fandomhigh | Cultivation and Gardening [6th Period]

Feeling slightly better from earlier in the week, Justin is suited up in clothes he's not afraid to get dirty and he has his gloves on, "Your plants have been in those pots for two weeks now, it's time to re-pot them into bigger pots so they can have enough room to spread their roots." he demonstrates with one violet he planted on the same day they did, it looks easily enough but he knows the whole 'not making a mess' thing is the hardest part.

"Today, I want to discuss the growth factors for plants and the optimum amount for each factor. I also, want to talk about what can happen to the plant of there is an excess or deficiency of the factors." Justin smiles and continues his short lecture.

Water

Optimum-moist

Excess-yellow, soft rot

Deficiency-grows slowly

Light

Optimum-generally, 8 hrs.

Excess-leaf scorched

Deficiency-pale growth

Temp

Optimum-varies with crop

Excess-soft rapid growth, leaf scorch

Deficiency-grows slowly, leaf scorch

Humidity

Optimum-allow spacing

Excess-disease-prone

Deficiency-grows slowly, wilts

Fertilizer

Optimum-high N for foliage

Excess-rapid ,soft growth

Deficiency-stunted, yellowing

Soil

Optimum-well-aerated, well drained

"Take home the small True/False test and bring it to me next class period. Have a jolly nice day!

[[ OOC: Sorry this is up late. Haven't been feeling to swell. OCD threads are ~~coming~~ up! ]]

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Macbeth signed in, still sporting his beret, and paid close attention.

Of all the classes he was in, after all, this was the one that was most likely to ~~save his life~~ help him better understand the fundamentals about Birnam Wood.

Pippi, sadly, does not sign in.

She missis the class.

Signing in, Sharon notes the professor's attire and is rather glad she's just in battered jeans and a t-shirt. If nothing else, she could make mud pies and never notice the difference.

Over the Lecture.

Here are some things to think about:

-What causes a plant to be soft and yellow?

-What causes a leaf to become scorched?

-Should soil be loose or hard-packed?

Having trouble?

Macbeth, having absolutely no idea what he's doing, manages to make quite a soil-muddled mess of both himself and the surface that he's working on.
He looks up hopelessly at Justin.

Justin scoops up the extra soil Macbeth leaves behind on the desk, which is rather a lot but that's no problem. He pats Macbeth on the back, "Good job. First time, I take it?"

Macbeth nods slightly.
"Aye, I've never been much of a gardener, really. I took this class in the hopes that I would come to better understand plants, not so that I could kill them while trying to get them from one pot to another." He smiles sheepishly.

Getting a minimum of dirt on her pants, Sharon nevertheless almost makes a mess of her section of workbench. Luckily, she's fairly tidy and economical with her movements, anyway, and thus, avoids looking truly ridiculous.

At least she would if she didn't have a random leaf stuck on her head and a smudge of dirt above one eye.

1) Too much humidity will cause a plant to become disease-prone.

___2) In humid areas, you do not need to allow for adequate spacing for air circulation.

___3) Vegetable need 1" of water per week.

___4) Sandy soil needs less water per week.

___5) Soil should be moist all the way down to 6’ after watering.

___6) Fertilizer in high nitrogen is for foliage.

___7) Fertilizer in high nitrogen is for fruit.

___8) Too much fertilizer can cause leaves and roots to burn.

___9) Soil should be hard-packed.

__10) Too much light can cause the plant or have no flowers or fruit.

Talkity. He's feeling a bit better today!

:D

Have a good weekend!

Cultivation and Gardening [6th Period]

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