarden #SnakeBarkMaple #Acerdavidii
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
25 apples in one tree at Luther Burbank Experiment Farm in Sebastopol. Picking one would be like an apple roulette while.

#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #Sebastopol #MultigraftedApple #Malusdomestica
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
A special variety of apple at Luther Burbank Experiment Farm in Sebastopol. Not all apples are “successful” as far as humans go.

#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #WintersteinApple #Malusdomestica
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Can I read bioelectric fields from earthworms? Here are my results.

#worms #sensors #data
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I set up soil bins in Nevada City with compost, native soil, and biochar (yep, even had to “activate” it). Then I dropped in sensors to see if they could pick up earthworm activity.

Can the sensors detect the bio-electric fields of earthworms?

#worms #sensors #biology
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A human-successful variety of avocado at Luther Burbank Experiment Farm. This one is adapted to a cooler environment.

#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #AvocadoSeedling #Perseaamericana
November 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This weekend’s trip to Luther Burbank Experiment Farm in Sebastopol. Luther Burbank did all sorts of wild experiments with grafting trees and making hybrids. This thornless blackberry tree intrigued me.
October 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM