Cultivation and Gardening [6th Period]

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

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! ]]

Comments

Re: Repotting your plants.

[sea-incarnadine.livejournal.com]

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.