No soil?

I've settled down with the idea of the little green kit. It's quite scary, considering I only have one month left til the presentation. I need to quickly make experimental trials, model, refine and then prototype more.

I've listed down the components of the design idea, and what I need to do for each:

a). Package itself / Vessel:
- explorations with forms to find a way to make package BECOMES the vessel
- material: explore suitability and availability of any bio-degradable materials

b). Greenery:
- seeds ("somehow" can be included in the package as an idea of a gift)
- locate local sources to test trial suitable types of plants to present

c). Growing medium:
- can't give the users soil: it's too freaking heavy!
- what can I use to replace soil? consultation with techs!

d). Instructions:
- This will have to wait til the package design is finalized

Criteria Breakdown

After finishing with design brief, I started a series of literary explorations, using words and descriptions to define what I want to achieve with my design. These descriptive criteria and detailed factors are mainly based on information gathered throughout my research process. Such as what people prefer to have, how they prefer to use the products, where it may be used, and what would it be for.

I try to provide a visual reference, something that would portray the concept of these factors.