Monday, September 17, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Sept 13
Welcome parents!
Today we started learning about propagation of perennials by division. We learned about the specialized structures associated with each type of plant such as, rhizomes, bulbs, corms, tubers and tuberous roots. These are plants that bloom for a short period, but live for many years.
examples we used were daylilies, German iris, peonies, and hosta. We learned reasons why you divide. Your student should have finished two homework assignments by now. I have not posted them as many are late.
Today we started learning about propagation of perennials by division. We learned about the specialized structures associated with each type of plant such as, rhizomes, bulbs, corms, tubers and tuberous roots. These are plants that bloom for a short period, but live for many years.
examples we used were daylilies, German iris, peonies, and hosta. We learned reasons why you divide. Your student should have finished two homework assignments by now. I have not posted them as many are late.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Sept 12, 2012 hw
Today we demonstrated scooping and scoring of bulbs. You also potted up your succulent cuttings of Jade, Snake plant and cactus. You learned that you had to wait to do the succulents until they 'callous off'.
I did not get back hardly any unit 9 self evaluations and they are worth 20% of your grade. Have them in tomorrow!
Thursday we will learn about perennials and why we divide them. There is a propagation poserpoint in the student resources that has those notes in it.
Look over the notes to prepare for class.
I did not get back hardly any unit 9 self evaluations and they are worth 20% of your grade. Have them in tomorrow!
Thursday we will learn about perennials and why we divide them. There is a propagation poserpoint in the student resources that has those notes in it.
Look over the notes to prepare for class.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Sept 10 hw
Time to read chapt 9 on separation and division. Also learn about scooping and scoring of bulbs. Thsi is a billion dollar business.
The division of perennials is something anyone could do as a business, or to make more plants for your garden.
Wednesday I will collect the chapter 9 self evaluation.
The division of perennials is something anyone could do as a business, or to make more plants for your garden.
Wednesday I will collect the chapter 9 self evaluation.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Sept 7 hw
Monday is the last day I will accept chapter 7 hw.
Read chapter 8 on hardwood cuttings. I summarized it pretty well in class, but there are some pictures to go with it. We will fill out the class worksheet we started on Wednesday. It is in the student resources. We will have a quiz on tuesday: softwood, semi hardwood or hardwood...based on the statement you will choose which we are describing. We will practice it on Monday. There is no point in actually making hardwood cuttings in class because it is too early.
Next we will move on to chapter 9 and you will do the self-evaluation for Wednesday, so if you work you can get that done whenever you can before Wednesday. We will divide perennials in class.
Read chapter 8 on hardwood cuttings. I summarized it pretty well in class, but there are some pictures to go with it. We will fill out the class worksheet we started on Wednesday. It is in the student resources. We will have a quiz on tuesday: softwood, semi hardwood or hardwood...based on the statement you will choose which we are describing. We will practice it on Monday. There is no point in actually making hardwood cuttings in class because it is too early.
Next we will move on to chapter 9 and you will do the self-evaluation for Wednesday, so if you work you can get that done whenever you can before Wednesday. We will divide perennials in class.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
sept 5 hw
Your homework is to do the self evaluation part A and part B on page 83 at the end of unit 7 in your text. To get credit for self evaluations you must:
Write out the questions by hand
Write out the answer in word phrase or sentence form (not A, B, C, or D)
write down the page number that the answer can be found on.
The answers are not only on the text or written part, but may be embedded in the diagrams and tables within the chapter.
You do not have to get 1oo % to get the highest grade, But you must get the ones that I select to check, which are the ones that are straight forward questions. Copies or electronic documents are not accepted, it is too easy to cheat in this format, and I am more concerned that you learn it. Writing it down also helps to encode it into the brain as a long term memory.
There is a quiz tomorrow, so study the order that the softwood cuttings are prepared on your classwork today.
I will attach any notes I can find in the resources in the sidebar.
Good luck
Write out the questions by hand
Write out the answer in word phrase or sentence form (not A, B, C, or D)
write down the page number that the answer can be found on.
The answers are not only on the text or written part, but may be embedded in the diagrams and tables within the chapter.
You do not have to get 1oo % to get the highest grade, But you must get the ones that I select to check, which are the ones that are straight forward questions. Copies or electronic documents are not accepted, it is too easy to cheat in this format, and I am more concerned that you learn it. Writing it down also helps to encode it into the brain as a long term memory.
There is a quiz tomorrow, so study the order that the softwood cuttings are prepared on your classwork today.
I will attach any notes I can find in the resources in the sidebar.
Good luck
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
sept 4 hw
Today we went over a list of objectives for the unit. Tomorrow we will make cuttings of a swedish ivy which is another softwood plant. Finish reading the chapter on softwood cuttings and make sure you know the steps to making softwood cuttings. Tomorrow I will show you how I want the self evaluation done at the end of the chapter. Also can you list reasons why sometimes we use seeds (sexual reproduction) to grow plants and why sometimes you use vegetative (asexual) reproduction to make more plants?
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