Cultivation and Gardening [6th Period]

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

"Welcome back to class. I sure hope that you read the small class syllabus that I gave you enough time to read." he slips on some planting gloves, each student has gloves and a list:

Materials

variety of seeds (corn, red kidney beans, sunflower, lima beans, chick peas, violets, roses etc.)

soil, water

containers for planting seeds in

measuring devices

markers for writing names on containers

"Now, please pour an even amount of soil into your containers, you're allowed to plant as many seedlings as you can today. Mininum is 5 and Maximum is 10. And please, choose different kinds of seeds to plant."

Comments

Sign-In

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

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Re: Sign-In

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi signs in and grabs some gloves, she has with her a stack of the required gardening books held together with a belt which she swings back and forth merrily as she walks.

Re: Sign-In

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter sign in looking mussed and deeply self-satisfied. "Good afternoon Mr. Quayle."

Re: Sign-In

[sea-incarnadine.livejournal.com]

Macbeth signed in, again nervous.
Planting things.

Not trees. They didn't have to be trees.

He just kept reminding himself that.

Re: Sign-In

[sharon-valerii.livejournal.com]

Sharon signed in, and eyed the pots.

Planting.

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

What did you plant today?

Re: Planting.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi plants 7 seeds:

Sunflower
Chick peas (she sticks a stick in the soil for it to climb)
Violets
Water Jug Gourd (again with the stick)
Rhubarb
Forget-Me-Nots
California Poppies

Re: Planting.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter plants

Carnations
Borage
Garlic bulbs
Bouganvillea (where on earth did that come from?)
Zucchini
Cherry tomatoes

Re: Planting.

[sea-incarnadine.livejournal.com]

Macbeth plants:

Fringed Bleeding Heart
Forget-Me-Not
Crown-of-Thorns
Goat's Horn Cacti
Iceberg Lettuce
Othello Pinto Bean


Totally not knowing what any of them are.

Re: Planting.

[sharon-valerii.livejournal.com]

Marigold, pansie, sweet alyssum, corn, and thyme.

Questions?

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

Any questions, need help?

Small Assignment.

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

Discussion Question(s)

1. What was the easiest part of your job?

2. What was the hardest part of your job?

3. Now that the seeds are planted, what do we need to do with them?

4. Where would be the best place to keep our plants so that they will grow?

If students are blind, they better notice the huge Greenhouse in the corner of the room. Oh yes, it's there and there's your answer to number 4!

Re: Small Assignment.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

1. The easiest part was choosing the seeds.

2. The hardest part was finding the bouganvillea determining the proper planting depth.

3. Keep them watered, in sun, and not too cold.

4. In the greenhouse.

Re: Small Assignment.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

1. Filling the planters with soil.

2. Deciding what to plant!

3. Make sure the soil stays moist enough for that variety of seed to sprout. Keep them at a good temperature. Talk to them. Not be impatient.

4. For the classroom, in the greenhouse. In my room, by the window.

Re: Small Assignment.

[sea-incarnadine.livejournal.com]

1. What was the easiest part of your job? Making holes in the dirt?

2. What was the hardest part of your job? Choosing the safest seeds to plant.

3. Now that the seeds are planted, what do we need to do with them? Water them?

4. Where would be the best place to keep our plants so that they will grow? ... That big... green... house-shaped thing.

Re: Small Assignment.

[sharon-valerii.livejournal.com]

1. Pouring the soil.

2. Trying to decide how much to water them once planted.

3. Er... Think good thoughts, pray to the Lords of Kobol, and to make sure they get sunlight.

4. Greenhouse. I think. I didn't actually read the seed packets. What if I planted things which require arctic cold? Er. Greenhouse.

Talk to Justin

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

He's here. Talk to him!

Re: Talk to Justin

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Professor Quayle?" Pippi asks after class. She's completely covered in dirt.

"Would growing something from a bulb be considered growing from a seed or growing from a cutting?"

[[ooc: I'm having issues with my connection. I'm sorry if my posts are appearing screwy.

OOC

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

:]
'The Constant Gardener' is out on DVD! Go get itttt.

Re: OOC

[overlord-zordon.livejournal.com]

Can you please put subject lines on your class posts giving the class name and time? With the high volume of traffic on everyone's friendslist, it's very easy to skip over a post without a subject line. And that's not fair to students who might be missing a class because the class post couldn't be spotted easily enough.

Thanks.